IA Top 250 Expo: Team 5 Evaluation

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>There were 5 Teams at the Iowa Showcase who all competed! Team 5 went undefeated and displayed great teamwork. All 9 players locked in defensively especially in the last 5 minutes of the game and offensively showed their skill set. One thing that stood out with this team is they let the game come to them and didn't force many shots. They found the player who had the hot hand in their game and fed off of each other. Here are the players!</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["677844"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"Gilbert High School [player_tooltip player_id='677844' first='Callie' last='Hales'] is a lefty point guard who makes her teammates all around better. She takes good shots and makes the right decisions with the ball. Hales kept the game simple and played very well in transition. Getting to the basket seemed like it was a goal for her. She used one or two moves to get by defenders and kept the game simple. Deception is one thing that was on display in all games. In addition, she used shot fakes, pass fakes, playing off jab steps threw the defense off and made the game look easy. Favorite thing about this player was how much she communicated with her teammates. She understands as a point guard, you have to be a leader on the floor by communicating!","_player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"field_62aba51aecf34","player_evaluations_1_player":["686897"],"_player_evaluations_1_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_1_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_1_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_1_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_1_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_1_evaluation":"[player_tooltip player_id='686897' first='Avery' last='Banks'] shot was on full display at the Top 250 Expo. This player was not shot shy and was in attack mode. Banks has a very quick first step off the dribble and can handle the ball very well. Additionally, she doesn't need much space to get her shot off which forces the defense to pick her up early. Avery showed a lot of toughness on the floor by playing through contact against physical defenders. On her drives to the basket, contact wasn't an issue for her as she was able to finish with both hands around the rim. Toughness, she took a hit and had a nose bleed, got it cleaned up and was right back at it.  She is a smaller guard who isn't afraid to go against the bigs. Be on the look out for this player as Van Meter High School has a player who'll make some noise as a freshman.","_player_evaluations_1_evaluation":"field_62aba51aecf34","player_evaluations_2_player":["667440"],"_player_evaluations_2_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_2_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_2_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_2_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_2_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_2_evaluation":"[player_tooltip player_id='667440' first='Dylan' last='Peterson'] played very well on both sides of the floor. She wanted to guard the best player defensively and offensively she played her game and didn't let the defense dictate her offense. Her shot mechanics are great and she didn't miss many open shots. Shooting off the catch was great and she shot well off the dribble with the proper footwork. Unfortunately, Dylan was injured during the event and wasn't able to play the last 2 games. One thing that stood out after her injury was her supporting her teammates. She looked engaged during games and encouraged her team while having to sit and watch. Waukee High School not only has a great ball player in their program, but a fantastic teammate.","_player_evaluations_2_evaluation":"field_62aba51aecf34","player_evaluations_3_player":["764171"],"_player_evaluations_3_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_3_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_3_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_3_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_3_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_3_evaluation":"[player_tooltip player_id='764171' first='Madyson' last='Prevail'] is a natural leader on and off the court. I was able to coach one of her games and she asked great questions and is a very coachable player. Madyson made adjustments right on the spot and didn't make the same mistake twice. She's the type of player her teammates would try and find in transition. She can shoot with a quick release and play off the catch off the dribble. Prevails shooting was on display as it seemed once she made one shot, the basket was getting bigger for her. Furthermore, she can fill the stat sheet behind the arc if you allow her to continue to shoot the ball. 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