Volleyball books: training and social projection tool

Abstract

Writing books as a teaching practice is a powerful tool for personal formation, greatly rewarded by its social projection. The academic writing of books is the result of my career in the world of volleyball in various roles as a player, coach and teacher. However, there are few books about volleyball in the world, written many years ago by mostly European authors. At best, libraries contain outdated rules and little information on the history and technique of sport. Therefore, in the 11 books I have written, I have tried to study, to know, to understand and, above all, to update volleyball, created in 1895, in order to put it at the service of physical education, teacher training and sports performance. As a teacher, I am writing inspired by my interest in university teacher training in physical education, sport and sport science in our Latin American context, and the desire to share my passion for the study of this discipline.