Playing soccer all throughout middle school and continuing playing for a club team seemed like a joggling act for me and my family. Once high school starts club teams switched to just Spring season so players could dedicate their time to their high school teams. Fortunately due to the age cut offs I was able to qualify for a different age bracket allowing me to play both high school soccer and club soccer at the same time my freshman year. This was a huge privilege being able to play for two teams. With the flexibility meant the joggling act continued.

Freshman year I was placed on the JV team. While I was still on a team I was disappointed I did not make Varsity. I looked at it in different angles and finally decided it would be the best for me because I had more playing time. It gave me the motivation to work harder in games and practices both with the school team but also the club team. I looked forward for the practices with the Varsity players so I could be pushed to different limits.

During the winter time I continued playing soccer for Coach Peters indoor team. It was just another way for me to continue pushing myself to become a better player. Playing indoor is nothing like the outdoors. The ball is quicker, the games are shorter, and you ultimately have to play smarter. My stamina was pushed to different levels, and my brain began looking at things a lot differently. It was adapting to playing one more step ahead, and thinking of what the opponents next move was. It was something that all previous coaches talked about doing, but actually seeing it happen is a completely different but good feeling.

Spring rolled around and soccer still continued. Soccer was literally becoming a year long sport for me and I was not disagreeing with it at all. I continued playing with the club team. My goal was to make Varsity the next season and I did everything I could to make that happen. In the middle of summer high school training camp begun, I attended every session and made sure to push myself farther than I had before to make myself noticeable to the coaches.

My hard work played off, the coaches noticed my desire and motivation for the sport.  The next season with my high school team I made varsity. My goal was achieved and I couldn’t have been happier!