Katherine Vanderhyden
- Position Played: 5
- Height: 72"
- Weight: 237.5lbs
- Wingspan: 74.5"
- Birthdate: 6/9/1986
- Nationality/Passport: USA/No
- School: University of Montevallo
- Last Team: N/A
Winning Ways Pro International Testing Package
This battery of tests is given to each athlete at the beginning and at the conclusion of their training program. The results listed below are actual results and where noted number expected, indicates the professional player at a comparable position and size.
- Footspeed: defensive slants from foul lane to foul lane in a 30 second time period.
- Takes/Makes: elbow to elbow jump shots, demonstrating quickness of release and accuracy. Drill is 60sec.
- Chair Drill: a full court drill where player has maximum of 4 dribble from foul line to basket, laying the ball up and exploding back to 1 of 4 perimeter spots for outside shots. Must continue drill until all 4 shots are made.
- Foul Shooting: 3 sets of 5 free throws, where by each set is under additional conditions of fatigue.
- *There are no breaks during this testing.
Testing:
- DRILLS: NUMBER ACHIEVED - NUMBER EXPECTED
- Footspeed: 22 - 24
- Free Throws #1: 4/5 - 4/5
- Take/Makes: 19/8 - 9/16
- Free Throws #2: 4/5 - 4/5
- Chair Drill:
- Free Throws #3: 4/5 - 4/5
Other Info:
- Physical & Mental: Good physical size, quick learner who processes information qucikly.
- Ball Skills: Good post moves, keeps the ball high well.
- Offense: Great fitness around the basket, needs to work on quickness, good mid range shooter.
- Rebounding: Boxes out very well with good fundamentals, needs to work on vertical leap, good outlet passer.
- Defense: Strong post defender, but lacks great lateral quickness.
- Game Knowledge: Picked up international rules quickly and continued to learn.
- Strengths: Mid range jump shot, post defense, and rebounding.
- Opportunities for Improvement: Conditioning and foot speed.
- Overall Comments: Interacted well with players, very coachable.
- Collegiate Basketball Career: University of Montevallo - Head Coach Brittney Ezell (205.665.6599)
- Personal Data: US Citizen No US Passport. Two ACL replacement surgeries (07-08). One screw replacement left knee.
- Contact Information: Phone: (815) 666-7581 Email: kvanderh@forum.montevallo.edu
