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Total Player 2021 by David Paradelo

December 11, 2021

David Paradelo is the Canadian women’s national team head coach. One of the younger coaches on the world stage, the 36-year-old Canadians’ journey to the top has very humble foundations. After being offered a coaching position in 2006 at Club Aquatique de Montréal (CAMO), one of the country’s top clubs, he started out coaching a variety of age-groups, from junior to senior teams. 

In 2010, his coaching ability was finally recognized as he started working with the Canadian national teams. Some achievements include winning Gold at the 2010 Junior Pan American Games, Silver at the Youth Pan American Games and Silver at the 2014 World Youth Championships. 

In 2019, having worked his way through the national junior set-up, Paradelo was finally appointed the women’s national team head coach, and in the same year, won Silver at the Pan American Games in Lima, Peru. 

After a seventeen-year absence, Canada women’s national team once again qualified for the Olympic Games in Tokyo, and under David Paradelo’s stewardship, they finished seventh.

David Paradelo’s Top 5 of 2021

 

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1. Ashleigh Johnson (USA)

US National Player | Clubs: Ethnikos | Position: Goalkeeper

Best goalkeeper in the world. Ashleigh dominates the game and imposes herself in every game with key saves. As the game moves on she becomes better and harder to beat.
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2. Maggie Steffens (USA)

US National Player | Clubs: CN Sabadell | Position: Left Driver

Best all around player. She is used to so many different positions that she is invaluable for her team. She can set, check and play both sides as well as the best positional players in the world.
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3. Rita Keszthelyi-Nagy (HUN)

Hungarian National Player | Club: USVE | Position: Left Driver

Best team leader. As a captain she brings her team to another level. As a player she always plays with the highest expectations of herself which also makes her a leader by example.
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4. Maica Garcia Godoy (ESP)

Spanish National Player | Club: CN Sabadell | Position: Centre Forward

Beat Center forward. She dominates her position and draws the zone almost instantly. She gains off-ball exclusions more than anyone else in the game and is also able to finish important plays. She is playing less minutes than many centers which makes her efficiency be extremely high.
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5. Maddie Musselman (USA)

US National Player | Clubs: UCLA | Position: Left Driver

Best outside shooter. She has proved to be the most efficient perimeter shooter in the circuit. She uses all her tools (elevation, shot variety, release points, and range of motion) to generate performant shots added to her very good lecture of the play and decision-making from it.
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