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Post by badgerbill on Oct 30, 2014 19:15:19 GMT -5
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Post by deacondive on Oct 30, 2014 19:53:33 GMT -5
Would you rather have her block like Katie Slay or hit like Merete Lutz?
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Post by rainbowbadger on Oct 30, 2014 20:00:56 GMT -5
Both.
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Post by MTC on Oct 30, 2014 22:38:23 GMT -5
Why not? If she grows a little more she won't even have to jump. |
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Post by vbprisoner on Oct 30, 2014 22:53:40 GMT -5
I saw Lutz play sophomore and junior year of HS and this girl is about same level as Lutz as this age, but Lutz improved so much during her red-shirt freshman year.
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Post by mnsports255 on Oct 30, 2014 23:16:30 GMT -5
Uh uh...this just isn't fair... Volleygods, step in here!!
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Post by badgerbreath on Oct 30, 2014 23:33:15 GMT -5
I have to say, when I see someone that tall that young, I worry about injuries. Aren't we pressing against the physical limits of the human form here? But then again, there are basketball players so...
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Post by rogero1 on Oct 31, 2014 4:58:44 GMT -5
Having seen her play at her HS regionals this week, she is not as athletic as Ellen Chapman was at her age, nor can she jump like Katherine Dykstra, but she looks to be more in the body type of Elle Ohlander. She did impress me with her quickness in transition as she was able to get a kill. While she was late in closing the block to the outside vs. York, I think she will increase her VB IQ to the point where she will be closing that block regularly.
My question is: will Sheffield tell her to play with a better club like his predecessor told Chapman & Dykstra?
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Post by rainbowbadger on Oct 31, 2014 6:18:47 GMT -5
Having seen her play at her HS regionals this week, she is not as athletic as Ellen Chapman was at her age, nor can she jump like Katherine Dykstra, but she looks to be more in the body type of Elle Ohlander. She did impress me with her quickness in transition as she was able to get a kill. While she was late in closing the block to the outside vs. York, I think she will increase her VB IQ to the point where she will be closing that block regularly. My question is: will Sheffield tell her to play with a better club like his predecessor told Chapman & Dykstra? Be fair, Ellen was like 4 inches shorter at that age! From the video I've seen (most of it HS), Dana mostly just has to stand at the net with her hands in the air and hop an inch or two to be the best blocker on her team. If she's in the body type of Elle, then feed that girl a sandwich and send her to the weight room. I hope she works on her plyo. I also wondered if we see her move to a different club for the spring or possibly her junior season. I had never heard of the club she plays for. She just started taking volleyball seriously about a year ago, so Sheff might suggest she go train elsewhere. |
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Post by vbman100 on Oct 31, 2014 12:18:21 GMT -5
Uh, that's great and all, but what about 2018 and 2019 prospects?
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Post by Wiswell on Oct 31, 2014 16:17:00 GMT -5
Ok, I know FSK III (Badger fans know who I am talking about) is 7'0, but when I read about a female 6'7 I think - pitutary gland problem? Marfan's syndrome? Who knows, maybe her dad is 6'10 and her mom is 6'4. I know, it's just an inch more than Ohlander, but I almost feel like that is the threshold for hmmm. I do recall a 6'9 female at Michigan State for basketball and she was tall and looked pretty fragile.
I wondered about the club too. I haven't heard it of, and although I certainly haven't heard of all of them, I am familiar with the top tier ones that tend to spit out Big Ten recruits like Munciana, etc...and Triangle in NC.
I like the fact that she is a two-sport athlete. We've made out well with those.
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Post by rainbowbadger on Oct 31, 2014 17:26:37 GMT -5
Ok, I know FSK III (Badger fans know who I am talking about) is 7'0, but when I read about a female 6'7 I think - pitutary gland problem? Marfan's syndrome? Who knows, maybe her dad is 6'10 and her mom is 6'4. I know, it's just an inch more than Ohlander, but I almost feel like that is the threshold for hmmm. I do recall a 6'9 female at Michigan State for basketball and she was tall and looked pretty fragile. I wondered about the club too. I haven't heard it of, and although I certainly haven't heard of all of them, I am familiar with the top tier ones that tend to spit out Big Ten recruits like Munciana, etc...and Triangle in NC. I like the fact that she is a two-sport athlete. We've made out well with those. I do wonder about Marfan's also. I'm rather acutely aware of it, as it killed Rainbowspouse's childhood best friend about 8 years ago. I hope that someone has screened her for it. |
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Post by rainbowbadger on Oct 31, 2014 17:27:26 GMT -5
Uh, that's great and all, but what about 2018 and 2019 prospects? Don't worry. I'm sure Sheff'll start working on the 2018s in the spring. :-) |
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