2021 Standouts Across Texas

In keeping with my philosophy on balance, it is now time to take a look at the 2021 class again and give credit where it is due. These young ladies have one more year to showcase their skills to the world before they graduate high school. I’m spreading out all over Texas in these articles to makes sure all areas are covered. The following young ladies have worked so hard for years to be where they are at and deserve some praise. Without further ado, here are a few 2021 studs:   [player_tooltip player_id="87423" first="Anna" last="Claire Nichol"] [2021] 6-0 Outside (HS: Highland Park/Club: Excel/ Verbal: Wake Forest) Anna Claire is a special one. She is ranked as the 35th best prospect in the 2021 class. She is verbally committed to division one Wake Forest. She is gifted with a very great jumping ability. She has great hang-time which helps her attacking ability. This outside hitter from Highland Park High School has the ability to score at will. She brings a very nice off-speed attack game to her arsenal, but can bring heat when she needs to. And boy does she bring it. She is a high-flier who loves to take a really deep transitioned approach to fire away at her opponent. Anna Claire is a very smart attacker who scores in a variety of ways. She knows when to go high, hard, and deep or get on top and rip the three-meter line. She will do great things for Wake and we are happy to cover her for one more year in high school and club.   [player_tooltip player_id="87440" first="Bryley" last="Steinhilber"] [2021] 5-10 Outside/Middle (HS: Kennedale/Club: Texas Pistols/Verbal: Abilene Christian) Bryley is currently ranked as the 51st best prospect in the 2021 class according to our Prep Dig State Rankings. Players that have the unique ability to hit different tempos in multiple locations in the same game and efficiently score for their teams are very rare. For those that know volleyball, it is very a difficult thing to do, especially against top competition. Bryley is one of those rare individuals who does this for her teams. She can run all quick tempos and hit well from the middle and then in an instant switch it up and hit a high tempo pin set for a kill. She is blessed with fast-twitch footwork which keeps her speed intact. She approaches so fast toward the ball and uses that momentum to bring some heat. She does a great job scoring toward both deep corners to keep the other team off-balance. She will do very well with Abilene Christian in a few years.   [player_tooltip player_id="87443" first="Bryshanna" last="Brown"] [2021] 5-8 Libero/Outside (HS: O’Connor/Club: SA Magic/Verbal: Houston) Bree comes in as number 54 on our State Rankings. She is a very athletic and versatile player who stars in both the front row and the back row. Her back row play is infectious as she has no regard for her body and flies around to make sure that her team has a chance to win each rally. Always moving and reading her opponent is one thing that truly stands out when I watch her play. Because I love to teach defense, I smile every time I watch Bree collapse her body on a hard driven attack. She has been taught very well. She has such a great soft touch on the ball in the back row and it is very refreshing to watch her swing on an out of system ball from behind the attack line. She is verbally committed to the University of Houston and will do great things for the Cougars.   Skylar Nappier [2021] 5-9 Outside (HS: Hargrave/Club: TAV Houston/Verbal: Uncommitted) Every true coach loves when a kid loves to play defense. Skylar is one of those players whose abilities on the court match her will to keep the ball alive. She has great reaction time on the ball and uses some good range to touch a lot of volleyballs in middle back. She has the uncanny ability to use her hands for an emergency dig on a high driven ball. While she might not be the prototypical height that college coaches drool over, she makes up for that in skill. She is just a pretty good volleyball player who is worth a look from at least a small school. You can tell that she loves to play the game by the way she competes on the court. She has a high volleyball IQ and uses that knowledge to score in a variety of ways on the left side. I like her off-speed game as well because it is very deceptive. But don’t sleep on this kid as she can bang on the left also when she needs to. I think this one deserves a look or two from some programs and I’ll talk to coaches I know about her.   There are many more amazing 2021 players to be aware of. Stay tuned for more articles on your favorite athletes. If you have anyone you think we should watch out for, please shoot me an email with some info at nov8vb@yahoo.com. Also don’t forget to help these kids get more exposure by sharing our stories with your friends. Help us help them by simply retweeting on Twitter or sharing on Facebook. Thanks for following us Texas Family!