Makayla Ziegler is arriving at UA Next with something every 2027 athlete should want…a ticket to Orlando.

Verbally committed to University of San Diego, Makayla is not showing up to validate a commitment. She is showing up to compete for something bigger.

Attacking, blocking, and leadership are the three areas she is most excited to showcase, and the technical growth in her blocking this season could serve her well in an environment where net play gets evaluated quickly.

Stay loaded. Get out fast. Keep the outside hand in.

That coaching feedback is now showing up in how she closes space and changes what hitters see.

Just as valuable, though, may be the emotional control she brings when things get tight.

That kind of leadership will shine at this event.

~ Michelle Bamford @Coachable247