ESPN Hoopgurlz recently released their Best of Summer Series. In the series, Hoopgurlz featured his best teams, emerging players, gunners (best shooters and scorers) and dime (passers). Trust me, the young women on these lists will be the players you will find out about in the best college programs. Now, how exactly are you mentioned on these lists?

Play during the summer

First, the title is “How Female Basketball Players Get Included in ESPN Hoopgurlz Best of Summer”. I could stop there … In today’s society and level of women’s basketball, it can’t just be played during the regular school basketball season. You have to keep playing basketball in the late spring and into the summer.

Play nationally

If you visit the ESPN Hoopgurlz site, you will see tip sheets for the events they attended during the summer. These events were everywhere. You will see cities like Memphis, TN; Las Vegas, NV; Los Angeles California; Oregon City, Oregon; and North Augusta, SC. If you are a player and want to gain recognition as a player, you can’t just play summer basketball in a church or recreational league in your neighborhood. It just doesn’t work that way. You have to go out and play against the best talents in the main national events.

Play the game

Players on the Best of Summer list can play basketball. They are fundamentally sound. They are team players. They are great shooters AND scorers. They are distributors.