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Girls' basketball: Amaya Battle

By Tim Kolehmainen, Breakdown Sports Media, 06/18/20, 11:00AM CDT

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The Amaya Battle file

  • Name: Amaya Battle
  • School: Hopkins
  • Class: Sophomore
  • Honors: Breakdown Elite 35 underclassmen

Q and A

Give me a short scouting report on yourself as a player. What are your strengths?

  • Some of my strengths are my pull up game, defense and ability to get rebounds. My mid-range pull up has improved and is nice. I play very solid defense and as a guard, I rebound fairly well.

Can you tell us one unusual thing about yourself that others may not know?

  • One unusual thing is that I'm a huge sneakerhead. I hope to have a room full of shoes one day.

What's the best part of playing high school basketball and why?

  • The best part of playing high school is seeing your teammates every day and creating bonds with them. Just being together like one big family.

Tell me about the outlook for your team this year. What are the strengths of your team?

  • We basically have the exact same team from last year minus one starter. With everyone returning, we have a lot of experience and improved players this upcoming season.

What other activities are you involved in at the high school level?

  • One other activity I'm involved in is yearbook. I help and put together the yearbook along with my classmates.

What type of training do you do in the offseason?

  • For the off-season training, I do a lot of strength and conditioning training as well as getting in the gym and working on my shot.

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