Famous Volleyball Players Kelsey Robinson  USA Pro Hitter and Libero 

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Famous volleyball players Kelsey Robinson is talented enough to be an elite pro level outside hitter and starting libero for the USA Volleyball National Team 

Check out Kelsey on the court - the new commercial USA Volleyball Olympian Kelsey Robinson filmed to promote the Adidas volleyball brand which she showcased on her Youtube channel Kelsey & Brian. 

What do you think of her new commercial? Let me know in the comments below. 

Famous Volleyball Player: Kelsey Robinson

6' 2" Kelsey Robinson is a professional indoor volleyball player, lifestyle writer and 2020 Tokyo Olympics USA Volleyball Olympian.

Kelsey Robinson: The USA Pro Indoor Volleyball Player Who's Passionate About Life.

Born and raised in Illinois, Kelsey graduated from St. Francis High School in 2010.

Nicknamed "Ke$ha" she discovered a passion and raw talent for volleyball early on in life which she began playing at just ten years old with the local youth club!

In college, Kelsey played three years of volleyball at the same school I attended and played for ...the University of Tennessee, Knoxville.

University of Tennessee Knoxville Wall of All Americans - That's me second from left in the top row and that's Kelsey Robinson, third from the right in the second row.

While at Tennessee in 2011, Kelsey was named SEC Player of the Year and AVCA All American Second Team. 

Then she transferred her senior year and played for the Huskers at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln where after one year, she won the Big Ten Player of the Year, was named as an AVCA First Team All American in 2013 where she graduated with a degree in Broadcast Journalism.

Kelsey's pursued a full-time professional volleyball career after graduating from Nebraska. 

Her first pro team was in Beijing from 2014 - 2105 and she returned to the team for the 2016 - 2017 season. 

In 2015 Kelsey played for a Puerto Rican team Leonas de Ponce and in the same year was signed to play her first year in Italy one of the top league's in the world. 

Italy

In 2016 -17 she played in Italy on the Imoco Volleyball Team where she helped win a silver medal in the CEV European championship title match.

She was named Best Outside Spiker for the match.  

Istanbul, Turkey

In 2017 was Kelsey's first year in Turkey where she played for two years on the Vakifbank Istanbul.

Newly crowned 2018 - 2019 Turkish league champions, Kelsey and Zhu both play together professionally in the Turkish Champion league.

Watch how Kelsey documents what its like to win a Turkish championship game. 

In Kelsey's own words, "it's humbling to be one of 12 that get to wear that jersey when it's time to play, and it means everything" (Lincoln Journal Star, 2016.) 

In 2014, Kelsey won gold at the World Championships alongside her national team, defeating China 3-1.

That same year she was selected for the USA Women's National Team in 2014 and participated at Montreux Volley Masters where she won a silver medal. 

She also won bronze at the World Cup in 2015 and in the same year at the FIVB World Grand Prix, Kelsey was named the second Best Outside Spiker. 

The highlight of her career was being selected to represent her country at the Olympic Games in 2016. 

In 2016, she was a participant in the Summer Olympics where she contributed to Team USA winning a bronze medal.  

Other notable awards include winning the CEV Champions League silver medal in 2016-17. 

2018 was a big year for Kelly and her teammates. 

She won gold in the FIVB Volleyball Nations League and came in 5th place in the FIVB World Championship.  

One of Kelsey's sporting heroes is Michael Jordon. Kelsey wears the no. 23 jersey as an honor to the NBA legend. 

On top of this, Kelsey also created her own YouTube channel, "Kelsey & Brian" that follows her personal journey as a professional athlete working internationally.

She also founded her independent website, "Woman Play. 

In her website, Kelsey explores her passion for travel and adventure. 

She also promotes an active and healthy lifestyle, providing creative recipes, travel tips, and an exclusive insight into the world of a pro athlete.

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I share alot of individual, partner and easy-to-do volleyball serving drills we do in class with my followers.

Many of these volleyball practice drills you can do at home by yourself or try at your next practice with your teammates.

If you're a B team or JV player trying to make varsity next year...your goal should be to complete 1000 reps a day of at least three of the basic skills on your own...volleyball passing, serving and setting should be at the top of the list. 

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