Safiya Hijazin '27 Recruiting Profile

Hi, my name is Safiya "Safi" Hijazin and live in Charlotte, NC. I am a rising freshman who will be going to Charlotte Catholic High School this fall.  I am a good candidate for your team because I am always the person on the team that's giving it a 120% every game no matter. I practice independently outside of practice, working on my skills and always go to my coaches to ask for feedback as to what I could have done differently or how can improve my skills.  I love feedback so I know what I can work on to be a strong teammate.  I always try to keep everything positive during the game by cheering on my teammates and encouraging them.  When we win, we win together and when we lose we lose together so it's important to stay positive and focused, I really hate losing.

I think what makes me difference from other recruits in character is that I'm positive, focused and always give a 120%.  I always work to win and learn from my mistakes.  I'm really luck that I have been blessed with speed and this is my superpower that I'm currently working on mastering with my skills. I am open to trying new things/positions and have played defense, midfield and forward which my mom tells me makes me a well round player. I really enjoy school and am focused on getting good grades and balancing school with sports.  I currently average A-/A in middle school while playing on my school Field Hockey team at Holy Trinity Middle School and then playing on the community Elite Travel Field Hockey League, Charlotte Ambush, during the Winter Indoor Season and Spring Outdoor Season.  I have gotten opportunity to play at different tournaments out of state which has been a great opportunity to play against other players of different skills and learn from the experience.  I also recently got the opportunity to go to a Field Hockey Camp through University of North Carolina and got to work on improving my skills with the Coaches at UNC.  I really enjoyed being able to work with actual college coaches and had a lot of fun!