Long Beach State, seeded No. 4 in NCAA men's volleyball tournament, counts on Mason Briggs to get the offense started and anchor the defense at libero.
He’s often the shortest player on the court. He wears a different color jersey than his teammates. He almost never scores points. Yet fans still want to be like Mason Briggs.
Liberos are defensive and passing specialists who help organize the team’s serve receive, typically set if the team’s setter is forced to play the ball on first contact and cover on blocks. Liberos can substitute freely out of the back row. Long Beach State libero Mason Briggs has won multiple awards for his ability to contribute on both offense and defense.
Watching Trevor participate in the U.S. high performance camps as a teenager inspired Briggs to hatch his biggest volleyball goal of competing in the Olympics. He was 10. It’s not a dream, Briggs is careful to specify. A dream is a far-flung hope. This goal has an outline, a process and a plan.Last summer, Briggs helped the United States to bronze medals at the NORCECA Pan American Cup Final Six tournament and the XV Pan American Cup.
Knipe, who coached the United States during the 2012 Olympics, knew “from Day 1” that Briggs had Olympic potential. It was more than his physical skillset; it was his dedication to studying film to scout opposing servers, ability to align his teammates to receive a serve and, most importantly, the influence he had on his teammates.
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