Pro volleyball and breaking barriers for female athletes: Orlando Valkyries Head Coach Amy Pauly and Rothman Orthopaedics at AdventHealth’s Dr. Nicole Wilson

Inspiring Wholeness

Volleyball — one of the fastest growing sports in the country — is pivotal in helping female athletes break through barriers, according to Amy Pauly, head coach and vice president of volleyball operations for the Orlando Valkyries, a member team of the Pro Volleyball Federation.
In this episode of the Inspiring Wholeness podcast, presented by AdventHealth in partnership with the Orlando Business Journal, Pauly talks with Dr. Nicole Wilson, a Rothman Orthopaedics sports medicine physician at AdventHealth, about bringing pro volleyball to Central Florida.
Listen to this episode to learn about:

• How Orlando became home to pro volleyball, and the Valkyries inaugural season. (1:20)
• The evolving path for becoming a pro volleyball athlete in the U.S. (1:49)
• The advantages of being a multi-sport athlete. (6:44)
• Pauly’s career journey and transition from player to coach. (7:42)
• The challenges and opportunities the Valkyries face in a sport that operates independently without support from male counterpart leagues. (9:49)
• Caring for women athletes to help them stay healthy and reach peak performance. (12:32)

"We've been really lucky with the fans and support from the community,” Pauly said. “I think they should know we're going to continue to get better and stronger and bring in great talent —and we want to make the city proud."
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