Determined Texas Liberos at the Sunshine Classic

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The club volleyball national qualifying season continues at full pace as teams from all over the country look to book their spots in the USA Volleyball Girls National Championship, which will be held in Dallas, between the end of June and the start of July.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>This week, Florida will be the destination of many as the teams from around the country will be in action in the second week of the prestigious Sunshine Classic National Qualifier, at the Orange County Convention Center, in Orlando.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Many Texas teams will make the trip to compete in the Open divisions of the tournament in the 15s, 16s and 17s age groups and we're previewing the event by featuring some of the top Texas prospects who will be on the court. As we continue our series, this time we'll feature the liberos:</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":"Kenslea Stroud","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_player_name":"field_62aba4c9ecf2f","player_evaluations_0_player_details_graduating_class":"2028","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_graduating_class":"field_62aba4ddecf30","player_evaluations_0_player_details_height":"4'11u0022","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_height":"field_62aba4e8ecf31","player_evaluations_0_player_details_position":"32926","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_position":"field_62aba4f0ecf32","player_evaluations_0_player_details_school":"The Woodlands","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_school":"field_62aba4fdecf33","player_evaluations_0_player_details_club_team":"[program_tooltip program_id='431166' first='Houston' last='Juniors']","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_club_team":"field_62d20e723441a","player_evaluations_0_player_details":"","_player_evaluations_0_player_details":"field_62aba4afecf2e","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-67bc8cc0ee270"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">Stroud is one of the liberos of the HJV 15 Elite team that will play in the tournament's 15 Open division. An extremely technical and agile player, she's very productive on the backcourt for them, performing several defensive actions every time she's on the court. Stroud is an elite defender, who moves very quickly to the ball and has tremendous control over her touches, delivering it accurately to her setter. The libero also does great work in serve-receive, stepping up to handle a large portion of the court and remaining accurate.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:acf/hudl {"name":"acf/hudl","data":{"embed_code":"u003ciframe src='https://www.hudl.com/embed/video/3/17213325/661c78090367b4cb6844c50b' width='640' height='360' frameborder='0' allowfullscreenu003eu003c/iframeu003e","_embed_code":"field_62daf7995fd8c"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-67bc8cc0ee442"} /--> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["443042"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-67bc8cc0ee498"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">Ebert is the libero of the TAV 16 Black Paul team that will appear in the 16 Open division. She joined TAV this season, coming from [program_tooltip program_id='431200' first='Madfrog' last=''], and immediately made their defensive system stronger with her excellent play. Ebert is a tall libero, who covers more area than most players in the position and gets to ball not many others would, and she's also extremely effective with her actions. Ebert is clearly a very technical player but two things that positively impact her plays on the backcourt are her calm and confidence on the ball. She also does a great job of setting in transition and is very disciplined to keep her spot when covering her hitters.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:html --> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Tour of Texas Stop 2 🔜🔜🔜 <a href="https://t.co/DdFT99elIP">pic.twitter.com/DdFT99elIP</a></p>&mdash; [player_tooltip player_id='443042' first='Siena' last='Ebert'] (@sienaebert27) <a href="https://twitter.com/sienaebert27/status/1883744220189786157?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 27, 2025</a></blockquote> <!-- /wp:html --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["318192"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-67bc8cc0ee4e0"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">Solodky and her AJV 17 Adidas teammates will be tested in the competitive 17 Open division. A highly technical player, she leads their backcourt with great efficiency, appearing well on defense and serve-receive. Solodky thrives in her positioning and is always in good spots to make impactful plays. She's also extremely agile and can reach very quickly to tips and deflected shots, making the task of scoring on her a difficult one. The libero also causes an impact with her service, consistently getting opponents out of system with her floater.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:acf/hudl {"name":"acf/hudl","data":{"embed_code":"u003ciframe src='https://www.hudl.com/embed/video/3/15848471/66a2b3761811b5a888a2a025' width='640' height='360' frameborder='0' allowfullscreenu003eu003c/iframeu003e","_embed_code":"field_62daf7995fd8c"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-67bc8cc0ee502"} /-->