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<p>The very first Bell's Best Open Run tipped off in East Jackson on Wednesday, and it was exactly what I had envisioned. As a former varsity and freshman girls' basketball head coach, coaching is a part of my DNA. I love fundamental skill development and teaching the concepts, leadership qualities, and lessons necessary to succeed individually and as a team. My goal was to equip the girls with fundamental drills and conceptual knowledge that will prepare them to be successful in high-stakes recruiting environments and for their high school programs. The girls added a few efficient attack dribbles to their bag, learned essential offensive reads, increased understanding of ball, gap, and help defensive concepts, and gained insight into how college coaches/scouts evaluate. Everything the girls practiced and heard translates to the college game. As a group, they demonstrated progress on offense/defense and increased their chemistry as the session went along. Applying the strategies/skills you learn during practice to the games is a vital part of playing structured basketball at any level. The girls were challenged to learn and execute offensive/defensive concepts with new teammates, and I was very impressed by their ability to do that with a limited amount of time and reps. The group size (10) enabled me to take notes on everyone during the games. Here are my observations for the girls who competed for Team White:</p>
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<p class="text-gray-700">Karyelis had a very solid day at Bell's Best Open Run. She's quick, shifty with the ball in her hands, and I was impressed by her fearlessness as a driver. She's not afraid to attack downhill and look to score against the bigs. Karyelis handled the ball confidently in the open court. She split the gap on a speedy drive and switched hands comfortably in traffic to score a contested layup. Karyelis took the ball straight to the rim to score a strong layup and made a great bounce pass entry into the post. She'll be a playmaker to watch at the high school level.</p>
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<p class="text-gray-700">Andie is an elite prospect in her class, and she provided more supporting evidence at Bell's Best Open Run. I put Andie on the spot by making her one of my student leaders during the stationary ball-handling segment because that's a strength in her game. At 5-10, athletic, shifty, a three-level scorer, effective facilitator, impactful defender, coachable, and a positive energy teammate, Andie checks the boxes needed to be a high-level point guard. In games, that was evident. Andie used a quick crossover to get by, powered through contact with a strong shoulder to move the defender, then went up under control for the contested finish. She stayed active in the passing lanes and intercepted a pass from help. Andie utilized a power dribble, created space with wide steps to take advantage of her length, and spun to finish with a layup. She beat the first level of the defense with a crossover, carried the ball like a running back, and went up strong through contact for the bucket. Andie shot the ball confidently from three and drained a smooth corner jumper. She has crafty footwork in the paint and used a high-rip step-through pivot to score on a drive with her left. Andie dished out assists and turned in a complete performance.</p>
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<p class="text-gray-700">Addison showed the ability to make an impact by doing a little bit of everything at Bell's Best Open Run. She looked to help teammates get open by setting good screens on the perimeter, then rolled to the basket. Addison demonstrated good vision in transition, crashed the offensive glass, and was a productive rebounder throughout the games. She'll be a solid addition to the Columbia Central program.</p>
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<p class="text-gray-700">Aniyah impressed me with her physicality, hard-nosed drives, and toughness. I described Aniyah as an aggressive driver in my notes. She consistently attacked and scored around the basket. Aniyah converted a layup after a hard drive to the basket, made a smooth transfer to score a contested layup on a fast break, went up strong to score a tough, contested finish in traffic, and drove to the basket with a full head of steam for a bucket. She made a smart basket cut, caught the pass with strong hands, then scored the and-one layup off two feet. She's going to be a key member of the Madison lineup and a productive two-way player. </p>
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<p class="text-gray-700">Elliot is a very promising underclassman in the Northwest program. She had length, versatility, physical strength, and the intangibles that immediately stood out to me as a coach at Bell's Best Open Run. One of the things I told the girls at practice was that the little things matter. Every time I spoke to the group, whether it was drills, breakdowns, post-game, etc. Elliot was nodding her head, keeping eye contact, and fully engaged. She pushed herself to the max from start to finish in drills and the games. On defense, Elliot walled up with excellent technique to force misses and was extremely active as a rebounder. She scored multiple catch-and-finishes off two feet, kept defenders on their heels by staring down the rim on the perimeter, and went up strong around the basket. Elliot worked for position inside to give teammates a target in the post and used a great shot fake to get her defender to leave her feet. Elliot stripped the ball away on defense and showed the ability to attack as a face-up driver, play with her back to the basket, or step outside to shoot from the perimeter.</p>
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The very first Bell's Best Open Run tipped off in East Jackson on Wednesday, and it was exactly what I had envisioned. As a former varsity and freshman girls' basketball head coach, coaching is a part of my DNA. I love fundamental skill development and teaching the concepts, leadership qualities, and lessons necessary to succeed individually and as a team. My goal was to equip the girls with fundamental drills and conceptual knowledge that will prepare them to be successful in high-stakes recruiting environments and for their high school programs. The girls added a few efficient attack dribbles to their bag, learned essential offensive reads, increased understanding of ball, gap, and help defensive concepts, and gained insight into how college coaches/scouts evaluate. Everything the girls practiced and heard translates to the college game. As a group, they demonstrated progress on offense/defense and increased their chemistry as the session went along. Applying the strategies/skills you learn during practice to the games is a vital part of playing structured basketball at any level. The girls were challenged to learn and execute offensive/defensive concepts with new teammates, and I was very impressed by their ability to do that with a limited amount of time and reps. The group size (10) enabled me to take notes on everyone during the games. Here are my observations for the girls who competed for Team White:
Bell's Best Open Run, Sep. 16, East Jackson.
Player Interviews, Gracie Urista, Andie Clippard, Bell's Best Open Run, Sep. 16, East Jackson.
Karyelis had a very solid day at Bell's Best Open Run. She's quick, shifty with the ball in her hands, and I was impressed by her fearlessness as a driver. She's not afraid to attack downhill and look to score against the bigs. Karyelis handled the ball confidently in the open court. She split the gap on a speedy drive and switched hands comfortably in traffic to score a contested layup. Karyelis took the ball straight to the rim to score a strong layup and made a great bounce pass entry into the post. She'll be a playmaker to watch at the high school level.
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Andie is an elite prospect in her class, and she provided more supporting evidence at Bell's Best Open Run. I put Andie on the spot by making her one of my student leaders during the stationary ball-handling segment because that's a strength in her game. At 5-10, athletic, shifty, a three-level scorer, effective facilitator, impactful defender, coachable, and a positive energy teammate, Andie checks the boxes needed to be a high-level point guard. In games, that was evident. Andie used a quick crossover to get by, powered through contact with a strong shoulder to move the defender, then went up under control for the contested finish. She stayed active in the passing lanes and intercepted a pass from help. Andie utilized a power dribble, created space with wide steps to take advantage of her length, and spun to finish with a layup. She beat the first level of the defense with a crossover, carried the ball like a running back, and went up strong through contact for the bucket. Andie shot the ball confidently from three and drained a smooth corner jumper. She has crafty footwork in the paint and used a high-rip step-through pivot to score on a drive with her left. Andie dished out assists and turned in a complete performance.
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Addison showed the ability to make an impact by doing a little bit of everything at Bell's Best Open Run. She looked to help teammates get open by setting good screens on the perimeter, then rolled to the basket. Addison…
Aniyah impressed me with her physicality, hard-nosed drives, and toughness. I described Aniyah as an aggressive driver in my notes. She consistently attacked and scored around the basket. Aniyah converted a layup after a hard drive to the basket, made a smooth transfer to score a contested layup on a fast break, went up strong to score a tough, contested finish in traffic, and drove to the basket with a full head of steam for a bucket. She made a smart basket cut, caught the pass with strong hands, then scored the and-one layup off two feet. She's going to be a key member of the Madison lineup and a productive two-way player.
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Elliot is a very promising underclassman in the Northwest program. She had length, versatility, physical strength, and the intangibles that immediately stood out to me as a coach at Bell's Best Open Run. One of the things I told the girls at practice was that the little things matter. Every time I spoke to the group, whether it was drills, breakdowns, post-game, etc. Elliot was nodding her head, keeping eye contact, and fully engaged. She pushed herself to the max from start to finish in drills and the games. On defense, Elliot walled up with excellent technique to force misses and was extremely active as a rebounder. She scored multiple catch-and-finishes off two feet, kept defenders on their heels by staring down the rim on the perimeter, and went up strong around the basket. Elliot worked for position inside to give teammates a target in the post and used a great shot fake to get her defender to leave her feet. Elliot stripped the ball away on defense and showed the ability to attack as a face-up driver, play with her back to the basket, or step outside to shoot from the perimeter.
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