A New Face In the Mix: Tinsley Welker's Rising PPV

I'm new here and I'm just trying to learn everyone’s name and hopefully find a few new ones. After my first deep dive into the 2027 setters a new name that stood out to me was Tinsley Welker.

Now she may not be new to you… I'm just saying she’s new tome and I was loving what I was seeing. Welker is a 6’0 setter from HoustonSkyline who I gave a PPV of 226… now you might be asking where the heck did that come from because she wasn’t on our player profile list and she isn’t listed as a TOP setter in the 2027 class… well that’s where the issue lies. Why is nobody talking about this kid? I don’t know, so I'm here to talk about her.She’s tall, athletic, runs a smooth offense, plays at a top club, and plays at a much higher level than her age.

I think I’m most impressed with her ability to break to the net from the back row and still set a good ball to the pin. It’s hard to have coordination and balance breaking to the net and Tinsley Welker is doing it seamlessly. She impressed me in transition which is something not a ton of setters are doing right now (especially because 90% of kids are posting film in exclusively perfect past situations). I love how naturally athletic she appears. She is so smooth when she’s running an offense... there isn’t a “hitch” in her step when she moves- its efficient.  She really is striking me as a kid that’s not just trying to set hittable balls, but also keep her team in order, keep everything balanced and actually spread out the offense. I mean at 15’s she’s running a back row attack from the right back consistently and doing it in the right situations. This kid knows how to set up a play and make something happen for her team… I haven’t seen a ton of2027’s doing that… YET;)

I honestly can't wait to keep an eye on Tinsley Welker (maybe mix in an interview with her?). I think she’s only going up from here. We started her at a PPV of 226 because she’s talents AND she has room to grow. I can see her pushing the limits on that number very soon. Can’t wait to have to make a change!

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