Clash Of Champions Standout Middles

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Some of the top clubs in South Florida competed in the Clash of Champions tournament held in the Broward County Convention center. Lots of talent was being displayed as most of these girls were all competing in their last tournament before AAU's and Junior National Championships. Clubs like Miami Volleyball Academy, Miami hype, Tribe, Wildfire, High Voltage, and many more came to compete at this tournament. The following are some Middles that stood out to me during this tournament.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":["not_in_db"],"_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_0_player_details_selected_featured_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_selected_featured_image":"field_62cca28ffa4e7","player_evaluations_0_player_details_player_name":"Jackie Taylor ","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_player_name":"field_62aba4c9ecf2f","player_evaluations_0_player_details_graduating_class":"2024","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_graduating_class":"field_62aba4ddecf30","player_evaluations_0_player_details_height":"6'1u0022","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_height":"field_62aba4e8ecf31","player_evaluations_0_player_details_position":"32924","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_position":"field_62aba4f0ecf32","player_evaluations_0_player_details_school":"Gulliver ","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_school":"field_62aba4fdecf33","player_evaluations_0_player_details_club_team":"Miami Hype 17 Emilio ","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_club_team":"field_62d20e723441a","player_evaluations_0_player_details":"","_player_evaluations_0_player_details":"field_62aba4afecf2e","player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"Jackie Taylor is one of those middles that you can tell understands how to score and isn't looking for the flashy plays but to score. Most middles go up and try to bounce balls straight down and rip through blocks, but not Jackie Taylor. Although she can, she does an amazing job at hitting the ball deep and hitting it hard into those deep corners. When outsides bunch to block her does a great job at turning deep into 1 and vice versa when the right side bunches has a great deep shot to 5. Very athletic with a nice vert on her and does very well at getting from pin to pin quickly and reading setters. 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Izabella is very good at tracking balls down and reading allowing herself to get to every block on time and close with her pins allowing her height and athleticism to pose a threat to any hitter trying to hit around her. She has a very heavy arm and strong swing behind her which allows her sometimes to even rip through blocks. She's a great asset for her team as they are middle heavy and run both her and their other middle a lot in game. Proved she was a smart player as well as most balls that came over on an overpass and she couldn't get a swing behind she would block downwards to open spots on the court.","_player_evaluations_1_evaluation":"field_62aba51aecf34","player_evaluations_2_player":["211017"],"_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":"Hazel really surprised me this past weekend. First off, probably the tallest player if not one of the tallest down here in south Florida standing at 6'6. Not only is she tall, but is very very dominant from the middle. She is very athletic so finds herself at every pin closing blocks regardless of where the setter sets the ball. 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Adriana is a tall middle posing up a big block with also long arms allowing her to put up a big block even if late although its very rare to see her late to a block. She is also very good at reading offense on the other side of the net and reading setters allowing her to get to blocks on time. She is very disciplined and is always up and over pressed onto the other side trying to get blocks. Also great at hitting sharp angles around double blocks when she's set. 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