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Philip Ward '21 Recruiting Profile
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I am passionate, and a fully committed person to my family, my team and my studies. My goal is to find the match of a great college where I can play soccer at a challenging level. I am looking for a College - anywhere - that can help me to be fully prepared for a career in Bio-technology or related subject. I want to play soccer in college because, as I have always felt, it unlocks my abilities and creates a joy to try as hard as possible. Following these challenges with my team mates and following a respected coach is my "dream job."
As a player and leader, I know that when I show up for practice and any soccer event, I am ready to give my all, and others will follow. As a Palo Alto & Stanford soccer club and Gunn High School soccer team captain, I have show positive encouragement to my team and lead by example.
I have lived and trained at several extraordinary places with extraordinary coaches... like when I was 6 years old and was selected on the Napa Valley Soccer Club All Star team being coached by Abe Torres (now technical director at the Corte Madera FC), and in CHINA with a former Italian National team member (Adriano Palos), and with Palo Alto: Sergio Pacheco (Chilean National Team). Also with Palo Alto Soccer Club - Coach Ian Drury was from Scotland's Youth National Team and currently (June 2018) with Stanford Soccer Club's Premier team coached by VAVA the USA National Futsol Coach and Armando Luna from Brazil. The summer of 2018, I trained with the Greystones professional soccer club Development coach Declan Bollard in Ireland. The variety of these playing, learning and living experiences sets my candidacy apart from many. It has shown me how to be flexible, adjustable and yet focused during both games and practices.
My ultimate goal is to prepare for a career in a Science related field, such as Bio-Technology. I have had some great Advanced Biology teachers at both Gunn High School and also at the Xiamen International School in China. I hope to find a college with the possibility to play soccer and learn science at a high level with a team that shares my full commitment to success.
Athletics
High School Information
- 2018 Club/Travel Team
- Starter- Jersey: #17
Individual Awards
- Captain & First Team All Conference All Star, 1st Team All-Conference
Team Awards
- , Conference 2nd Place
Club Information
- Seasons of Club Experience
- 5 seasons
- 2019 Stanford Hurricanes Black 03B (Premier/NPL)
- Winter League NorCal NPL/Premier U/17 level Versus: Napa United, Juventas, Premier Aztecas, Surf Academy, NVA Academy, USA elite Stars.
- 2018 Stanford Soccer Club 03 Black (Premier (NPL))
- New to Stanford SC in June 2018
- 2016 Palo Alto 03 (NPL/Gold)
- I played on two PASC 03 teams this club season and played in several positions including Center Defense, Midfield and Striker.
- 2011 Pacific Sports FC (Premier)
- China expatriate community team coached by Adriano who was an Italian National Team member. We won the Southern China International Schools Athletic Conference Championships two years. I was the high scorer and team captain.
- 2010 Napa Soccer Academy (Academy)
- All Star team team selection.
Coach References
- High School Head Coach
- David Light
- Private Coach
- Abe Torres
- Travel / Club Coach
- Armando Luna
Events
- Camp/Event
- US Club Championships Regional
- 6/13/20 to 6/19/20
- USA National Qualifying Club Championships
- Camp/Event
- Bay Area Spring Cup
- 4/25/20 to 4/26/20
- Top Bay Area and NorCal teams from NPL/Premier teams compete.
- Camp/Event
- UC Santa Cruz ID camp
- 4/05/20 to 4/05/20
- College ID camp
- Camp/Event
- Cupa Surf - San Jose
- 2/29/20 to 3/01/20
- Surf Cup Winter event in South San Jose, CA
- Camp/Event
- CSU Monterey Bay
- 1/04/20 to 12/06/20
- Camp/Event
- U California - Santa Barbara, College ID camp
- 12/21/19 to 12/22/19
- CSU Monterey Bay & CSU Pomona will be there too.
- Camp/Event
- Occidental College Elite ID camp
- 12/08/19 to 12/08/19
- Camp/Event
- November Nights, by Adidas/LA Galaxy
- 11/29/19 to 12/01/19
- Playing with Stanford Soccer Club Hurricanes (Red/White #72)
- Camp/Event
- Davis Legacy Tournament
- 9/27/19 to 9/29/19
- NPL/Academy/State Premier levels
- Camp/Event
- Univ. of Portland residential ID camp
- 8/01/19 to 8/04/19
- Camp/Event
- Exact Academic College ID Camp
- 7/24/19 to 7/27/19
- Selected team "standard bearer (captain)" and all star team for EXACT North East Summer 2019.
- Camp/Event
- Stanford residential ID camp
- 7/18/19 to 7/20/19
- Stanford ID started as Center Back on Championship team un-socred upon.
- Camp/Event
- Oregon State residential ID camp
- 7/11/19 to 7/13/19
- Camp/Event
- Clash at the Border
- 6/26/19 to 6/28/19
- This is a new event (April 21) replacing the Corona EXACT ID camp date.
- Camp/Event
- Man City (Surf Cup) Tournament
- 5/24/19 to 5/26/19
- Man City is an invite only tournament sponsored by Surf Cup. Club teams from all over the USA and abroad will be there.
- Camp/Event
- University of California - Santa Cruz
- 4/07/19 to 4/07/19
- Camp/Event
- California Regional League Performance tournament
- 3/16/19 to 3/17/19
- Qualifier for the Western USSA youth Nationals in Idaho: Summer 2019
- Camp/Event
- Cupo Surf - Nor Cal
- 3/02/19 to 3/03/19
- Nor Cal qualifier for June San Diego Surf Cup
- Camp/Event
- Colorado School of Mines ID camp
- 2/02/19 to 2/02/19
- High School ID camp for prospective student/athletes.
- Camp/Event
- University of Portland Elite ID Camp
- 12/15/18 to 12/16/18
- Camp/Event
- Surf Cup
- 11/22/18 to 11/24/18
- Cancelled due to Smokey weather in Bay Area
- Camp/Event
- Davis Legacy Tournament 2018
- 9/29/18 to 9/30/18
- Camp/Event
- University of San Francisco ID camp
- 8/04/18 to 8/04/18
- Camp/Event
- EXCEL Academic 50 showcase/ID camp
- 7/25/18 to 7/28/18
- Academic 50 ID camp will offer me a chance to interact with college coaches that represent schools that I want to study science at.
- Camp/Event
- Invitational training with Greystones SC, Ireland
- 6/25/18 to 7/06/18
- Professional Coach Declan Bollard - Director of Development at Greystones Soccer Club IRELAND invited me to train with their youth all stars for two weeks.
- Camp/Event
- EXCEL showcase/ID camp
- 6/15/18 to 6/15/18
- Academic ID camp for students with a 3.0 or better that want to play College Soccer.
- Camp/Event
- Breakers Cup
- 3/17/18 to 3/18/18
- Camp/Event
- MVLA Winter tournament
- 12/02/17 to 12/03/17
- Camp/Event
- SCISAC
- 5/15/15 to 5/17/15
- Champions in 03 age group. I scored most points as Team Captain.
- Camp/Event
- UC Berkley ID camp
- 6/19/10 to 6/24/10
- Youngest soccer player invited to Cal Berkley ID camp.
- Camp/Event
- Napa All Stars tournament
- 1/23/10 to 1/24/10
- My Napa 03B won tournament with teams from NorCal area. I played midfield.
Training
- Multicultural Training for 10 plus years
- 10 years
- I have been so fortunate to have trained with some great coaches from a huge variety of countries and passionate soccer cultures. 5 years in Napa with Abe Torres, now Technical Director at Corte Madera SC. 4 years in China with Adriano who was on the Italian National Team. 2 years with Ian Drury who is a youth national player from Scotland and now with Vava and Armando at Stanford Soccer Club. Vava is the USA youth National Futsol coach and a Stanford Soccer Club Director of our 03 team.
- Ireland, Greystones FC
- 1 year
- During the summer of 2018, I was invited to train with Declan Bollard the Director of Development at Greystones FC south of Dublin, Ireland.
- Stanford College ID camp 2019
- 1 year
- Stanford ID camp,2019: Made"World Cup" Finals at Stanford ID camp (10 teams=120 of the best HS players) with "excellent" character, coachability & learning mindset from coaches evaluation (attached). /Users/Douglas/Desktop/Stanford_soccer_Philip_ 4/file-24.jpeg ... and ... /Users/Douglas/Desktop/Stanford_soccer_Philip_ 4/file1-10.jpeg
Additional Sports
- Volleyball
- 4 years
- Club/Travel Team
- SCISAC championship team member
Statistics
| Statistic | 2018 Club/Travel Te |
|---|---|
| Goals | 10 (Hi Scorer on HS team) |
| Assists | 15 |
| Shots on Goal | 17 |
| Games Played | 25 |
Academics
Grades
Test Scores
Academic Accomplishments
Are you in honor classes?
Yes. Outstanding Math Student: 2019 Gunn High School (Adv.Math) Presidential Outstanding Academic Excellence Award Honors English(Philosophy), Honors English (Shakespeare), Advanced Geometry, Algebra2/Trig, Adv.Calculus Advanced Chemistry & Advanced Chem2 Bio-Tech class for advanced scienceAre you in AP/IB classes?
Yes. AP Biology AP English AP PsychologyRegistered with the NCAA Eligibility Center?
NoAwards and Activities
- AwardsMath Department (Geometry/Trig) Award: 2019 Presidential Outstanding Academic Excellence Award MAP or Measure of Academic Progress and scored: 98%tiles + for both Maths and English. Advanced Math - 2018 - 2020 school years Honors English - 2017-2021 school years Advanced Biology - 2018-2019 school year Advanced Chemistry - 2019 - 2021 school years
- ActivitiesHS Drama production of Romeo & Juliet - main role Romeo. International Travel (by myself) - Dublin, Ireland 2018 Community Service Project 2019 Lived in China attending International Schools: Captain of League Championship Soccer and Volleyball teams at Xiamen International School (China) 2015-2017
