With relentless dedication, senior Landry Sherrer stands as an important leader of the Coppell High School girls basketball program. Sherrer is determined to make herself known and become an athlete at her maximum potential.
During her sophomore year, she felt like she did not contribute to the best of her ability to the team’s success.
“I started working, I put my head down and was focused on getting better, not worried about what other people were thinking or what college coaches were thinking,” Sherrer said. “My junior year I took on an impactful role, and learned how to lead the offensive threat for the girls program.”
Allowing for the chance to showcase her skills, her work ethic and commitment had to be at the top during the offseason, allowing her to be an underdog going into her junior year.
“In my junior year, most teams didn’t have me on their scouting report,” Sherrer said. “I was shocking everybody with what I was able to do. This year they know who I am.”
Sherrer developed a change in her mentality to be more confident in herself and her abilities.
“I’m definitely my own worst critic, but I’ve learned to give myself grace,” Sherrer said. “I learned to understand that people make mistakes and that’s OK and I don’t have to be perfect all the time, even though I wish I could be.”
Coppell girls basketball coach Ravyn Terry knows the extent of Sherrer’s dedication towards the sport.
“Landry watches film, studies opponents and works closely with coaches to understand defensive tendencies,” Terry said. “She’s learned how to read defenses in real time and adjust her game, whether it’s finding open teammates or attacking weaknesses.”
Helping develop Sherrer, girls JV coach Willis Tran understands how much of a threat she is to the opposing team, and if people are not prepared for her skill they are in for a tough game.
“If teams don’t know Landry, they just haven’t done their homework,” Tran said.
Sherrer’s senior year has honed in on her talent and persistence to get the job done with technique and discipline.
“I can’t change my circumstances, but I can control what I can control and that’s my attitude, my effort, how much I’m talking on the court and how encouraging I can be to my teammates,” Sherrer said. “I think if I focus on that, then the rest will fall into place.”
Her parents, Lindsey and Lindsay Sherrer have been supportive of Landry all throughout her basketball career, and take into account her hard work. Landry will play college basketball at the United States Military Academy West Point.
West Point felt like home for Sherrer.
“Everything felt right about West Point, the coaching staff, the girls, the facilities and the school,” Sherrer said. “I was super intrigued by the military aspect, so as I started to learn more about it, I realized it was something I wanted to be a part of. ”
Tran is one of Sherrer’s biggest supporters and sees her as an inspiration to the girls program.
“Landry is the last piece of culture,” Tran said.
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