GJNC Preview – Oklahoma Charge 16 UA
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The USA Volleyball Girls Junior National Championship will take place at the Las Vegas Convention Center from June 26-July 5. In order to play at this prestigious tournament in one of the four main divisions, a club team must win…
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Continue ReadingThe USA Volleyball Girls Junior National Championship will take place at the Las Vegas Convention Center from June 26-July 5. In order to play at this prestigious tournament in one of the four main divisions, a club team must win their bid by placing at a USAV national qualifier.
184 teams have earned their right to represent their club and compete to be one of the best teams in the nation in four different 16’s divisions. The state of Oklahoma will be represented in the 16’s divisions with 3 teams making the trip to Nevada. This series will highlight those teams and players who get to culminate their season in such a prestigious fashion.
Oklahoma Charge 16 UA
One of the premier clubs from the Oklahoma region for over twenty years from Oklahoma City, OK will be represented in the 16 National division by Oklahoma Charge 16 UA. The team led by head coach Jason Webber has had a fantastic season as they were able to Qualify for USA Junior Nationals at the Oklahoma Regional Championships. So far this season they have 38 wins and only 6 losses against some stellar competition. They also had a great showing at the Nike Mid East National Qualifier as they placed 5th overall in the USA Division. They have been ranked 1st or 2nd all year long in the Oklahoma region in their age group. Let’s meet just a few of the players that will represent this wonderful team.
Kady Hansen Kady Hansen 6'3" | MB OKC Storm | 2023 State OK [2023] 6-3 Middle (HS: OKC Storm/Club: Oklahoma Charge/Verbal: Uncommitted)
Kady is currently ranked as the best overall prospect and the best middle in the 2023 class according to our Prep Dig State Rankings. Miss Hansen steals the show for Norman North High School and club for Oklahoma Charge. She is definitely worth the price of admission to the show when you watch her play. Most will undoubtedly be in awe of her size and power, but true volleyball aficionados will be amazed by her athleticism with that size. She is still agile and quick to run her routes with ease. Colleges will be all around her court to watch as she plays the position the way it is supposed to be played…with purpose. When you watch her play, you see a player who has been trained very well and understands offensive concepts of timing with when to release and how to create proper angles with her setter. She is also a shut-down blocker who can change the outcome of a match just by her sheer size. But when you add the fact that she truly has great form to close with her arms if her feet don’t have the time to close to her outside blocking partner, it showcases a tremendous middle prospect for any school. We are going to love covering her for the next few years. The sky is the limit for this young lady.
Katie Kolar Katie Kolar 5'3" | S Norman North | 2023 State OK [2023] 5-9 Setter (HS: Norman North/Club: Oklahoma Charge/Verbal: Uncommitted)
Katie is currently ranked as our 2nd best overall prospect and the best setter in the 2023 class according to our Prep Dig State Rankings. She is the leader of her Norman North varsity squad as a sophomore and plays lights out for her Oklahoma Charge volleyball club. The lefty setter/right side is extremely athletic and can turn on the ball during the second contact whenever she wants to in order to catch the opposing team off-balance. The jump-set is something that usually takes any setter some time to perfect, but Miss Kolar is a master at it already at this young age. I love how she contacts the ball at a high point and uses her wrists to shoot the ball out with a quick release. She is able to have pin-point accuracy with her location and her teammates love it. She has tons of power and is able to push the ball all the way to the far pin on any out of system pass. We think she will be college ready for sure and are going to love covering her for the next couple of years as she continues on her junior career.
Haylee Harris [2023] 5-4 Libero (HS: Deer Creek/Club: Oklahoma Charge/Verbal: Uncommitted)
Haylee is currently ranked as our 10th best overall prospect and 2nd best libero in the 2023 class according to our Prep Dig State Rankings. She is one of the back row generals for Deer Creek High School and also for Oklahoma Charge. She does such a great job at creating angles on her digs and in serve-receive. We like how she keeps her arms away from her body, which helps with those angles. But one of the best aspects about her serve-receive is the way she moves her feet and stays balanced for a ball that makes her move laterally. Most players will automatically turn their upper body toward the same direction as they travel laterally for the ball which takes time to create the angle back in the opposite direction of travel once they are ready for contact, but Haylee keeps her upper body square to the net during lateral movement which helps her keep the consistency in her passes. She has been trained well by her coaches and it shows. We are happy to have her in our state rankings and will love to watch her grow in the position.
There are many more amazing athletes on this team and we will be watching in person in Vegas as they compete against the best teams in the country. We will be covering more of the athletes in other positions on this team so stay tuned! Thanks for reading Oklahoma Family!
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