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NCVA 2021 Schedule | Girls Tournament, Power Leagues Set

VOLLEYBALL — Served by NCVA September 14, 2020 0

With Its Girls Tournament And Power League Slate, The NCVA 2021 Schedule Does Its Best To Avoid Too Much Conflict With Concurrent School Season • Nothing is a certainty in these times, but there’s always hope. That’s what Northern California girls volleyball clubs will be leaning into after seeing... Read more

Lindsey Berg’s Volleyball Keys to More Accurate Setting Using the “W”

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

Hi there, Lindsey Berg again imparting strategy from my “Short Setters Handbook”! In my last volleyball tips for setters blog post we discussed setting “touch”. Your ability to have a good feel for the ball. It’s a very important part of delivering what your hitters need. A good feel helps... Read more

Virtual Recruiting 101 | NCVA Helps Host Volleyball Recruiting Webinars

VOLLEYBALL — Served by NCVA July 22, 2020 0

Recruiting 101: Advice for all athletes / sports. With Coronavirus Still Impeding The Return Of Competitive Play, NCVA Is Using Webinars To Help Athletes Answer Volleyball Recruiting Questions • Even during normal times, navigating through the volleyball recruiting process is hard enough. So what happens when you add a... Read more

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

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