For many youth soccer players, playing college soccer is the ultimate dream. For me, my college soccer career was one of the most important and transformative times of my life as a player and person. But it was nothing like I imagined it would be. I can’t remember exactly what I envisioned it would be …
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It’s been over 9 months since I played in Romania, so now I finally feel separated enough to write a fair review of my experience of soccer in Romania as an American. I went to Romania during the winter 20/21 transfer window. I finished the 20/21 season, played Champions League Qualifications, and started the first …
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Currently, I play soccer overseas on a professional team. One of the coolest aspects of playing professional soccer is the ability to experience the world. While I would love to be able to play in the NWSL in the United States, playing soccer overseas has been a powerful experience. Ultimately, there are a lot of …
After being in Romania playing professional soccer for six months, I’ve been thinking a lot about the things I wish I packed to play soccer overseas. Even though this is my second time heading overseas, it is the longest I’ll have been gone (10 months). To be honest, packing for so long and so far …
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By the time I was in middle school, it was my dream to play college soccer. But it’s a dream that many athletes share and far fewer achieve. With the odds of playing NCAA Division 1 soccer 48:1, making it on the Gopher Soccer team was undoubtedly a dream come true. Entering college soccer in the …
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Having a highlight video is very important in sports, especially during the dead period in recruiting. Whether you are a prospective college or professional athlete, you’ll need to highlight film to show your skills to coaches around the world. The challenge is that hiring a professional to create your highlight video is very expensive. Luckily, …
My patellar tendonitis began during my senior college soccer season (fall 2016), and I’ve been battling it on and off ever since. Even before my knee surgeries, I had severe tendonitis that turned in to a partial tear. Of course, I continued playing on it and eventually had to take about 6 months off to …
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If you play soccer, football, baseball, rugby, lacrosse, or another sport that requires cleats then you know the feeling of getting a nice, fresh pair. No matter what time of year it is, getting a new pair of cleats feels like a holiday. Whether its the latest style or a brand, spanking new version of …