In 2012, I joined my first organized team sport, soccer. It was in late August and my mom asked, “Adriane, your dad and I talked about you getting involved in a team sport and thought you might like to join a soccer team.” I had no clue on how to play soccer, what the rules were, or what the positions were! We looked around for different clubs in the area and mom decided I would play for a county league called Severn Soccer Club (SAC). A week before my first practice my mom said, “We are going to have to go out and get your soccer equipment.” “What do you mean soccer equipment? Don’t they make you order a uniform?” “Yes, Adriane but you need soccer cleats, shin guards, and the right size soccer ball!” “Oh, I didn’t know!” I was placed
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I didn’t quite understand why my mom had signed me up but she said, “Adriane if you tell me your dream is to play high school and college soccer, let me show you the competition out there, because honey, you're a dime a dozen in wanting that same dream!” The first tryout I was nervous because I didn’t know what to expect and let’s just say there were hundreds of girls trying out. As a matter of fact, 600 girls tried out for my age group. After that first tryout I understood what my mom meant. While driving back from school one day out of the blue I said, “I really want to make that team!” “What team?” My mom said. “ODP, mom!” “Oh, now you want to make the team! What changed your mind because you had questioned me as to “why" you were doing this?” “I really like the level of play, the girls know what they are doing and it’s really good soccer!” “Well, only you have control of doing your best and bringing your best skills out on the field". “You can’t control those coaches from picking you to the final round” was my mom’s advice. Each tryout was intense and we waited for the results to be posted. After three rounds of tryouts, I made the team! Playing for ODP has been one of my highlights thus far. Apart from traveling and participating in tournaments, I was given the opportunity to go away this summer to Gettysburg College for 5 days of training with girls from across the Mid-Atlantic region and learned many valuable skills. My ODP coach in Gettysburg taught me many things. He told me, “Instead of facing your opponent straight face her pushing her outside with your hip on an angle and your body in front protecting the
I didn’t quite understand why my mom had signed me up but she said, “Adriane if you tell me your dream is to play high school and college soccer, let me show you the competition out there, because honey, you're a dime a dozen in wanting that same dream!” The first tryout I was nervous because I didn’t know what to expect and let’s just say there were hundreds of girls trying out. As a matter of fact, 600 girls tried out for my age group. After that first tryout I understood what my mom meant. While driving back from school one day out of the blue I said, “I really want to make that team!” “What team?” My mom said. “ODP, mom!” “Oh, now you want to make the team! What changed your mind because you had questioned me as to “why" you were doing this?” “I really like the level of play, the girls know what they are doing and it’s really good soccer!” “Well, only you have control of doing your best and bringing your best skills out on the field". “You can’t control those coaches from picking you to the final round” was my mom’s advice. Each tryout was intense and we waited for the results to be posted. After three rounds of tryouts, I made the team! Playing for ODP has been one of my highlights thus far. Apart from traveling and participating in tournaments, I was given the opportunity to go away this summer to Gettysburg College for 5 days of training with girls from across the Mid-Atlantic region and learned many valuable skills. My ODP coach in Gettysburg taught me many things. He told me, “Instead of facing your opponent straight face her pushing her outside with your hip on an angle and your body in front protecting the