Ella Jordan is one of the clearest examples of the dual-role transition in this group. She played outside hitter in club, then moved to right side and setter for Bishop O’Dowd this fall. “Something I had to change is my position on the court,” she said. “I have noticed that switching positions has made me more versatile on the court.” She plays with a strong sense of how the mental side of the game moves a team. “I noticed when just one person smiles on the court, it can change the whole game,” she said, describing a match against Highlands where her team kept its energy up through a tough result.

Ella also brings the kind of self-awareness coaches value in a young setter. She named committing to a play too early, before reading the court, as a habit she is working through, and naming it is the first step to fixing it. As of today, her dream school is USC but she is actively building her college list. Away from the court she watches court cases and hopes to become a lawyer.

~ Michelle Bamford @Coachable247