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Karolyn Kirby One of The Most Famous Players America Has Produced

Before Misty May Treanor and Kerri Walsh, Karolyn Kirby held the record for winning the most event titles (67) than any other woman on the pro beach circuits.

Watch the 1997 WPVA Hermosa Final featuring Hanley/Fontana vs Kirby/Reno

Famous Volleyball Player: Karolyn Kirby

Karolyn Kirby has been one of the most famous women volleyball players the US has produced.

Before Misty May Treanor and Kerri Walsh started their infamous winning streak, Karolyn Kirby held the record for winning the most event titles (67) than any other woman on the pro beach volleyball circuits.

Beach Volleyball Accomplishments: Karolyn Kirby

Having played in 187 pro beach volleyball events Karolyn Kirby ranks sixth overall.

Karolyn Kirby became famous after winning 61 domestic and six international titles. In her career, she posted 115 podium placements and 124 "final four" appearances.

Kirby was among the select group of women volleyball players chosen to the All-ERA Beach Team 1998- 2003.

To list just a few of the other beach volleyball titles Kirby has won include:

Kirby is a three-time WPVA Most Valuable Player in 1990, 1991 and 1994, and was a co-MVP in 1993.

Watch the WPVA(Women's Volleyball) 1994 Ft. Lauderdale Final Kirby/Masakayan vs Castro/Roque

She was voted the Top Offensive Beach Volleyball Player in 1990, and was selected as the Best Volleyball Setter for six years while playing for the WPVA and AVP. She was voted as the league's Best Hitter in 1992.

According to the Beach Volleyball Database Karolyn Kirby has accomplished the following:

CBVA Beach Volleyball Hall of Fame 2006
Volleyball Hall of Fame 2004
Two- time FIVB Tour Champion 1992 (Nancy Reno), 1993 (Liz Masakayan)
WPVA Best Hitter 1992
WPVA Best Offensive Player 1990
WPVA Best Setter 1991, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997
WPVA Most Valuable Player 1990, 1991, 1993, 1994

Like myself, Karolyn Kirby was coached and mentored by other famous female volleyball player legends, namely Marilyn McReavy and most notably two-time Olympian and volleyball legend Mary Jo Peppler.

The three of us played together on the New York Liberties team, when the very first indoor professional women's volleyball league called Major League Volleyball was formed in the United States.

Karolyn was an exceptional all-around player but was especially known for her setting ability.

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From Lady Vol to Legend: Coach April Honored At UTK Champions Weekend

Lady Vol volleyball legend and record holder Coach April Chapple a University of Tennessee, Knoxville Hall of Fame Inductee, 3-time All American, 3-time SEC Champion, SEC Tournament MVP, 2-time All SEC Team is celebrated with her 1984 SEC champion teammates at Neyland Stadium during Champions Weekend on November 1-2, 2024.

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Tennessee Hall of Fame inductee, Coach April Chapple is

the first First Round Draft Pick for the first American pro indoor women's league
named to the first First Team All-Pro team for Major League Volleyball in USA volleyball history
former USA National team member
one of the few American women players named as an Italian Pro League D-I Championship Finalist, Italian Cup Finalist and Cup of Cups Tournament Finalist

April Chapple The first First round Draft Pick For Major League Volleyball the first American Women's Pro League Honored At Athlete Unlimited Pro Volleyball Match

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Serving slang is not just about individual techniques; it also relates to overall game strategy. A coach might instruct a player to serve a "short serve" or a "deep serve" to target specific areas of the opponent's court or exploit weaknesses in their serve receive formation.

Ari, my private training client and I are working specifically on serving on jump float cross court serves ...short to Zone 2

There's so much we work on to get to this point where she can contact the ball with

the same toss height and same toss location
the same armswing speed
the same timing for when her serving hand contacts the ball
the middle of the hand contacting the middle of the ball every single time
getting use to watching her serving hand contact the ball at the highest point of her jump ...before she starts to land
and finally contacting the ball in the precise spot on the ball so it goes where the coach wants the player to put it so in this case ..a short serve in the farthest short right corner on the court also called Zone 2.

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Tommi Stockham All Big West Conference sophomore former Coach April Chapple private client 3 years

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