Elaina Murphy
Elaina Murphy
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Jeremy Strain | Prep Dig Scout
So this one popped up on my radar mid-HS season. Full disclosure, it’s because we have some family friends in Carroll County playing for Metro North, and I started keeping more tabs on them lately. Elaina is a teammate of theirs, and amused me because, unlike a lot of coaches, I’m a big believer that height isn’t the end all be all in volleyball. There are exceptions, positions, and levels of play where it’s just not the glass ceiling some make it out to be. At 5’6 this is the kind of OH where you go, oh, they must be desperate. Except this is a 5’6 player that has a vertical that touches 10 foot even. That’s funny because that’s usually the magic number where people get interested in players, and they are usually 6-foot-ish to be putting up those numbers. The girl has bounce and when you are touching 10 foot it gives you the downward plane you are looking for as a hitter. Every year, there’s a new aspect of the game that becomes something new to target and use. For the past couple years, it’s been the RS, and playing more dynamic hitters and OH, even to target setters or create multiple options for D to cover. The new trend I’ve been seeing is the back row attack. It’s used a lot more in college, but is becoming more and more popular at the youth level, and when you have a player that can play DS and touch 10 foot vertically, you could have quite a weapon on your hands. This is a 2-time player of the year that can legit play all around 6. She is a very intriguing player if you can put the height out of your head and focus on the skills. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEw_j85-43Obcy5CEQGXMeg
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