词条 | Angela Rock |
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Before and During Olympic lifeEarly lifeAngela Rock fell in love with the idea of being an Olympian as a junior at El Toro High School despite not initially being interested in team sports. In high school, she was a multi-sport athlete including basketball, volleyball, track, and softball. When the Olympic volleyball coach, Arlie Serlinger, hosted a practice with two El Toro players, Rock joined them. After a successful high school season, San Diego State offered her a scholarship to play indoor volleyball.[2] Collegiate Life and Journey to the OlympicsAngela was a student-athlete at San Diego State University as a member of the Volleyball team that made ranked in the Final Four in 1981 and 1982.[2] By her junior year, her attitude resulted in her cut from the team. She rejoined the team her senior year. In 1984, Rock ended her senior year tying a school record of 81 serving aces and 752 kills and was named a First Team All-American in her collegiate league.[3] She was inducted into the University's Hall of Fame. Rock graduated with a B.A. in Psychology. In December 1984, she began to train for the American Beach National Team for February 1985 tryouts. She made the team of 13 players and was named the MVP her first year.[4] She participated in indoor volleyball in the 1988 Games in Seoul, South Korea where America ranked 7th.[2] Rock received a Masters in Physical Education at National University and a Masters in Education from Azusa Pacific University.[2] After Olympic LifeAfter a successful 30 years of volleyball, Angela retired in 2000 to become a coach, educator, and an author.[2] AuthorAngela shared her experience in the book Angela Rock's Advanced Beach Volleyball Tactics, a guide to both indoor and outdoor volleyball. The book topics include warm ups outside the physical court, responsibilities of a setter, effective blocking, and defense strategies. [3] Coaching and CareerRock was the head coach at The University of Alaska Fairbanks, Cuyamaca college, UC Santa Barbara, Southwestern Community College in San Diego, Saint Mary's College in Morago, CA and the San Diego State University Men's volleyball team. She was an Olympic coach in 1996 for Holly McPeak and Nancy Reno.[5] She currently works in education management.[3] Achievements
References1. ^{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ro/angela-rock-1.html |title=Angela Rock Olympic Results |accessdate=9 February 2019}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Rock, Angela}}2. ^1 2 3 4 5 {{Cite web|url=http://www.ucsbgauchos.com/sports/w-volley/mtt/rock_angela00.html?view=bio%5C|title=UC Santa Barbara|website=UC Santa Barbara|language=en|access-date=2018-10-22}} 3. ^1 2 3 {{Cite news|url=https://search.proquest.com/docview/292484202?OpenUrlRefId=info:xri/sid:summon&accountid=2909|title=Beach Volleyball Hall of Famer Releases Book: Angela Rock's Advanced Beach Volleyball Tactics.|last=|first=|date=2017-02-08|work=PR Newswire|access-date=2018-10-24}} 4. ^1 {{Cite news|url=https://www.teamusa.org/USA-Volleyball/Education/Coaching-Education-Programs/Resources/CAP-Cadre-Members/Angela-Rock%5C|title=Angela Rock|work=Team USA|access-date=2018-10-15|language=en}} 5. ^1 {{Cite news|url=https://portlandtribune.com/component/content/article?id=265284.|title='Rock'ing the sand|last=Austin|first=Lon|date=2015-06-26|work=Pamplin MediaGroup|access-date=2018-10-21}} 10 : Living people|1963 births|American women's volleyball players|Sportspeople from California|San Diego State Aztecs athletes|Olympic volleyball players of the United States|College women's volleyball coaches in the United States|College men's volleyball coaches in the United States|Azusa Pacific University alumni|Volleyball players at the 1988 Summer Olympics |
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