libero
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- noun
- /lɪˈbɛroʊ/
- Jargon
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libero
- The coach praised her performance, saying, "A skilled libero is essential for controlling the defense."
- libero in volleyball
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During the match, the team relied on their libero to dig every difficult serve from their opponents.
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Senior Libero No. 4 Tessa McGill said she will miss her teammates the most about IPFW volleyball.
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Left: Forest Lake senior captain Hanna Morris receives a serve as senior libero Katelin Kruger backs her up during the match against Stillwater last Thursday.
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For the Trojans last night, junior libero Natalie Hagglund had 44 digs (in just 4 sets).
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Our photographer friend, Libero Api, was lucky enough to see Nick Curran and the Lowlifes play back in November of 2010 at "The Funhouse Tattoo Club" in Italy.
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Next year there will be three seniors on the team: setter Caitlin Dotson, libero Stephanie Rex, and middle blocker Claire Peterson.
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Senior setter Marissa Alvarez is second in the conference with 468 assists, and senior libero Kristin Winkler has a shot to break the Big West record for career digs.
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Defensively, junior libero Danielle Day (Newbury) recorded 29 digs, followed by freshman Kayla Bartlett (Guysville/Alexander) with eight digs.
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As the libero, he focused on receiving serves and ensuring the ball always reached the setter.
Surface Forms
Etymology
Libero comes from Italian and Latin liber, which means 'free', and it shares the same root as liberty. In volleyball the libero is a defensive specialist with special substitution rules and the 'freedom' to focus on keeping the ball in play, so the name fits the player's special, 'free' role.