Top Performing Setters at Dallas Top 250 Expo

<p>The setter drives the offense and sets up the hitters to be successful in every match. They have to know how their hitters like to be set and where they should be trying to move the ball for a successful point. They need to have the vision to see the play that is planned and every contingent play that could develop to facilitate its success. Let's look at the standout setters from the upper classes at the Dallas Top 250 Expo. </p>   <h2 class="wp-block-heading">[player_tooltip player_id='726316' first='Aviana' last='Rodriguez']</h2>   <p>Rodriguez is a 5'6" senior setter from Cooper High School. Rodriguez is a fast-moving setter and moves the ball with speed and precision. She is intentional in her play and knows what is happening on the other side of the court at all times. Watching her play I could determine where she should go and she found the same avenues with ease. She has a high volleyball IQ and the physicality to play against the best teams at her level.</p>   <h2 class="wp-block-heading">[player_tooltip player_id='554153' first='Brooklyn' last='Lynes']</h2>   <p>Lynes is a 5'10" junior setter from Burleson High School. Lynes is a hard-hitting athlete with the ability to go to the floor when necessary but also can set anyone, anywhere. She has soft hands and great parity with her hitters. She can move the ball around and make it all look easy. She hits harder than some of the athletes she was setting. I would use her as a 6-rotation player on my team.</p>   <h2 class="wp-block-heading">[player_tooltip player_id='551809' first='Laila' last='Banks']</h2>   <p>Banks is a 5'4" junior setter from Cedar Hill High School. Banks is the scrappiest player at the expo today. She was down on the ground digging, then setting her hitters, then blocking the other team's outside. This was all in the same rally. Very versatile, super athletic, and a truly impressive setter.</p>   <h2 class="wp-block-heading">Savannah Smith</h2>   <p>Smith is a 5'7" junior setter from Franklin High School. Smith is another setter with great blocking skills. She blocked hitters around 6 feet tall at the expo as well. She is calm, cool, and collected, she moves the ball around well to her different hitters, she has a good jump serve, and she can dig with the best of them. She displayed intelligence on the court in the choices she made to make her team successful. She is a great athlete.</p>   <h2 class="wp-block-heading">Allie Watson</h2>   <p>Watson is a 5'9" setter from Legacy Christian Academy's junior class. Watson is a dream setter. She is strong and confident. She moves the ball around with ease. She controls what is happening on the court and knows what she is doing when she is playing the ball. She can dig, serve, block, and hit as well as set other hitters. She is a spectacular athlete and knows this game very well. She will help any team she plays for reach success. </p>   <figure class="wp-block-image alignleft size-large is-resized"><img src="https://prepdig.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2024/11/IMG_5556-crop-2250x1478-1733024806.png?w=800" alt="" class="wp-image-726215" style="width:190px;height:auto" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">[player_tooltip player_id='644751' first='Jayme' last='Parrott'], a setter from Rock Hill High School, class of 2026.</figcaption></figure>   <h2 class="wp-block-heading">[player_tooltip player_id='644751' first='Jayme' last='Parrott']</h2>   <p>Parrott is a 5'4" junior setter from Rock Hill High School. Parrott is fearless on the court. Her vertical is immense and gives her the ability to take on hitters who are at least 6' tall...I know because I watched her do just that at the expo today. Her hands are tight and she must be incredibly strong to compete against athletes that are so much bigger than herself. She has massive amounts of skills that she uses to engage her opponents and moves the ball to her hitters very smartly. A high-IQ player with such determination is a rare thing and very valuable to a team.</p>   <h2 class="wp-block-heading">[player_tooltip player_id='727353' first='Samantha' last='Hammons']</h2>   <p>Hammons is a 5'6" setter from the junior class at Ursuline Academy of Dallas. Hammons is very quick-footed and her hands are always ready to set her hitters so they can get the team a point. She is not shy about putting the ball over the net herself for a point if her opponent is not looking as well. She is very athletic and an asset to any team she would play on.</p>   <p></p>

The setter drives the offense and sets up the hitters to be successful in every match. They have to know how their hitters like to be set and where they should be trying to move the ball for a successful point. They need to have the vision to see the play that is planned and every contingent play that could develop to facilitate its success. Let's look at the standout setters from the upper classes at the Dallas Top 250 Expo.