On last Thursday, #1 South Carolina and reigning National Champions, LSU, played a game in front of a sold out crowd of 13,215 fans. What a game it was!
I enjoyed the competitiveness of the game. I enjoyed the high level play of the players. I also enjoyed listening to the commentators during the game.
The commentators talked about South Carolina’s guard, Te-Hina Paopao, 3 point shooting abilities. She shoots 54% from 3. They talked about South Carolina’s point guard, Raven Johnson’s improvement from her freshman season a year ago. Her points per game has more than doubled from 4.2 to 9.5. Her 3 point shooting 24% to 37%.
The commentators talked about LSU’s graduate transfer Hailey Van Lith struggles in her new role as a point guard compared to her previous role at Louisville. They talked about LSU freshman guard, Mikayla Williams’, efficient shooting from her pull up shot, 3 point shooting and ability to get to the basket. She shoots almost 50% from the field and 41% from 3.
They discussed details about other players also.
Style of Play
The commentators also talked about South Carolina’s improvement as a 3 point shooting team. If you watched them play in their last game during the NCAA tournament vs Iowa last season, you may remember that they really struggled from the 3.
LSU’s starters play a large amount of the minutes meaning their starters have to be in great shape and stay out of foul trouble. Junior forward, Aneesha Morrow, had a great first half, until she got in foul trouble and had to sit. Then, Angel Reese fouled out late in the 4th quarter.
Watching College Games
Watching women’s basketball college games teaches you more about the game. It teaches you about players’ abilities, the roles they play for their team, and the team’s style of play.
Watching the games of women’s basketball college teams that’s recruiting you will teach you about their style of play, the type of plays they run, the skill set of the players on the team, and the players’ role. This will provide you with great research information on the program.
Activity
Watch a game of a team that’s recruiting you or one of your favorite women’s basketball college teams.
- Have a sheet of paper and pencil or pen
- Listen to the commentators
- Write down what you learn about the team
- Write down what you learn about the players that play the position you play
- Write down questions that come to mind for you to ask the college coaches that’s recruiting you or in the future when you start talking to college coaches
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