"We have this paradox..."

Dr A. Mark Williams is the Professor and Chair of Health, Kinesiology and Recreation at the University of Utah and is one of the preeminent Sports science minds in the world.

He is currently the editor in chief of the Journal of Sports Sciences and the executive editor for Human Movement Science. He is a frequent guest on podcasts and the sport science lecture circuit and is often cited in books and articles spanning all levels of sports science.

Williams' path of knowledge and science of sport has travelled through the University of Liverpool, Liverpool John Moores University, Florida State University, the University of Sydney and the Brunel University London before coming to rest in Utah. 

Dr. Williams was kind enough to give the Arizona Region a few minutes of his valuable time to offer up his research on practice management, blocked v. random training and along the way answer several questions from coaches across the country.While predominantly a soccer and rugby researcher, his knowledge of all sports science makes this a value for any coach wanting to get better.

Dr. A. Mark Williams Interview

"One focus at a time..."

It's been a few years in the making. An interview with someone too humble to call attention to her incredible career as both an exceptional indoor player and now AVP and FIVB Champion on the sand.

Betsi Metter Flint, (Just Flint these days) came up through the Arizona club and sand system, starting with the YMCA and progressed to an indoor and outdoor career at Loyola Marymount University in California. Along the way, she has been a role model to many of Arizona's younger players: her talent, work ethic and humility and now shares that as a Coach with the sand team of LMU Sand team.

With her partner Kelley Larsen, Betsi was the youngest winner of an AVP event in history in 2015, won two FIVB tournaments this season and medaled in another and is on course to give a run at being one of the two women's teams to represent the USA in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.

But as you'll hear, the odds are long and just the discussion of their daily grind would stop most people at the description. Both Betsi and Kelley are committed to each other and more importantly, the process which has taken them around the world and just a few days after this interview, to Australia.

Enjoy this interview with Betsi as she talks about her career, her partner, the struggle of qualifying and the transition from player to coach to player and coach.

Betsi Flint Interview