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Lindsey Berg Benchmarks For Good Volleyball Setting Touch

Club Sports LEVELUP INSIDERS VOLLEYBALL — Served by NCVA January 4, 2021 0

The younger you start to refine your setting touch, the better chance you have of being really good at it when you get older. Reps, reps and more reps are the key. As you work on your touch, here are 4 benchmarks for good setting touch to gauge your... Read more

Iris O’Connor | Sacred Heart Prep’s Triple Threat

Central Coast Section High School Sports Features HS / CLUB Soccer Lacrosse VOLLEYBALL — Served by NCVA November 23, 2020 0

Iris O’Connor’s Stellar Freshman Year At Sacred Heart Prep Included Three Varsity Sports — Now She Waits To See How Many She’ll Be Able To Play As A Sophomore • Iris O’Connor knows how to make a good impression. Even when she’s not aware that she’s making one. O’Connor,... Read more

Starlings Volleyball | NCVA Helping Club’s NorCal Expansion

VOLLEYBALL — Served by NCVA November 3, 2020 0

Starlings Volleyball, A Nationwide Organization Offering Club Volleyball To At-Risk Youth And Low-Income Families Continues To Grow In Northern California • For a couple years in the late 90s, one of the best kept secrets in club volleyball resided at a single high school in San Diego. Starlings Volleyball didn’t... Read more

Lindsey Berg’s Volleyball Drills to Improve “Touch”

LEVELUP INSIDERS VOLLEYBALL — Served by NCVA October 19, 2020 0

Hi y’all. Last blog I talked about keys to accurate setting, using what I call the “W” hand positioning. You can find that post here. Today I want to share with you two drills to improve touch; Catch and Toss and Floor Sets. Lets dive right in. TWO DRILLS... Read more

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