We are happy to present our first-ever daily All Red Hat Team! With the vballrecruiter.com team on hand for the start of 14 Open at the AAU Girls Junior National Championships in Orlando, we spent the day like we usually do – scouring the gym and taking in as much action as possible. That brings us to our All Red Hat Team for Day 1 of 14 Open. We’ll be releasing a daily All Red Hat Team for the remainder of our time in Orlando as well as for the USAV Girls Junior National Championships coming up in Chicago at the end of the month.

Naturally, you’re wondering what is the All Red Hat Team and how does it differ from our daily Show Stoppers? For starters, we are aiming to put together a daily team consisting of outsides, middles, right sides, setters and liberos who were our absolute favorite players of the day. Favorite doesn’t mean only a 5-star recruit or a familiar name. These are players who stood out to us for a variety of reasons, from amazing play to great energy or attitude or making key hustle plays. In a way, these are daily all-stars who really stood out the most to us for one reason or another. Without further delay, our Day 1 All Red Hat Team for 14 Open is below.

ALL RED HAT TEAM

Jordyn Jones OH Mich Elite 14 Mizuno: Jones was definitely a personal favorite. What a gamer she is! Though Jones is undersized compared to other outsides we caught, she brings nothing but fire on the court. She was taking aggressive swings and challenging the defense then catching them with well-timed tips to keep them off guard.

Carson Caraway OH IVBA 14 Open: Caraway is another with great energy and emotion. We featured her early this season at one of our Elite ID Clinics. At 6-2, she has nice size for any age and a solid arm to back it up with.

Carsyn Comer MB Munciana 14 Chipmunks: Comer continues to improve from earlier this season. The 6-0 middle is playing six rotations and taking serves in receive! She’s more than likely a future outside because of it. Comer has a calmer and more stoic demeanor on the court but she’s no less effective in tormenting defenses. They had little answers for her at the net.

Kamryn Cocherl MB Mintonette Sports m.41: It looked as if Cocherl came to Orlando for two things – to chew bubble gum and put away sets. And she was all out of bubble gum on Day 1. All I saw her do was power balls down for kills. She’s a bit undersized but Mintonette was feeding her and she was delivering with loud winners.

Kaelyn Bjorklund S/RS Northern Lights 14-1: Bjorklund plays a vital role and does it well for Northern Lights hitting and setting. At 6-0, she is a physical presence at the net and does well dishing and feeding her various hitters. She’s another steady player who doesn’t seem to get too high or too down.

Emerson Dorr S/RS IVBA 14 Open: Dorr, also a 6-footer, was another who was just coming with it and playing with lots of intensity and determination. She also stood out as a two-way player who flashed plenty of potential. She’s a wirey attacker who can generate pace. She also showed well as setter putting up a nice hittable ball.

Josalyn Samuels S Kairos 14 Alpha: Samuels is a future stud! She’s part of the Class of 2028, is playing up an age group and is already touching 9-10. She’s mature for her age and is a step ahead of setters a year older. She’s smooth and does well connecting with her hitters.

Sophia Dostic S OT 14 Laura: Dostic is another up-and-coming setter who stood out with her strong play. She has great demeanor on the court as she doesn’t seem to get rattled and remains steady. She was running the offense well, getting her hitters involved and setting a clean ball consistently.

Ella Horvick L/DS OT 14 Laura: Horvick was a wall in the back row. She had command, was reading and covering well. She also had on-point passing and provided a defensive edge.

Addison Thompson-Stepp L/DS Legacy 14-1 Adidas: Thompson-Stepp is an upbeat libero who was holding it down defensively. She was putting the ball on target and passing well out of serve receive.