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Lindsey Berg Volleyball Tips for Setters

Club Sports LEVELUP INSIDERS VOLLEYBALL — Served by NCVA June 29, 2020 0

SETTING TOUCH Hi all, Lindsey Berg here again! In my last volleyball tips for setters blog post we discussed volleyball footwork and how proper footwork can assuage a number of passing errors. Today I want to help you get a feel for the ball. You see, your ability to have a... Read more

SportStars’ #CoverMadness Championship Winners

High School Football VOLLEYBALL — Served by NCVA May 30, 2020 10

#CoverMadness Championship: A Fan-Powered Tournament To Select The Top Cover From SportStars Magazine’s First Decade Results In Co-Champions After More Than 185K Votes • SportStars will turn 10-years old on June 10, which has us feeling quite nostalgic. So for part of our celebration, our editor and production manager sifted... Read more

Volleyball Footwork: Lets Take the Next Step Together

Club Sports LEVELUP INSIDERS VOLLEYBALL — Served by NCVA May 20, 2020 0

Hi all, Lindsey Berg here! In my last blog we dove into the importance of proper volleyball footwork. Like in all sport, footwork leads to efficiency and effectiveness. You can say, it’s a critical first step toward mastering your position. As I mentioned last time, to be efficient means... Read more

Alexa Edwards, St. Francis-Sacramento | SportStar of the Week

Sac-Joaquin Section SportStars of the Week VOLLEYBALL — Served by NCVA April 20, 2020 0

St. Francis Volleyball’s Alexa Edwards Is Named SportStar Of The Week After Earning The Sac-Joaquin Section’s Top Student-Athlete Scholarships • Alexa Edwards is no stranger to SportStars adulation. The Magazine recently named her one of the Top 10 girls volleyball players of the decade. On Friday, April 17, St. Francis... Read more

Lindsey Berg: Volleyball Footwork Makes Perfect Passes

Club Sports LEVELUP INSIDERS VOLLEYBALL — Served by NCVA March 30, 2020 0

Olympian Volleyball player Lindsey Berg espouses one thing that she thinks all might agree on in the volleyball footwork world. That a shorter/smaller setter will make faster moves to the ball. She’s been addressing these and other skill sets specific to small setters in her recent blog posts, like... Read more

Lindsey Berg: Volleyball Short Setters Handbook

Club Sports LEVELUP INSIDERS VOLLEYBALL — Served by NCVA March 10, 2020 0

MOVING TO THE BALL Olympian Volleyball player Lindsey Berg espouses one thing that she thinks all might agree on in the volleyball world. That there is a big possibility that a shorter/smaller setter will make faster moves to the ball. But that wouldn’t be a good enough reason to... Read more

Volleyball Blocking Techniques- What works for you?

Club Sports LEVELUP INSIDERS VOLLEYBALL — Served by NCVA February 14, 2020 0

In my last blog post, I covered 3 Weapons For Effective Blocking. We detailed our way through “soft blocking”, “swing blocking” and “the joust”. Each have to do with hand positioning and making sure your hands are as big as you can make them appear to be. Now, lets... Read more

SportStars’ Girls Volleyball BIG 10 | NorCal’s Best Players (’10-’19)

Big 10 Anniversary Project Central Coast Section North Coast Section Sac-Joaquin Section VOLLEYBALL — Served by NCVA January 23, 2020 3

SportStars’ Anniversary Project Begins With The Girls Volleyball Big 10 — Our Top 10 NorCal Girls Volleyball Players From The Past 10 Seasons (2010-2019) • Welcome to the SportStars’ Girls Volleyball BIG 10. This is an installation to our Big 10 Project: A 10-months long anniversary project to celebrate... Read more

Lindsey Berg: 3 Weapons for Effective Blocking

Club Sports LEVELUP INSIDERS VOLLEYBALL — Served by NCVA January 13, 2020 0

Hi volleyball friends. Lets pick up where we left off in my last blog. We are discussing weapons for small blockers. This post covers hand positioning! These are my 3 Weapons For Effective Blocking. Lets dig in. For smaller blockers, it’s very important to be disciplined so the defense... Read more

Volleyball Insider: Weapons For Small Blockers

Club Sports LEVELUP INSIDERS VOLLEYBALL — Served by NCVA December 10, 2019 0

Continued from 3-time Olympic Volleyball, Lindsey Berg “Short Setter’s Handbook” series. We were playing in the FIVB’s Grand Prix tournament against Italy. I had competed against the Italians for many years and also alongside a few of them as teammates on foreign club teams. Throughout my professional career, the Italians always tried to... Read more

SportStars NorCal Volleyball Rankings: 2019 FINAL

Central Coast Section North Coast Section Northern Section Rankings Sac-Joaquin Section San Francisco Section VOLLEYBALL — Served by NCVA November 26, 2019 0

FINAL NorCal Volleyball Rankings: CIF NorCal Open Champion Marin Catholic Goes Wire-To-Wire As NorCal’s No. 1; WCAL Lands Three In Top Six • NorCal Volleyball Rankings All Records Are Final (via MaxPreps.com) 1. (1) — Marin Catholic-Kentfield 35-4 2. (2) — Bishop O’Dowd-Oakland 30-8 3. (3) — ... Read more

Campolindo Volleyball: Bounce Back Brings State Run

North Coast Section VOLLEYBALL — Served by NCVA November 20, 2019 0

After Being Swept In The Section Finals, The Cougars Found New Motivation And Became The First Campolindo Team To Reach A Division I State Volleyball Final • John Vuong knew the players on his Campolindo volleyball team were hurting. As the team sat together in the aftermath of a... Read more