Brandon Sweeney '22 Recruiting Profile

You are most likely wondering why I'd be a good candidate for your team and I'm here to tell you. I am an outstanding leader for my peers and teammates, always looking to uplift other students in class or teammates on the field. I always make sure to put the team before myself because in the end people aren’t going to remember what you did but rather how you impacted them or made them feel.  When something pushes me down or holds me back I strive to improve and seek supportive criticism from coaches or teachers whether that means asking them for direct support or realizing what I can improve.  An example of this is freshmen year soccer, I played forward because my coach saw my speed and movement with the ball but I would get winded and tired extremely fast resulting in a sub. I was a big forward compared to teammates and it showed weight wise, I came in around 180lbs. Fast forward to the end of our season and I knew something had to change. Throughout winter playing indoor soccer for Nordic combined with vigorous cardio and HIIT I was able to slim down to 165lbs  going into sophomore year and still I wasn't satisfied. I didn't play my sophomore year of soccer and instead was motivated to keep losing weight completing cutting out distractions and having fun with friends, in exchange for working out and preparing myself for my upcoming varsity season. I come in now at 148lbs as a pure anchor for my team taking up the defensive positions (right and center back) and holding down the fort. My technicality and superb ball movement  set me apart from other defensemen. I support those attributes with quick thinking also making sure I know what I’m going to do with the ball before I receive it. As a fullback I also see the field unravel and always look ahead to notify and let my teammates know what the best play is in every situation whether that means dropping the ball back and attacking a different side or simple switching the field. I always make note to stay on my toes in these situations. I am strong with both feet being able to nail long ball passes to up top teammates.