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You are correct - but, depending on the sport and the athlete - there are many levels of fitness that would help or hurt an athlete in a given sport ! I know who you are/ we're referring to in wbb and that was pretty obvious !
Scott's program seems to emphasize weights as well as diet and other exercise regimens that are based on the needs for optimal basketball fitness .

I don't think Taya is primed for any such approach. I've seen nothing in the last 4 years that would suggest she's going to try to assert herself this year. Just seems completely out of character. I think the best we can hope for is that she be solid, perhaps a bit more so now that the injury is well in her rearview mirror.

One opinion on the qualities needed to be a great leader:

  o  Learn from your mistakes
  o  Lead by example
  o  Put other's needs first
  o  Have confidence
  o  Set a high standard

Another set of opinions:

  o  Give it an all-out effort
  o  Encourage
  o  Understand that basketball is a team sport
  o  Understand mistakes will be made
  o  Do not allow others to talk negatively about the team

And yet another:

  o  You must be self-motivated. 
  o  Team captains firmly believe that the best interest of the team always comes first.
  o  Team captains are bold, tenacious, fearless, prepared, fluid and enthusiastic.
  o  Team leaders are great listeners and have a thirst to improve. 
  o  Team captains expect and demand the best from themselves and their teammates.
  o  Know your role. A key part of being a leader is knowing your role on the team. If you don’t know, ask.
  o  Team captains choose their words carefully. The words of the team captain mean more than that of any other player.
  o  Encourages teammates. A good leader keeps the team upbeat and positive. If a teammate is down, the captain picks the player’s spirits up.
  o  Understand that mistakes will be made. Team leaders can’t get down on themselves or others when mistakes because if you do others will follow. 
  o  Team captains do not allow others to talk negatively about the team. You should take any insult about a team member as an insult against the whole team.

So, it seems to me it's down to Ellie Mack and Talia Von Oelhoffen.  Tea Adams led her team in steals and assists and is presumably mature and skilled and would be a good leader, but she is new and she probably won't start.  Ellie and TVO have tremendous self-confidence and some swagger, so they just need to choose to embrace the role.  I don't see any of our other players having what it takes.

We don't know anything about Greta, really, but if she were to be a starter and quickly develop a prominent role on the team, all it would take would be for her to be vocal and confident and want the leadership role.  Which, as a freshman, would be very unlikely, unless it were a natural gift of hers.  If she excelled early, her confidence level could soar.  Not saying it's likely, but some people have the gift.

I think this is the first mention of the correct answer. I’ve heard Aleah and the coaches both mention Kennedy as the leader next year. I think she’s going to be the one to lead the team, TVO will have the ball in her hands at crunch time, but I think KB will be the leader.

Are you kidding about the rebounding?  Pivec outrebounded everybody else on the team, because she was a beast.  Brown was 2nd in rebounding average, ahead of Jones.  That is really not the thing to be nitpicking about.