This Volleyball Setter is a Genius !!! Micah Christenson | 200 IQ Volleyball Player

This Volleyball Setter is Genius !!! Micah Christenson | 200 IQ Volleyball Player. Micah Makanamaikalani Christenson (born May 8, 1993) is an American volleyball player. He is part of the US national team, bronze medalist at the Olympic Games Rio 2016 and the 2018 World Championship, 2014 World League and 2015 World Cup winner, Italian Champion (2017). At the professional club level, he plays for Zenit Kazan.
He was supposed to play on the 2013 U.S. Men’s Junior National Team but got called up to the senior team instead. He debuted with the U.S. national team at the NORCECA Championship, which USA won; Christenson was named Best Server and Best Setter in this tournament.[2] He also competed in the 2013 FIVB World Grand Champions Cup. In 2014 he won the gold medal at the World League, held in Florence, Italy.[3] He began senior-level competition at age 20. He is the youngest starting setter to ever compete for the U.S. on a national team for both junior level and senior level.[4]
At club level, he played on the team that won 2016-2017 Superlega, Italy's top championship, with Cucine Lube Civitanova.
As of 2021, he signed a two-year contract to play in the Russian club, Zenit Kazan. Suffering only one loss in the entirety of the 2020 Russian SuperLeague in their first match against Dynamo Moscow , Kazan was able to win the first season of the Superleague.
Clubs
CEV Champions League
Silver medal europe.svg 2017/2018 - with Cucine Lube Civitanova
FIVB Club World Championship
Silver medal world centered-2.svg Poland 2017 - with Cucine Lube Civitanova
National championships
2016/2017 Simple gold cup.svg Italian Cup, with Cucine Lube Civitanova
2016/2017 Gold medal with cup.svg Italian Championship, with Cucine Lube Civitanova
2018/2019 Simple gold cup.svg Italian Supercup, with Modena Volley
2021/2022 Simple gold cup.svg Russian Cup, with Zenit Kazan
Individual awards
2013: NORCECA Championship - Best Setter
2013: NORCECA Championship - Best Server
2015: FIVB World Cup - Best Setter
2017: NORCECA Championship - Most Valuable Player
2018: FIVB World Championship - Best Setter
2019: FIVB Nations League - Best Setter
2019: FIVB World Cup - Best Setter
2022: FIVB Nations League - Best Setter
Personal information
Full name Micah Makanamaikalani Christenson
Nationality United States American
Born May 8, 1993 (age 29)
Honolulu, United States
Height 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)
Weight 88 kg (194 lb)
Spike 349 cm (137 in)
Block 340 cm (134 in)
College / University University of Southern California
Volleyball information
Position Setter
Current club Zenit Kazan
Number 11
Career
Teams
USC Trojans
Volley Lube
Modena Volley
Zenit Kazan
National team
2013- United States
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[@powervolleyballofficial]

What Position do you Play? 🤔🏐

[@primevolley3577]

Setter

[@powervolleyballofficial]

@@primevolley3577 💪

[@kttysoo]

spiker

[@avadhutkhanolkar2581]

Attacker ❤️

[@anurawat11]

All rounder❤❤

[@galaxy_mosaic3587]

it is hard enough to be a good setter. but it seems like he is just all around athletic so he can contribute in all parts of the game. for indoors, where most players are highly specialized, this is a great contribution/ability.

[@brendanjump109]

Even really good setters sometimes don’t set the ball as effortlessly and consistently from the same spot, Olympic setters are a different breed

[@fvckcoriander]

Social skill and emotional intelligence matters too. To be synchronized with the other spikers the setter needs to be having good connections with them. Micah’s one of them. He’s very composed and steady.

[@blobpoop457]

It's midly infuriating when the setter manages an incredibly hard pass and they only show the spike on the slow mo replay. Same with receives.

[@almc9079]

Thats My idol Micah christenson 👍💪👍

[@noeltv8216]

He's amazing so athletic person I like to watch him always support here from Philippines 🇵🇭

[@user-jq3tn5yq5j]

Крутой в поле, классный в жизни. Мика, привет от поклонников!

[@markjung9735]

my fave setter!!!!

[@denny-zenchiong296]

They use their system well moves played teammates team USA🏐❤

[@avadhutkhanolkar2581]

Always Favourite ❤️🚀

[@powervolleyballofficial]

😍😍😍

[@jerwinmadrid5170]

Yea micah!!! 🎉

[@lalanas.9166]

ไมก้าสุดยอด👍👍👍👍❤❤🥰🥰🇹🇭🇹🇭

[@royalSamarytOfficial]

✓ Volly Bol is One Of The Best Game ✨🌹🖤🤤🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@powervolleyballofficial]

Absolutely! 🏐❤️

[@RAFAAMARILLAS]

Simply the best! deCecco and Gianelli just a hair below. The rest further back.

[@ATBPVLOG]

He is the best setter on the world..

[@fatihsayarl2224]

I like how the commentator says "Türkiye" not "Turkey"

[@user-eq9ez8xy4i]

Who's better Chiristenson or Yoshie Takeshita?

[@vanthanguyen8435]

He is my idol from Vietnam

[@nakulkumar6024]

Nice👍👍🇮🇳🇮🇳

[@powervolleyballofficial]

Thank you! 🏐❤️

[@ohara.]

according to power volleyball, everyone is a monster of vertical jump everyone is a genius with one yuji nishida clip per week power volleybal is a joke nowadays... same dumb reply 🏐❤to every comment

[@ustkaball479]

This is so true

[@rastamagna]

Can't wait to see him play in the 1st place final today against Polonia

[@xnora7026]

Micah Christenson the best setter in the world!!!

[@xcarlerichx]

9:24 shoji going beastmode

[@fabrizio7590]

Mostly fans wanna watch years back matches in short clips

[@august3063]

His spikers are so inconsistent tho. I’d probably use Ensing over Anderson at this point too. He’s younger & quicker, and with enough exposure he’ll be up there with the greats. Anderson has just been a marked man thru all these years maybe he’s better as a sub spark plug when things are not going their way. And defalco needs to stay on the court even if he’s having a bad day, cos he’s like a car during winter he needs to warm up his engine.

[@fvckcoriander]

In my opinion, Matt Anderson is one of the most consistent along with David Smith and Russell. Ensing is good but i’d say he lacks technique. As for DeFalco, this boy has crazy energy around him but he’s easily agitated when the team is losing points. I think Speraw needs Anderson bcs he’s one of the remarkable players who can play both opp and OH. Its sucha big advantage actually for USA

[@MrNobbless]

@@fvckcoriander Agreed. Matt Anderson is irreplaceable and still invaluable to the team not only for his still sharp skills, but also his leadership.

[@quentinloones2627]

gabi garcia will be the one to take over as opposite tho, not ensing

[@primevolley3577]

stop using the same clip bait titles you've used it 100 times 90% of the plays are skill not intelligence

[@powervolleyballofficial]

❤️🏐

[@pikmin5987]

The bots that run the channel goin wild

[@rhondanewman3849]

I think in sports, anytime you use skills, it involves intelligence.

[@primevolley3577]

@@rhondanewman3849 yes fair.

[@fvckcoriander]

@@rhondanewman3849 Well said

[@uy7902]

3:34

[@nguyenkin7998]

Nhẩy quá cái thua luôn

[@UND_frosty]

i play libro

[@alfonsstekebrugge8049]

Where is the part where he's actually doing very smart things? I mean obviously this is a very good volleyball player with a well rounded skillset, but I'm not seeing him do anything extraordinary here. Just playing well within the system and taking his chances as they come.

[@Storm-vm4iy]

Just said marouf

[@jonjon4022]

Not as good as Bruno Resende

[@saikrishnagurugubelli8380]

We miss Russia

[@betulturgut2932]

Thats funny because he behaves as if he is a hero. That makes him unsympathetic