Red Rock Rave Qualifier: Five Texas Setters to Watch

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>One of the most anticipated and competitive National Qualifiers held in the club volleyball season, the SCVA Red Rock Rave Qualifier will be hosting its second of two rounds of action this weekend, with matches taking place at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center, in Las Vegas, between Saturday and Monday.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Red Rock Rave is a gigantic tournament, that attracts club teams from the entire country, and in the second week of action, over 1,000 of them will be on the court, competing across 15 divisions in the 15s, 16s, 17s and 18s age groups.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Teams from Texas will obviously make the trip West to have another shot at qualifying for the USA Volleyball Girls National Championships coming up between April and June. As we prepare for the start of the event, let's take a look at some promising prospects from the Lone Star State that will be on the court, starting with the setters:</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":["not_in_db"],"_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_0_player_details_selected_featured_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_selected_featured_image":"field_62cca28ffa4e7","player_evaluations_0_player_details_player_name":"Tinsley Welker","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_player_name":"field_62aba4c9ecf2f","player_evaluations_0_player_details_graduating_class":"2027","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_graduating_class":"field_62aba4ddecf30","player_evaluations_0_player_details_height":"6'0u0022","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_height":"field_62aba4e8ecf31","player_evaluations_0_player_details_position":"32561","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_position":"field_62aba4f0ecf32","player_evaluations_0_player_details_school":"Fort Bend Austin","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_school":"field_62aba4fdecf33","player_evaluations_0_player_details_club_team":"[program_tooltip program_id='510661' first='Houston' last='Skyline']","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_club_team":"field_62d20e723441a","player_evaluations_0_player_details":"","_player_evaluations_0_player_details":"field_62aba4afecf2e","player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"Welker will play for [program_tooltip program_id='510661' first='Houston' last='Skyline'] 15 Royal in the 15 Open division. She has been one of the top setters to emerge in the class of 2027 in Texas and has what it takes to become an elite player at the next level of the game. Welker has everything a coach could want from a setter as she's technical, tall, mentally strong and very intelligent. Her touch on the ball is very clean and she's capable of repeating the same locations over and over again. Despite being a tall setter, Welker moves around the court with great agility, getting to passes off the net in no time. 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The club has opened recently and, as a setter, getting to work with an entirely new group of hitters while also having to develop chemistry with each of them can be a big challenge. Sampson not only handled this process well, but she's also been able to make the team play at her pace in no time. A state champion with Grand Oaks, she has been in big matches and that helps her remain calm and make good decisions under pressure. 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Her potential was always very obvious, but the setter has taken her game to another level over the last year or so, developing her precision and consistency when setting. Moore's size is a massive asset as while it allows her to get to tight passes, block well and keep opposing blockers guessing when she's at the net, it doesn't take anything from her mobility on the court. 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