{"id":247968,"date":"2021-07-07T00:27:07","date_gmt":"2021-07-07T00:27:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/fiveonfiveball.com\/?p=247968"},"modified":"2023-04-18T03:48:07","modified_gmt":"2023-04-18T03:48:07","slug":"high-motor-helping-to-set-up-2023-g-jayda-holiman-for-a-big-july","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fiveonfiveball.com\/index.php\/2021\/07\/07\/high-motor-helping-to-set-up-2023-g-jayda-holiman-for-a-big-july\/","title":{"rendered":"High Motor Helping to Set Up 2023 G Jayda Holiman for a Big July"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Player: Jayda Holiman<\/strong>
Position: CG<\/strong> (Using Rashad Phillips Player Dictionary<\/a>)
Height: 5\u20194\u201d<\/strong>
Class: 2023<\/strong>
School: McAlester High School (OK)<\/strong>
Grassroots Team: Lady Jets 3SSB (TX)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Offers: James Madison<\/strong>
Interests: Abilene Christian, Columbia, Dayton, Eastern Michigan, George Mason, Penn, Texas-Arlington, Texas State, Tulsa, William & Mary<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Lady Jets grassroots program has been making waves this season across multiple age groups. Their teams have been taking on all challengers and have entered some highly visible tournaments to help gain experience this summer. Their results have not gone unnoticed and the collective depth from top to bottom features college-level talent. With a recent move over to the Adidas 3SSB Circuit, this group will look to make noise during the July live period.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

One of its 17U members, Jayda Holiman, has demonstrated herself to be an instrumental glue-piece on the court for the Lady Jets in the meantime. Despite coming off the bench, Holiman is always ready to positively impact the game for her team. The 2023 guard, who recently transferred to McAlester High School (OK), plays with infectious energy and is able to produce on both ends of the floor in ways that won\u2019t always show up on the stat sheet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After receiving her first offer from James Madison University in recent months, Holiman is looking to continue playing at high levels that helped her to initially land on the radar of Division 1 schools. With her skillset and mental toughness, July could be a very profitable month for her on the recruiting trail. I explain specifically why her game is suited to do just that\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Motor Leading to Productive Sequences<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

As soon as she steps on the floor, Holiman is a player ready to contribute. She gives 100% effort at all times and turns that \u201cwant to\u201d into production and disruption. The energy she is willing to spend to make plays or keep her team in the game is part of what makes her a great teammate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Holiman\u2019s motor is hard to miss on film. She is constantly in a defensive stance ready to guard ball-handlers for 94 feet and she is happy to apply pressure to make opposing teams uncomfortable. What makes this an even more pronounced aspect of her skillset is that her court vision amplifies her ability to cover large areas of the court to her team\u2019s benefit. It\u2019s common for her to run from one end of a half-court possession to the other to add defensive pressure to a shooter or ball-handler. These added methods to disrupt her opponents make her a pesky player to oppose on the court.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Even more frustrating for her opponents is the fact that Holiman\u2019s seemingly endless energy and effort do not stop on the offensive end. Despite being far from the tallest player on the court, she pulls down rebounds as if she were a dominant and physical post under the basket. Holiman\u2019s combination of acceleration and stealth moving behind defenses allow her to properly time and elevate for shots coming off the rim to give her team extra possessions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Seeing her string these actions into sequences of production are even more fun to witness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n