The only thing I remember about Claire is that she showed up to our 13 clinics the following year. I kind of liked her as a setter. Other coaches thought she was better suited for other positions.

Because of my O’Connell coaching commitment, I could not really work the clinics except on the weekends. I do remember telling Claire that I liked her as a setter. At a weekday clinic where I showed up to watch a coach asked if anyone else wanted to set. The first person I searched for was Claire hoping for her to raise her hand. After a lengthy delay she meekly raised her hand and got an opportunity to set. She nailed it.

She ended up going to Virginia Juniors at 13, where someone else must have liked her as a setter as well. After that she went to Paramount and is now at Metro. She has done pretty good at the setter position, rising to number 5 in my class of 2026. It would have been nice to have coached her for at least one year, but she has done pretty good for herself. Claire has committed to Columbia.

The only thing I remember about Claire is that she showed up to our 13 clinics the following year. I kind of liked her as a setter. Other coaches thought she was better suited for other positions.

Because of my O’Connell coaching commitment, I could not really work the clinics except on the weekends. I do remember telling Claire that I liked her as a setter. At a weekday clinic where I showed up to watch a coach asked if anyone else wanted to set. The first person I searched for was Claire hoping for her to raise her hand. After a lengthy delay she meekly raised her hand and got an opportunity to set. She nailed it.

She ended up going to Virginia Juniors at 13, where someone else must have liked her as a setter as well. After that she went to Paramount and is now at Metro. She has done pretty good at the setter position, rising to number 5 in my class of 2026. It would have been nice to have coached her for at least one year, but she has done pretty good for herself. Claire has committed to Columbia.