How to recruit.
by BabaGhanouj (2022-05-14 21:23:09)
Edited on 2022-05-14 21:28:28

In reply to: One of top young US players in 2021  posted by SixShutouts66


First of all, Korbin graduated from high school in 3 years, so she is young. Here, in Korbin's own words is how she ended up at Notre Dame.

"The very first time I was recruited, I was playing up a couple years. I don’t remember which showcase it was exactly, but I do remember it was one of my first tournaments playing at Eclipse. I remember playing my hardest and right after that, Notre Dame reached out to me. They told me they had been watching me for a long time, and I was just stunned by that. There weren’t many schools out there that I was interested in at the time, I just heard from Notre Dame, and I was like, ‘Wow, that’s amazing. I want to go to that school right now.’ There were a few other schools I looked at. Penn State was one of them. I was going to visit Pepperdine, but I decided that it wasn’t for me."

"But what ultimately got me to commit to Notre Dame was just the family and community that it offered. I remember going to my first practice on my visit and all the girls were just so welcoming. And when they were practicing, it was such a friendly and team environment. They were all laughing together, having fun, and I just loved doing that too. And then once the coach blew the whistle, it was like, “Game time. Let’s get this done. Let’s work hard. Get this practice done and learn everything that we need to learn.” I was very motivated and that pushed me to commit to Notre Dame."

[Baba back]
Usually I don't pay much attention to all the "family atmosphere" stuff, but what Korbin said about having fun in practice and playing hard seemed to ring true. Good job Coach Nate Norman.

I'm also interested in how she and Aly Akers (out all last year with an injury) play together.

Finally, I hope we don't lose her to the pros before her 4 years.


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