Scott preparing for a step up in competition
Abby Scott elevates for the basket against the competition.
By:Justin Clark
Sophomore year is underway for Nations Elites 12th ranked girls basketball post player, Abby Scott. Abby attends Cherokee High School in Canton, GA, where she plays for Coach Matt Gates and Abby also plays for FBC Dynasty Elite, where she is Coached By Emmanuel “ET” Turner, and her position coach is Courtney Gable. Abby is a 6’2 PF living the dream on the basketball court.
Abby was on the basketball court this summer, she is working on the pivotal point where she is transitioning to being a leader on her team. She said she became more aware of the mental and physical parts of the game.
Georgia High School Athletic Association has begun the 2022 - 2023 season, and her teammates are in rebuilding mode. “This year is a rebuilding year for our school program. We lost many seniors and last year's leadership; we were a very young team. So going up against older and more experienced opponents can be very challenging. Our head coach, Matt Gates, has lots of experience with rebuilding seasons. His main advice is to focus on the lessons learned throughout the losses and to take something away from every game.” When asked Abby how she is preparing for this upcoming season, “I’m preparing for this season by trying to take in all the basketball that I can and learn from every experience. I’m also trying to improve my mental game and basketball IQ.”
With Abby being only a sophomore, she cannot receive official communication from the next level. But Abby’s father is no stranger to being a college athlete. Her late father, Coach Mike Scott, played for the University of Kentucky in the SEC. When I asked Abby about the opportunity to play for her late father's Alma Mater. “Getting to play at my dad’s alma mater would mean the world to me and my family. Getting to continue the legacy that my dad started at Kentucky would mean the world to me and would be the most humbling honor that I could experience. I also love Coach Elzy and her coaching style. Women’s basketball is very prestigious at UK. She not only coaches the team she coaches the woman. She pours into the athletes that she coaches and really embraces family in her coaching style. I would be so humbled to experience that.”
Abby has participated in many camps in the Carolinas in schools like Furman, Converse, Davidson, Mars Hill, Queens, Newberry and USC Upstate, and NGU. She plans to continue to hoop at Summer Camps for the upcoming summer to get a name out there.
When asked about the upcoming season, are there any particular matchups she is looking forward to? “I’m looking forward to matchups that my high school and my AAU team will face this upcoming season. With our high school going up a region, we are looking at more competition. Schools like Buford, Osborne, and Kennesaw Mountain are now in the lineup” But Abby is ready for the tough competition in the AAU circuit on playing the elite of the elite when I asked her about the competition. “As for my AAU team, we have now switched to an FBC travel team, so competition will be much more challenging for us. I, for one, am up for the challenge; it will only make me a better player.”
Sophomore year is underway for Nations Elites 12th ranked girls basketball post player, Abby Scott. Abby attends Cherokee High School in Canton, GA, where she plays for Coach Matt Gates and Abby also plays for FBC Dynasty Elite, where she is Coached By Emmanuel “ET” Turner, and her position coach is Courtney Gable. Abby is a 6’2 PF living the dream on the basketball court.
Abby was on the basketball court this summer, she is working on the pivotal point where she is transitioning to being a leader on her team. She said she became more aware of the mental and physical parts of the game.
Georgia High School Athletic Association has begun the 2022 - 2023 season, and her teammates are in rebuilding mode. “This year is a rebuilding year for our school program. We lost many seniors and last year's leadership; we were a very young team. So going up against older and more experienced opponents can be very challenging. Our head coach, Matt Gates, has lots of experience with rebuilding seasons. His main advice is to focus on the lessons learned throughout the losses and to take something away from every game.” When asked Abby how she is preparing for this upcoming season, “I’m preparing for this season by trying to take in all the basketball that I can and learn from every experience. I’m also trying to improve my mental game and basketball IQ.”
With Abby being only a sophomore, she cannot receive official communication from the next level. But Abby’s father is no stranger to being a college athlete. Her late father, Coach Mike Scott, played for the University of Kentucky in the SEC. When I asked Abby about the opportunity to play for her late father's Alma Mater. “Getting to play at my dad’s alma mater would mean the world to me and my family. Getting to continue the legacy that my dad started at Kentucky would mean the world to me and would be the most humbling honor that I could experience. I also love Coach Elzy and her coaching style. Women’s basketball is very prestigious at UK. She not only coaches the team she coaches the woman. She pours into the athletes that she coaches and really embraces family in her coaching style. I would be so humbled to experience that.”
Abby has participated in many camps in the Carolinas in schools like Furman, Converse, Davidson, Mars Hill, Queens, Newberry and USC Upstate, and NGU. She plans to continue to hoop at Summer Camps for the upcoming summer to get a name out there.
When asked about the upcoming season, are there any particular matchups she is looking forward to? “I’m looking forward to matchups that my high school and my AAU team will face this upcoming season. With our high school going up a region, we are looking at more competition. Schools like Buford, Osborne, and Kennesaw Mountain are now in the lineup” But Abby is ready for the tough competition in the AAU circuit on playing the elite of the elite when I asked her about the competition. “As for my AAU team, we have now switched to an FBC travel team, so competition will be much more challenging for us. I, for one, am up for the challenge; it will only make me a better player.”