Sentences with word «libero»

The word "libero" is an Italian term often used in sports, especially in soccer and volleyball. It refers to a player who has the freedom to move around the field or court without certain positional restrictions. The libero typically has more defensive responsibilities and plays a crucial role in supporting the team's defense. Full definition
From her under - appreciated, unspectacular - but - vital libero position, Schmidt recorded a gaudy 570 digs with 465 serve receptions with just — get this — 23 errors.
It's not a solution anyone wanted, but playing Bastian Schweinsteiger as libero seems best way forward for Fire
The savvy senior libero on the Oak Ridge High - El Dorado Hills volleyball team is one of the top defensive specialists in the Sac - Joaquin Section and was a big reason why the Trojans went 37 - 9 a year ago.
Houg finished third in the Big East in digs per set last season, and if the Golden Eagles can be competitive for the league title in 2015, you have to figure that she'll get some attention for Libero of the Year.
Lauren Houg played libero in all 120 of Marquette's sets in 2014, and smart money has her back in that capacity during her junior season, too.
«This study is important,» said Libero who is now a post-doctoral scholar at the University of California - Davis MIND Institute (Medical Investigation of Neurodevelopmental Disorders), «because we found that different combinations of alterations in the brain could lead to the same or different levels of symptom severity.
Augustine's views on these matters are not clear, but in De Libero Arbitrio he offers one of the first versions of the Free Will Defense and in some passages seems to suggest that it is not within the power of God to cause it to be the case that someone freely performs an action.
Bay Area Female Fall Athlete of the Year: Anne Marie Schmidt, playing the under - celebrated libero, was the linchpin to Archbishop Mitty's perfect season
, but his quickness of vision and distance enables him to change into libero during a match.
Later, Louise Nevelson, Alfred Jensen, Mathias Goeritz, Tony Smith, Helmut Federle, and South American artists Libero Badii, Francisco Matto, Gonzalo Fonseca, Eduardo Ramirez Villamizar, Alejandro Puente, and Cesar Paternosto, as well as textile artist Lenore Tawney and poet / artist Cecilia Vicuna, had significant encounters with the Amerindian arts.
 Karen Quan, captain of the Belizean team, was recognized for the Best Setter, whilst teammate Keyanna Sebastian was awarded as Best Blocker, and Nayala Tun won two awards; those for Best Libero and Best Defense.
It is also true that Libero Milone, the Vatican's first auditor - general, was forced to resign earlier this year under murky circumstances.
Balance is the key for the Cougars, and if they are going to make a deep postseason run, sophomore middle Carley Ward, outside hitters Ni'Yesha Brown and Bailey Gamez along with setter Brooke Hadfield and libero Marissa Angeja will be leading the way.
«First team to win a section championship for boys volleyball at our school, and then we come out and win NorCals for our section,» Roseville outside hitter / libero Jason Cole said after the victory at Dublin High.
• FAVORITES: Actor, Vince Vaughn; Actress, Julia Roberts; TV show, Suits / Modern Family; Athletic idol, Team USA libero Nicole Davis.
Another senior returner will be libero Aubrey Kenny, and junior Kathryn Kramer provides power both inside and outside for the Troubadours.
Kott, Kenison and Zimmerman join setter Brooke Ono and libero Sessa Renfew as the five key juniors on the squad.
In addition to having a great blocking presence, the team's back row defense is equally impressive and led by junior libero Georgia Fusco.
Almazan - Cezar's praise of Formico is high considering he has coached Mitty to 15 Central Coast Section championships in 23 years and has had great liberos, such as Lewis and Anne Marie Schmidt, now at USC.
CEYENNA TILLMAN: Christian Brothers - Sacramento volleyball's senior libero anchored the Falcons» defense en route to an undefeated Capital Athletic League season.
That was a British record for a teenager and a mighty sum, yet Jones looked a player of vast potential: robust and commanding in defence, blessed with elegant turns on the ball and an intelligent range of passing, and also willing to cruise forward in the manner of an old - time libero.
His role was somewhere between a right sided libero, defensive midfielder, and right - back, and his position wasn't far off that which a right - back would take up in a narrow back four, but he was asked to do more when his side had the ball.
Between 1976 and 1986, Trapattoni took a Bianconeri side including supreme libero Gaetano Scirea, flying left wing - back Antonio Cabrini, attacking schemers Michel Platini and Zbigniew Boniek and clinical striker Paolo Rossi to six league titles, two Italian cups, one European Cup, one European Super Cup and one Intercontinental Cup.
A position which would avoid a clash with Henderson could be a central libero which, as the translation of the word suggests, would leave him free to roam.
QS: Yes, this vision of freedom is the one that underlies Renaissance Italian discussions about the vivere libero, that is, the sort of constitution that is needed to uphold a free way of life.
«Autism is such a heterogeneous disorder, and every patient presents with different symptoms and levels of severity,» said Lauren Libero, Ph.D., first author of the study.
One of the consistently most popular posts on my blog is my daydream - y tribute post to the beautiful dresses of Stella de Libero.
If you are planning to travel to Florence, you should not forget to visit the Chinese artist solo show at Palazzo Strozzi: «Ai Weiwei Libero».
They are also known as liberos.
At libero, Lusich is the Falcons» catalyst on defense and has set the tone and the standard for Christian Brothers to follow on the court.
It is surprising to see that Tessa Fournier isn't a unanimous choice after being Libero of the Year and a First Team selection in 2014.
Bay Area Female Fall Athlete of the Year: Anne Marie Schmidt, playing the under - celebrated libero, was the linchpin...
Chloe Hakim — The St. Francis senior libero / defensive specialist recorded 18 digs in the an SJS quarterfinal playoff victory to set the program record for most digs in a season.
The libero doesn't serve, attack or block, but instead makes diving saves and point - guard - like setup passes, and invigorates the team by playing, as the Italians might put it, con brio.
Distinguished from his or her teammates by a different colored jersey (that's the U.S.'s Greg Romano at right), the libero may come into the game for any other player any number of times (other substitutions are limited) and may play only in the back row.
Italian for free, the libero position was introduced in international volleyball in 1998 to help create longer, more exciting rallies.
Ramsey needs to play as as the Libero and run like the headless chicken he is, attacking and defending as much as he can, we need make sure that we score first, so they open up only to be cought by the batmobile on a nice counter in return maybe, hehe
Among their cousins are UCLA volleyball star Taylor Formico, the Pac - 12 Libero of the Year last fall, former University of Arizona libero Ronni Lewis, and Joan Caloairo, who played setter at University of San Francisco and Cal.
Kate is a 5 - foot - 9 libero, who is superb defensively, an adroit passer, and has proven on the beach that she can hit.
I won't go into the whole Schweinsteiger situation as my main concern was with the right side of the backline (although Sean's piece on Basti's transition to libero is worth another look).
After being dumped by Marconi in the early 90s, Rale Rasic signed me at Melita and convinced me I could play the libero late into my thirties, just as Alex Tobin proved later.
The senior libero is MU's only representative in the first edition of the conference weekly awards even though the Golden Eagles pulled an upset against a top 10 team.
The concept of the formation is mainly of concern to TV producers for the pre-match build up; for heat map geeks from the statistics community; and for Italians seeking to confuse with talk of false - nines, false - tens, nine - and - a-halves and liberos.
Scirea was a key member of Italy's 1982 World Cup - winning side, playing as a libero.
Usually played as a centre back but it was his ability on the ball as he brought ball out of defense into attacks (known as libero) which made him success.
He took over the libero position for Germany when Lothar Matthaus injured his achilles in qualification and made it his own.
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