- 2020 Hghlights #2
Personal Statement
When everything shut down due to Covid-19 I missed soccer terribly. I missed my coaches, teammates, the smell of the grass, the sound of the net when a ball strikes the back of it....all of it. I missed the structure it gave me. Knowing I had a training session gave me something to look forward to and made me focus on the other things, usually school work , that I had to get done. I missed being around others who wanted to work for success. Now that I've been back and playing for the last two months with my high school team I realize even more how much I missed the sport. I want to keep playing in college. I hope that after college I can look back and say I grew as a person, that I have earned a degree in an area that will help me start an enjoyable career and that I have teammates who I will call lifelong friends. Having things to talk about won’t ever be a problem because we will have a lot of wins to smile about! I don’t know that this separates me from other players but maybe this does: I know to achieve these things I will have to work and work hard. I’m not a flashy player. But I get results. I love being coached and told what I can do to be better. Nothing has come easy to me. A year and a half ago I tore my right acl. After only six months I was back to getting minutes and after 8 months helped get my high school team to the state finals. I’ve ground it out to get back. Just when I got back to 100% all the shutdown stuff started. I am now stronger and faster than I was before my injury. Most importantly I’m much stronger mentally. That is where I feel I’m more experienced and different than other players.
