Iowa Top 250 Intangibles – Who Has Them?
At a volleyball showcase, coaches are looking for the obvious with athleticism and skill, but there are also the intangibles within a team. Does the athlete communicate, do they have positive body language, are they do the things that add…
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Continue ReadingAt a volleyball showcase, coaches are looking for the obvious with athleticism and skill, but there are also the intangibles within a team. Does the athlete communicate, do they have positive body language, are they do the things that add to the common good of the squad. At Prep Dig we look for athleticism and skill as well, but we really make an effort to see the intangibles as well. Here are a few observations of intangibles from Saturday’s Top 250 event.
Natalie Welch Natalie Welch 6'0" | RS Mount Vernon | 2021 State IA – Mount Vernon – Adrenaline
Welch communicates, has positive body language and seeing her play with teammates she knows during the season or playing with athletes she isn’t as familiar with, she still is still consistent with her overall play on the right side, but is also really positive with how she carries herself and how she communicates
Claudia Aschenbrenner Claudia Aschenbrenner 5'10" | OH Osage | 2023 State IA – Osage – CIA
Aschenbrenner is only a Freshman (Class of 2023), but she makes her presence known as a middle talking to her setter, letting her know where she is at in her route. Coaches are always talking about “Wanting the Ball”. Aschenbrenner approaches like she is going to get the ball every single time, she is definitely someone you want to establish in your offense.
Piper Frost Piper Frost 5'7" | DS/L Cedar Falls | 2023 State IA – Cedar Falls – CIA
Frost was new on the radar for me at the Top 250, but with her effort and communication as a defensive specialist she stood out in all the right ways. She will actually join Aschenbrenner playing for CIA this 2020 club season.
Piper Kirchhoff – Dowling – PowerPlex
Aggressiveness. Kirchhoff is not afraid to just go for it. On the right side she approaches with ferocity and follows with a violent swing. To approach and swing like that is really tough. As players continue to develop, for everything to connect during an approach and swing takes hundreds of repetitions. For Kirchhoff it is definitely clicking as she builds momentum heading into the club season.
Macy Vanfossan Macy Vanfossan OH Underwood | 2021 State IA – Underwood – SWI
Vanfossan would fall into the category as Kirchhoff where she plays aggressive, a heavy swing and she isn’t looking to tip – she is definitely aggressive with her approach to the game making her a continuous scoring threat as well as someone a setter can go to and know they are going to get a big swing from.