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alyson witt '18 Recruiting Profile
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Personal Statement
Hi. My name is Alyson Witt. I aspire to play soccer at the collegiate level and beyond. I´m a very hard worker, i´m willing to learn and grow as needed. I I have maintained a 4.5 GPA throughout my high school career while playing club soccer, LCHS soccer and LCHS basketball. As a child I played basketball, this help me to develop great hand-eye coordination. Unfortunately I was only introduced to the sport of soccer Sophomore year but that did not stop me from trying out. For about half of the soccer season I excelled on the field. Then one day at practice my former coach Bradley Mallon suggested I get in goal just to see how i´d fair. As soon as I got between the pipes I immediately knew I had found my proper place on the field. My coaches were astonished, I was stopping shots left and right. Where i was lacking in proper technique I made up for with my quick footwork and my above average vertical leap. I had acquired these skills in my four years of personal training prior to soccer. Also my constant weight training and conditioning drills helped me to excel in goal.
Shortly after the discovery of my talent for goalkeeping, I began to take the starting position of goalkeeper for the varsity soccer team of Lee County High school. It was quite unheard of to become the starting goalkeeper on varsity being a first time player of the sport. I continued to excel in goal while blocking a countless number of shots and defending my share of penalty kicks. I was known for my key saves in clutch situations. When the season came to a close I contacted Mr. Hunter Pages of AC Sandhills, he proceeded to make me his head goalkeeper of the 2000 women´s soccer team. During this season I have learned all the ins and outs of goalkeeping. I have been perfecting my goalkeeping abilities since the start of the travel season. My story while it is not a common one it is one of hard work and a great work ethic. I believe that in order to become a great player, regardless of athletic ability is to have the mindset that I am going to achieve my goals through hard work and determination. In order to get to the next level you have to be willing to work hard. You have to be able to persevere and conquer any obstacle. You have to have the drive to be successful. I plan on excelling in the classroom, on the field, in my community and for a college team in the future. One of my favorite quotes is "Do something every single day, do the things other people aren't willing to do."- Ashlyn Harris.
Thank you for reading my story, I hope it displayed the qualities you are looking for in a player and also in a person!
Athletics
High School Information
- Years w/ Varsity
- 2 years
- Varsity Starter
- 2 years
- 2017 Varsity Team
- Starter- Jersey: #0
- 2016 Varsity Team
- Starter- Jersey: #0
- 2016 Club/Travel Team
- Starter- Jersey: #0
Individual Awards
- Captain/Head GK
Club Information
- Seasons of Club Experience
- 2 seasons
- 2017 Wake FC (Division 1)
- 2016 Athletic Club of the Sandhills, NC (1st division)
Coach References
- Club Coach
- Hunter Pages
- High School Head Coach
- Chris Palme
- High School Head Coach
- Brad Mallon
Events
- Camp/Event
- Washington area girls soccer tournament (WAGS)
- 10/07/17 to 10/09/17
- I play for the WAKE FC U-18 BLUE team. We play at 3:10 pm on field 4
- Camp/Event
- Greensboro College Summer Showcase
- 6/22/17 to 6/22/17
- I have registered to attend the showcase being administered at Greensboro College. It will be my second showcase of the summer
- Camp/Event
- Catawba Soccer Academy
- 6/17/17 to 6/17/17
- This will be the first college showcase I plan to attend this summer. I will travel to the Greensboro college Showcase on the 22nd of June.
- Camp/Event
- Winter college showcase
- 12/10/16 to 12/10/16
- I was formally invited by the Greensboro women´s soccer head coach to participate in this camp. I plan on attending. The camp will include 11v11 Games and 8v8 games. It is an honor to showcase my goalkeeping abilities at this showcase.
- Camp/Event
- Kepner President's NC State Cup
- 10/29/16 to 10/30/16
- Game 1: Saturday 10/29/2016 9:45 AM CSA Charlotte Copa G 17U Girls ACS Orange G Statesville Complex 7 Game 2: Saturday 10/29/2016 3:30 PM ACS Orange G 17U Girls TFCA Navy G Statesville Complex 6 Sunday Game 3: 10/30/2016 11:45 AM ACS Orange G 17U Girls CSA North-cab Copa G Statesville HS Field
- Camp/Event
- Dick´s invitational women´s soccer tournament
- 8/20/16 to 8/21/16
- We played a total of three games. I started all three of the games. I played both halves in all three of the games. We finished third overall out of six teams in our age group. I had two shutouts in a row. I contested two penalty kicks overall in the tournament.
Training
- Weight training
- 4 years
- I was trained in the field of weight lifting. I did extensive workouts with a personal trainer. she helped me to achieve an above average vertical jump. I worked specifically in the refining of my upper/lower/core muscles. I also acquired fast footwork through the various types of workouts
Additional Sports
- Basketball
- 6 years
- Varsity Team
- I was awarded with Academic All Conference. It is an award given to student-athletes who maintain higher than a 3.5 GPA throughout the season. I maintained a 4.5 GPA throughout the season I had the second highest GPA out of about 30 players
Statistics
| Statistic | 2017 Varsity Team |
|---|---|
| Games Played | 16/16 |
| Shutouts | 1 |
| Total Saves | 82 |
| Goals Against Avg. | 2.875 |
| Saves % | .677 |
Academics
Grades
Test Scores
Academic Accomplishments
Are you in honor classes?
Yes. I am currently enrolled in honors chemistry, anatomy and physiology honors. I am sustaining a´s in both classes. In the second semester of junior year, I was enrolled in Chemistry honors. I have kept an A in the class throughout the semester and I am currently sitting at a 99%.Are you in AP/IB classes?
Yes. I currently am enrolled in three advanced placement classes. I am enrolled in advanced placement language and composition, advanced placement Spanish as a second language and advanced placement U.S history. I earned a 5 on the AP Lang exam, 4 on the AP Spanish. I passed two out of three exams.Registered with the NCAA Eligibility Center?
YesAwards and Activities
- AwardsI have been awarded with academic all conference two semesters in a row. I was awarded with it for sustaining at 3.5 GPA or higher during the two sports (soccer and basketball). I sustained a 4.5 GPA during the whole school year. I have been awarded with two varsity letters. One in basketball and the other in soccer. For my first year of soccer i was awarded with the varsity letter. I was awarded the Scholar award this year, this award goes to students who have earned an A in every quarter of every course taken in a year. I also was awarded Academic All-Conference for the second year in a row. In addition, I was selected to be a marshall at the 2017 graduation program. Marshalls are the top 10% of juniors in the junior class who are selected to represent the rising senior class and to help out at the graduation ceremony. It is a great honor to be apart of such a wonderful event. During this past year I was invited to join National Honors society. NHS is a club made up of uppe
- ActivitiesI am involved in a variety of extracurricular activities. I am a member of the LEOS club. The club is affiliated with the Sanford lions club, we participate in helping our community through volunteer work. I am also involved in the Red Cross club, This club is affiliated with our local Red Cross branch in Sanford. We help to create new ways to assist our society. I have held down a part-time job with Yarborough's ice cream for a year. I also walk dogs in two local communities in an effort to assist those in need.