Win contested rebounds in traffic
“Two hands, high point”
Grabs boards with bodies around her
The Wolves Way
Five rungs. Eight buckets. One test for every skill on the list.
Every skill on this ladder earns its place the same way: it helps us create space, create an advantage, or play the advantage before the defense recovers. Space. Advantage. Pace. If a skill doesn’t serve one of those three, it isn’t on here.
Coaches set where a player sits on this ladder. It climbs in order, Foundation through College-Level, and the fourth rung carries the Marion 30: nobody plays varsity without all thirty.
What college coaches evaluate: skill, IQ, decisions under pressure, body language, coachability.
Rebounding and Transition
Win contested rebounds in traffic
“Two hands, high point”
Grabs boards with bodies around her
Race the floor to create an advantage
“Race the arcs”
Scores or creates before the defense sets
Stop ball, then match up in transition
“Ball first, then find yours”
No transition baskets allowed