Hello,
My name is Dane Taylor. I have been playing competitive soccer since I was 4 years old. I am a Senior at The High School of Saint Thomas More in Champaign, IL, and am team captain. I am a three-time all conference and all area player. I play club soccer with Central Illinois United’s 2005 team; we play against top competition all over the U.S. In the summer of 2018, I was selected by my club team to travel to Europe to play against the top teams in the world in the Donosti Cup. I have also played with Central Illinois Elite all throughout the Midwest in the Super Y League. I was twice selected to play as a guest player in the Super Y North American Finals at IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida; in 2017 with Chicago Soccer Academy, and in 2018 with Northern Virginia Majestics.
Below is a link to some video highlights from 2022 club season.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WKBEc7PEOSg
Additionally, I attended an Exact Sports Showcase Camp in Indianapolis on 11/29/2020. They gave me a 4.5 star rating as a center back. Below is a link to their Performance Report.
https://mycamp.exactsports.com/pr_share/52149/92223b54-35b6-406b-9e12-8e5690affd15
During games and practices, I play with heart and 100% effort. According to my coaches, I am very athletic in all aspects of the game, and I can play any position my team needs me to play. I switched to center back full time in the Spring of 2020 because of my size, athleticism, and my leadership abilities. I started weight training early in 2020 and have put on nearly 25 pounds of muscle. I love to compete in every aspect; I am always focused on getting better every day and making my team better. I improve daily by playing soccer in the backyard with my brother, training with my teammates, individual training with Jorge Lujano (formerly a player with Saint Louis FC), and weight training with my personal trainer 3 times/week. Finally, I am very competitive and I love to win. I started on my eighth grade basketball team and we made it to the Class 2A state finals, I made it to the IESA state track meet my eighth grade year in 2 relays, and I hold a black belt in Tae Kwon Do.
Because of all of this, I feel I would be a great addition to any men's college soccer team.
Thank you for considering me!
Dane Taylor
Statistic | 2019 Varsity Team |
---|---|
Goals | 2 |
Assists | 3 |
NCSA College Recruiting® (NCSA) is the exclusive athletic recruiting network that educates, assists, and connects, families, coaches and companies so they can save time and money, get ahead and give back.
NCSA College Recruiting® (NCSA) is the nation’s leading collegiate recruiting source for more than 500,000 student-athletes and 42,000 college coaches. By taking advantage of this extensive network, more than 92 percent of NCSA verified athletes play at the college level. The network is available to high school student-athletes around the country through valued relationships with the NFLPA, FBU, NFCA and SPIRE. Each year, NCSA educates over 4 million athletes and their parents about the recruiting process through resources on its website, presentations of the critically-acclaimed seminar College Recruiting Simplified, and with Athletes Wanted, the book written by NCSA founder Chris Krause.
Questions?
866-495-5172
8am-6pm CST Every Day