Strength and Conditioning for Young Volleyball Players with Emily Schilling from University of Illinois
2/13/202649 min
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Today on the podcast we are joined by Emily Schilling, Director of Strength & Conditioning, Olympic Sports for University of Illinois Athletics, who shares her wealth of wisdom about integrating strength and conditioning into youth club volleyball athletes' routines in a healthy way!
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First 90 secondsDavis· Co-host0:00
[upbeat music] Good morning, and welcome to "The Volley Pod." How are you today, Todd?
Todd· Host0:16
Davis, it's Super Sunday.
Davis· Co-host0:18
Super Sunday.
Todd· Host0:20
But it's not football. It's "The Volley Pod"- Super duper fantastic ... special guest that really makes this Sunday so super.
Davis· Co-host0:27
Absolutely.
Todd· Host0:28
We have a special guest from the University of Illinois, their strength and conditioning coach, Emily Shelley. Emily, welcome. Thanks for joining us.
Emily Schilling· Guest0:36
Yeah, absolutely. Thanks for having me, guys.
Todd· Host0:38
And just a little background, uh, we had an email on our Volley Pod, new email from Anna Dorrance, and Anna said, "Hey, I love the pod, but you guys are lacking in strength and conditioning."
Davis· Co-host0:55
Okay.
Todd· Host0:56
And so I don't... You, you got a laugh track in there. We want a Volley Pod. I don't know if we have that one. There you go.
Davis· Co-host1:01
I, I don't know why the laugh track happened.
Todd· Host1:02
Okay. There you go.
Davis· Co-host1:03
That was not to laugh at that.
Todd· Host1:04
[chuckles] You're laughing, you're laughing at me that I'm kinda doing my homework for the Volley Pod.
Davis· Co-host1:08
No, but we appreciate the feedback. That's awesome.
Todd· Host1:10
Okay. So- And so- Well, thank you, Anna, for reaching out. And then I talked to, of course, a friend of the pod, Josh Steinbach at Villanova- He's cool ... and he said, "Hey, if you really want somebody great, talk to Emily at University of Illinois." Emily, I think you've been there around 10 years now. Is that correct?
Emily Schilling· Guest1:26
That is accurate, yes.
Todd· Host1:27
Okay. Well, we have 10 questions for you,