2028s: National Watch-List Offensive Players

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Who are the top offensive players on the National Watch List in the Class of 2028?</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["48311"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-6a0e0c70b8983"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">Walsh has a great frame for the next level, standing at 5'10”. She loves to get downhill on her dodges. Walsh is a quick dodger and an effective dodger, the way she gets past defenders. She can dodge all over the field and get underneath her defenders. The Hero's attacker works well off-ball and is successful when she takes the draw. She has high potential and a good ceiling for the next level. Definitely a player to keep an eye on as she continues to develop her craft.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["47657"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-6a0e0c70b89cc"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">McAleenan is an electrifying player to watch. She is a 2-way midfielder out of St. John's College High School (D.C.). McAleenan overemphasizes her dodges and blows by her defenders. An extremely shifty dodger who is very fast and explosive. The most impressive part of her game is her ability to get off a shot. She creates her own shot and then unleashes a pure rocket. She is two-handed and can shoot equally as hard/accurate with both. McAleenan is a good feeder and goes 100% on every play.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["47659"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-6a0e0c70b89f5"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">Sparano is a fundamental 2-way midfielder. She is a hard downhill dodger who will drive through contact. The Lawrenceville School (N.J.) product is extremely shifty and explosive on her dodges and will weave through defenders. Off-ball on offense, she makes effective cuts. On the draw, she comes in off the circle, and she reads the ball well. On the clear, she is very fast and will get the ball across to the offense. Defensively, she plays good 1v1 defense and drives players out on their hips. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["47665"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-6a0e0c70b8a34"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">Whipple's confidence has increased a lot from her freshman year of high school to her sophomore year. She is a 2-way midfielder out of Rochester, N.Y. When Whipple wants to get to the goal, she is going to find a way.  She is a hard righty dodger. The Aces Elite product places the ball well on her shots. She is good off-ball on offense. She can get after it on defense. On the draw, she likes to win it for herself. When she comes in off the circle, she reads the ball well.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["47671"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-6a0e0c70b8a6a"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">Shively can wear multiple hats when she needs to. She can be a dodger, she can play off-ball, and she can be a feeder. Shively works extremely hard to get the ball in her stick on offense. Lots of her goals come from working off-ball. She knows where to put herself to score goals. She picks, and she slips to the goal. If she needs to be a dodger, she can be explosive and turn the corner or get downhill. When Shively gets the opportunity to dodge, she does great things, and she can be a dodger all over the field. Her shot is money, and she can place the ball wherever she wants with her different release points. Looking long-term at the college level, a program that already has alpha dogs that have a dodge first mentality needs to go after Shively because she will complement those alphas. She was face guarded multiple times this spring, and she still found ways to score, working off-ball and timing her cuts. Her IQ is top-notch. College programs need to get her on 9/1.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block -->