Grind Region Kick-Off: 16U Lockdown Defenders

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Pure lockdown defensive prowess with great feet, excellent lateral quickness, reaction time, ball pressure, and toughness. Whether he got the steal or deflection his defensive presence alone forced turnovers.","_player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"field_62aba51aecf34","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"edit","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-6618396bd3360"} /--> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["2394619"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"Jorelle Hadley played each and every possession like it was the last, hustling and competing harder than most on the floor. His will and want to shut his man down was evident as he embraced the challenge of shutting down the opposing team's best scorer. His defensive instincts were exceptional, as he had a knack for anticipating passes, disrupting plays, and forcing turnovers. 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Foster displayed a ball-hawk mentality with dynamic speed and lateral quickness covering ground, showing a special ability to get sideline to sideline appearing as if he came out of nowhere. he saw and anticipated the play way ahead of time leading to cross court steals and takeaways in the passing lanes. 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