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Post by ilalum92 on Apr 25, 2020 23:00:43 GMT -5
How can coaches be in touch with her at this age? I thought the rule was that they had to wait until after the sophomore year. Coaches can contact club directors and get the word to her. She plays at Illini Elite who Rylee & Mica played with if Im not mistaken. Plus easy for her to take an unofficial visit since her parents are alumni! Plenty of freshman/sophmores who have verballed already.
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Post by volleyparent on Apr 26, 2020 6:44:51 GMT -5
There are only a handful of 2023s who are publicized.
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Post by Friday on Apr 26, 2020 14:42:56 GMT -5
Kenna Wollard is a very good 2023 prospect no doubt. But you are missing 2 of her Illini Elite teammates who are also Illini legacies that are 2022s. Anna McClure and Caroline Kerr - from Champaign St. Thomas More where Mica Allison went to HS. Their HS coach is Anna's mom, Kelly Scherr McClure who was a fantastic player at Illinois. Legacies and in Illinois' back yard.
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Post by jwvolley on Apr 26, 2020 14:54:24 GMT -5
So is Allison really not good enough to be setting for Illinois? I understand her versatility was needed last year.
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Post by Friday on Apr 26, 2020 15:13:38 GMT -5
So is Allison really not good enough to be setting for Illinois? I understand her versatility was needed last year. I definitely think she is good enough to be setting. But they needed her elsewhere and Diana Brown was doing a great job.
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Post by brucks on Apr 26, 2020 17:18:09 GMT -5
So is Allison really not good enough to be setting for Illinois? I understand her versatility was needed last year. [/quote Not sure. Allison was injured coming into the season so Brown would have been the setter regardless of relative skill levels. Allison didn't really play much at all until after the B10 season started. Not sure that the coach wanted to change to a different setter at that point.
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Post by oldmanvb on Apr 26, 2020 17:58:26 GMT -5
They tried to run a 6-2 for a few matches, but struggled. I would not be shocked to see them try a 5-1 with Brown setting and Allison playing a 6 rotation opposite. I don’t know what kind of a passer Mica might be, that is a difficult skil that setters don’t spend much time working on.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 26, 2020 18:27:52 GMT -5
They tried to run a 6-2 for a few matches, but struggled. I would not be shocked to see them try a 5-1 with Brown setting and Allison playing a 6 rotation opposite. I don’t know what kind of a passer Mica might be, that is a difficult skil that setters don’t spend much time working on. why would Allison have to pass as a 6 rotation oppo? Most opposites don’t pass in sr.
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Post by alt on Apr 26, 2020 23:10:43 GMT -5
So is Allison really not good enough to be setting for Illinois? I understand her versatility was needed last year. IMO I dont think Mica is a natural setter. She seems more of a hitter or a utility player almost. During her time at Auburn I watched a few games of hers and she had difficulty connecting with most of her hitters. Expecially to the pins. Brown has grown well into her position. I think she has room for improvement but she has done a good job thus far.
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Post by vbjustice on Apr 26, 2020 23:54:08 GMT -5
How can coaches be in touch with her at this age? I thought the rule was that they had to wait until after the sophomore year. Coaches are allowed to follow on social media. They aren't allowed to contact them, private message, etc., but it definitely can show if they are interested. Not all schools follow very many girls. It is interesting to see how the schools handle it differently. For instance, Nebraska doesn't seem to follow many at all, so you can tell who is super high on their list. But for some of the schools, they follow 15 girls for the same age and position. They are probably just showing some interest and also following their feed to see if they can get a read on character, etc. Power of social media, huh. Can also tell which girls have multiple schools following them as well.
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Post by oldmanvb on Apr 27, 2020 7:23:40 GMT -5
They tried to run a 6-2 for a few matches, but struggled. I would not be shocked to see them try a 5-1 with Brown setting and Allison playing a 6 rotation opposite. I don’t know what kind of a passer Mica might be, that is a difficult skil that setters don’t spend much time working on. why would Allison have to pass as a 6 rotation oppo? Most opposites don’t pass in sr. Opposites pass when in the back row. Kuper subbed for the front row opposite and was generally in service receive. Someone else has observed we are thin at the ds position. We know Allison can defend at the back right position. What we don’t know is whether she can receive serves. She is an exceptional athlete and hopefully she will be able to learn serve receive. As far as I know, as a setter she never received serve. It is not a simple skill.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 27, 2020 7:54:41 GMT -5
why would Allison have to pass as a 6 rotation oppo? Most opposites don’t pass in sr. Opposites pass when in the back row. Kuper subbed for the front row opposite and was generally in service receive. Someone else has observed we are thin at the ds position. We know Allison can defend at the back right position. What we don’t know is whether she can receive serves. She is an exceptional athlete and hopefully she will be able to learn serve receive. As far as I know, as a setter she never received serve. It is not a simple skill. because she was a DS. You will find an overwhelming majority of the time that the opposite will be hidden in SR. While both outsides and the libero pass.
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Post by notpriddy (COIF) on Apr 28, 2020 5:08:17 GMT -5
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Post by notpriddy (COIF) on Apr 28, 2020 16:44:59 GMT -5
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Post by ilalum92 on Apr 29, 2020 1:05:08 GMT -5
So does anyone else follow Bruna on Instagram? It looks like she is stuck in Champaign ..
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