Man, this guy was as undisciplined as he was talented (ridiculously). At the end of his time at Long Beach State, after being trained, he'll be a world-class player.
Hometown: Huntington Beach, Calif. Birth Year: 1997 Position: Outside hitter Height: 6-5 (196cm) Weight: 180 (82kg) College: Long Beach State (freshman in fall of 2015) Joined Team: 2015 Twitter: @TJDeFalco Instagram: TJDeFalco MOST NOTABLE Named MVP and Best Spiker at the 2014 NORCECA Boys' Under-19 Continental Championship as the U.S. won the tournament with a 4-0 record Competed in beach volleyball at the 2014 Youth Olympic Games, where he and partner Louis Richard finished tied for fifth Won bronze at the 2013 FIVB Beach Under-19 World Championships with partner Lucas Yoder DID YOU KNOW? Member of the 2015 Boys' Youth National Team At 18, the youngest player on the 2015 U.S. World League preliminary roster Member of the 2015 Men's Team for the Pan American Games in Toronto Was an MVP at the Boys' Junior National Championships in both U16 and U18. Helped Huntington Beach Club to the gold medal both years. Finished ninth at the 2014 FIVB Beach U19 World Championships Played high school volleyball for Huntington Beach 2014 CIF-SS Division I Player of the Year as HBHS won its second consecutive Division I CIF Southern Section and Southern California Regional championships Selected for the 2012 Boys' Select A1 camp in Des Moines Participated in the Boys' Future Select A1 camp in 2011 THE BIG BLURB "TJ is a very talented player with a passion for competition. He has a great arm, he is a really versatile player and has a very high volleyball IQ. TJ has enjoyed a great deal of success and played in a lot of big moments for his club, his high school, and USA Volleyball. Regardless of past success, he has a great desire to improve all aspects of his game." - Long Beach State Head Coach Alan Knipe RELATED LINKS ESPN T.J. DeFalco a star on any surface OC Varsity Boys volleyball athlete of the week: TJ DeFalco, Huntington Beach OC Register Future stars test AVP waters LA Times Volleyball: T.J. DeFalco, Zana Muno, Skylar Caputo are headed to China for Youth Olympics OC Varsity O.C. athletes capture bronze in beach volleyball Easy Reader News Local athletes medal in AAU beach volleyball tournaments Twitter: @TJDeFalco Instagram: @TJDeFalco Updated June 2015
Man, this guy was as undisciplined as he was talented (ridiculously). At the end of his time at Long Beach State, after being trained, he'll be a world-class player.
You were right
@@damiennaidoo7401 fr
wow you were definitely right. still needs to work on his attitude tho
@@micahlow2975 why tho??
@@juliana4787 cause he's a ME guy not a TEAM guy. it'll come as he gets older though
One of those videos where the poster needs to put more details in.
Were they playing on a men's height net? I don't think so...
Hometown: Huntington Beach, Calif.
Birth Year: 1997
Position: Outside hitter
Height: 6-5 (196cm)
Weight: 180 (82kg)
College: Long Beach State (freshman in fall of 2015)
Joined Team: 2015
Twitter: @TJDeFalco
Instagram: TJDeFalco
MOST NOTABLE
Named MVP and Best Spiker at the 2014 NORCECA Boys' Under-19 Continental Championship as the U.S. won the tournament with a 4-0 record
Competed in beach volleyball at the 2014 Youth Olympic Games, where he and partner Louis Richard finished tied for fifth
Won bronze at the 2013 FIVB Beach Under-19 World Championships with partner Lucas Yoder
DID YOU KNOW?
Member of the 2015 Boys' Youth National Team
At 18, the youngest player on the 2015 U.S. World League preliminary roster
Member of the 2015 Men's Team for the Pan American Games in Toronto
Was an MVP at the Boys' Junior National Championships in both U16 and U18. Helped Huntington Beach Club to the gold medal both years.
Finished ninth at the 2014 FIVB Beach U19 World Championships
Played high school volleyball for Huntington Beach
2014 CIF-SS Division I Player of the Year as HBHS won its second consecutive Division I CIF Southern Section and Southern California Regional championships
Selected for the 2012 Boys' Select A1 camp in Des Moines
Participated in the Boys' Future Select A1 camp in 2011
THE BIG BLURB
"TJ is a very talented player with a passion for competition. He has a great arm, he is a really versatile player and has a very high volleyball IQ. TJ has enjoyed a great deal of success and played in a lot of big moments for his club, his high school, and USA Volleyball. Regardless of past success, he has a great desire to improve all aspects of his game." - Long Beach State Head Coach Alan Knipe
RELATED LINKS
ESPN T.J. DeFalco a star on any surface
OC Varsity Boys volleyball athlete of the week: TJ DeFalco, Huntington Beach
OC Register Future stars test AVP waters
LA Times Volleyball: T.J. DeFalco, Zana Muno, Skylar Caputo are headed to China for Youth Olympics
OC Varsity O.C. athletes capture bronze in beach volleyball
Easy Reader News Local athletes medal in AAU beach volleyball tournaments
Twitter: @TJDeFalco
Instagram: @TJDeFalco
Updated June 2015
who is number 13? he looks so familiar