Nathalie Patnaude '21 Recruiting Profile

I have been playing soccer since I was 6 years old, which is no surprise since my Mom is English. I am happiest during soccer season with all the games, practices, and team events. Even though soccer season is the busiest time for me, I find I work best when I have to balance my course work with sport (no time to procrastinate!).  I really like being involved with school sports.  For example, this past year I managed the Girls Varsity Basketball team which was fun to be part of a team even if I wasn’t the athlete playing.

I think of myself as a student-athlete and prioritize my time in that order.  I work very hard on my grades so between the challenging academic schedule I set for myself and sports, I don’t have much spare time. However, this past year I struggled in Intro to Calculus and ended with a grade that I felt did not reflect me as an overall student. To better prepare myself for AP Calculus in my senior year, I worked very hard over the summer by taking a pre-calc online course through Thinkwell and reviewing all the math concepts I need heading into calc. I hope this will help me succeed in my senior year since I should not be struggling in math.

As a center midfielder, I like to work the ball around with my team to keep possession and switch the fields as much as possible to create more goal-scoring opportunities.  I am often called on to the pitch to take the corner kicks or free kicks for my team. The most valuable aspect of a team for me is a team where everyone puts the performance of the team above their own individual performance. I find teams that have players that look out for one another more than themselves often have the most fun and have achievements no one thought to be possible. I am hoping to play for such a team and a coach in college that encourages this mindset.

I’m looking forward to my senior year Fall season that is coming up. As of right now, our school season is on even with some of the restrictions due to Covid-19. I was disappointed that Covid-19 took away my Spring club season and the various camps and tournaments I was going to attend over the Spring and Summer. I was really excited about getting to visit campuses and talk to college coaches about being a possible recruit.  But I'm looking forward to future events and making the most out of the recruiting process I have left. To get myself ready for the Fall season and any upcoming events. My team has started practicing 3 times a week and on top of that, I have been meeting a couple of times a week with a few teammates at our school turf to get some additional touches on the ball and get some running in to work on my fitness level.