Team Profile: Kokoro 17-1
Kokoro Volleyball continues to impress on the club circuit and their current collection of teams should do the same this season. Here is a look at their 17-1 team, which includes good size, skill, and versatility. KEY ATHLETES TO WATCH…
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Continue ReadingKokoro Volleyball continues to impress on the club circuit and their current collection of teams should do the same this season. Here is a look at their 17-1 team, which includes good size, skill, and versatility.
KEY ATHLETES TO WATCH
Ashley Crowl
Ashley
Crowl
5'11" | MB
Centennial | 2021
State
MN
– 2021 | 5’11 | MH/OH | Centennial HS
A Northwest Suburban all-conference selection, Crowl has good point scoring ability. Her fluid footwork through her approach patterns and transition work get her feet to the ball well and allow her to swing through a variety of zones, which can apply a lot of pressure to the defensive side. She uses all of her size and athleticism well in the middle and has good versatilty to be able to score on the pin as well.
Maddie DeMars
Maddie
DeMars
6'1" | MB
Forest Lake | 2021
State
MN
– 2021 | 6’1 | MH | Forest Lake HS
DeMars provides good presence in the middle on both sides of the ball. She is athletic and possesses good fundamentals with her arm when attacking and in her eyework and footwork when blocking. Her quickness gets her involved in a lot of plays as well as she can hit from mutliple attack points and close down hitters on defense. She is a Suburban East all-conference honorable mention selection and has been a key element to Forest Lake’s effort over the past couple of high school seasons.
Jadyn Garrison
Jadyn
Garrison
5'9" | OH
East Ridge | 2021
State
MN
– 2021 | 5’9 | OH | East Ridge HS
A Marquette commit, Garrison has steadily emerged as a solid all-around performer in the class of 2021 and for a very good East Ridge high school program. She can score offensively with good arm control and has good range in her ball control and defense. She is a previous AAU all-American selection and returns to Kokoro to help this team challenge and compete well among the best teams both regionally and at the national level.
Samantha Paulsen
Samantha
Paulsen
6'3" | RS
Chisago Lakes | 2021
State
MN
– 2021 | 6’3 | MH | Chisago Lakes HS
Paulsen is long and has a good wingspan that allows her to attack the top of the block well in the middle. A Mississippi 8 all-conference selection in 2019, she has shown ability at times to get on top of the ball and hit with good authority. Her skill set will benefit greatly from the high-level competitive experience this team will get over the next several months. With increased foot and arm speed and improved timing with her setter she will become a much greater factor offensively. She has the size and length to be a formidable force on the defensive side at the net as well.
Barakat Rahmon
Barakat
Rahmon
6'0" | MB
Tartan | 2021
State
MN
– 2021 | 6’0 | MH/RS | Tartan HS
Rahmon has terrific upside to her game. She is athletic and can get off the floor quickly. She has great potential to develop as both a middle and right side attacker. She will also benefit from the increased experience against a high level of competition during the club season and could raise her stock a lot as a next-level prospect. More experience should increase her comfort level offensively as she has the foundation to become a key option while also developing into an enforcer at the net on the defensive side.
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