Stella Schneider
Stella Schneider
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Michael DeLeon | Prep Dig Scout
The thing that stood out to me about Miss Schneider at the Prep Dig Up Next SoCal Showcase was how rarely anything rattled her. Off-target passes, unfamiliar hitters, a gym packed with energy…none of it changed the way she approached the next ball. Her footwork stayed efficient and effective throughout the day and she stopped her feet before contact with a consistency that told me that she has put in some serious time in the gym with her skills. I loved how she was always balanced on both feet at the point of contact with the ball. The sets she delivered had great location and her hitters got clean looks rather than balls they had to redirect. She is 5’9″ with a release point that matters and the composure to use it well under pressure. Coaches always say that great setters can make average hitters look amazing and that is exactly what Stella did during this event.
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Read EvaluationMichelle Bamford | Prep Dig Scout
Stella Schneider runs an offense the way a good point guard runs a team, by learning what her hitters need before they have to ask for it. At camp, she made a point of talking with teammates she’d never played alongside to find out how they liked their sets, and that small habit of communication is what let a group of strangers start competing like a real team almost immediately.
Her are faster this season, and she’s been putting in extra work outside of practice, including studying older athletes, to be able to push the ball to any part of the court. The moment she’s proudest of happened during an icebreaker game called Vollis, when she passed a short ball over the net for the win. It wasn’t a highlight play, but it was full effort applied to a rep most players would treat as a throwaway, and that’s exactly the standard she took from camp: compete at a high level in everything, whether it’s a drill, a scrimmage, or a game that technically doesn’t count. She will be using her final year of middle school to add two new tools to her setting, diving and jump setting, the kind of additions that separate a setter who manages an offense from one who controls it.
~ Michelle Bamford @Coachable247
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