Brooke and Team USA Tryouts
Saw on Alyssa’s twitter Brooke Westbeld attended USA tryouts last week. There are a couple pictures posted and Brooke looks like she has lost a little weight. None of the girls getting ready to compete for playing time this fall are anywhere close to heavy. But Brooke looks more buff so I’m guessing time with the weight training program/staff is playing off. I’m very happy to see Brooke at this tryout. Last year as a redshirt freshman I thought she needed to play more aggressive. A USA tryout is always competive and there is lots of aggressive play. I think that’s a perfect opportunity to help Brooke in this area of her game.
Finally, I saw in the photos she was wearing those passing arm bands. That tells me she is working on her backrow skills. Developing 6-rotation players is very good to see. You can never have enough of them.
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