'She sees the game differently': Caitlin Clark's dad, former coach reflect on her early basketball career

Before she was dominating the top women in America. She was *** little kid schooling the boys. Her dad, Brent couldn't find *** girls league at that age. So she was the boys problem in West Des Moines. I think it was the second grade, uh, ***, *** U state tournament. It was *** boys tournament. Well, they ended up winning the tournament. One of the mothers complained because *** girl shouldn't be allowed to play in ***, in *** boys tournament. So I always kind of chuckle about that. I can just remember her doing things in 3rd and 4th grade that were pretty special. By the time she started ninth grade, she was *** nationally known star with the *** *** U club, all Iowa attack coach, Kristen Meyer just started that year at downing calls from coaches, division one coaches before her freshman year of high school. And they had seen her play, you know, obviously in the *** U circuit and they were predicting her to be, I mean, top level. Some of them said that even as *** freshman in high school, they could have played on their D one team, then it started kind of clicking for me. I mean, she was the leading scorer and led the state and score. I believe her junior and senior year she sees the game differently than anyone I've ever met. The game is slower for her. And since getting to Iowa star status, her jaw dropping plays and statistical feats are leading Sports center getting tweets from K D and Steph Curry and have the kid from West Des Moines poised to win national player of the year. Knowing how hard she works at her game and her love for the game and her passion. I'm not surprised either. She's always been, oh, that's Brent's daughter. When did it become? Oh, you're Caitlin's dad and I had *** guy after the Indiana game at Indiana. You know, he, he knew he could see that I was Caitlin's dad. So he kind of followed me around *** little bit and then he came up and said, could you have Caitlin sign my little basketball? And I said, well, it's gonna be tough because I don't know the media obligations. Then he just asked me point blank. Would you sign my basketball?

Before she was one of the greatest women's basketball players in America, Iowa star Caitlin Clark was a little kid schooling the boys.When she was younger, Caitlin Clark's dad Brent Clark couldn't find a girls league for her age, so she joined a boys league in West Des Moines. "I think it was the 2nd grade, AAU state tournament. It was a boys tournament. Well, they ended up winning the tournament. One of the mothers complained because 'a girl shouldn't be allowed to play in a boys tournament.' So, I always kind of chuckle about that," Brent Clark said. "I can just remember her doing things in 3rd and 4th grade that were pretty special."By the time she started 9th grade, she was a nationally known star with the AAU club, All Iowa Attack.Coach Kristin Meyer just started that year at Dowling Catholic."I started getting calls from coaches, Division One coaches, before her freshman year of high school. And they had seen her play," Meyer said. "They were predicting her to be top level. Some of them said that, even as a freshman in high school, they could've played on their D1 team. She sees the game differently than anyone I've ever met. The game is slower for her." Since getting to Iowa, Caitlin's jaw-dropping plays and statistical feats are leading Sports Center, getting tweets from Kevin Durant and Steph Curry and have Caitlin Clark poised to win National Player of the Year.Brent Clark jokes that now people are even asking for HIS autograph. Clark and the Hawkeyes are off to Seattle for the Sweet 16. They play Friday against Duke or Colorado.

IOWA CITY, Iowa —

Before she was one of the greatest women's basketball players in America, Iowa star Caitlin Clark was a little kid schooling the boys.

When she was younger, Caitlin Clark's dad Brent Clark couldn't find a girls league for her age, so she joined a boys league in West Des Moines.

"I think it was the 2nd grade, AAU state tournament. It was a boys tournament. Well, they ended up winning the tournament. One of the mothers complained because 'a girl shouldn't be allowed to play in a boys tournament.' So, I always kind of chuckle about that," Brent Clark said. "I can just remember her doing things in 3rd and 4th grade that were pretty special."

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By the time she started 9th grade, she was a nationally known star with the AAU club, All Iowa Attack.

Coach Kristin Meyer just started that year at Dowling Catholic.

"I started getting calls from coaches, Division One coaches, before her freshman year of high school. And they had seen her play," Meyer said. "They were predicting her to be top level. Some of them said that, even as a freshman in high school, they could've played on their D1 team. She sees the game differently than anyone I've ever met. The game is slower for her."

Since getting to Iowa, Caitlin's jaw-dropping plays and statistical feats are leading Sports Center, getting tweets from Kevin Durant and Steph Curry and have Caitlin Clark poised to win National Player of the Year.

Brent Clark jokes that now people are even asking for HIS autograph. Clark and the Hawkeyes are off to Seattle for the Sweet 16. They play Friday against Duke or Colorado.

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