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In high school, technical abilities were a key focus for me, but it's also important to have resilience and maintain a positive attitude when facing challenges. When looking at schools and talking to coaches, remember that they are looking for qualities such as mentality, how you carry yourself on the field, and being a good teammate and person. Coaches value effort and passion, so it's important to show those qualities as well. When considering schools, don't get caught up in the flashy things they show you; focus on what you truly value and what you're looking for in a supportive team environment.

ARYSSA MAHRT | WISCONSIN SOCCER ⚽️

And the easiest thing for you to do is just put in effort . Some of the most important things that I focused on in high school were just the technical abilities . Um , that's just spending more time on the ball and like doing the little things .

ARYSSA MAHRT | WISCONSIN SOCCER ⚽️

And you just want to keep that in mind when you're looking at schools and talking to coaches on the field , I think things that stand out to coaches , um , were mentality and just how you kind of held yourself on the field . Um , just kind of like your resilience and how you hold yourself when things get hard . Um , a lot of that , I think they take into consideration and it also has to do with attitude and like just your mindset .

ARYSSA MAHRT | WISCONSIN SOCCER ⚽️

Um , but it's also things not related to soccer . It's like soccer , IQ and fitness and just these things that kind of get missed over time throughout high school . I think I found a lot of success very early on .

ARYSSA MAHRT | WISCONSIN SOCCER ⚽️

It's not all about soccer , there's other things going on too . And you just want to keep that in mind when you're looking at schools and talking to coaches on the field , I think things that stand out to coaches , um , were mentality and just how you kind of held yourself on the field . Um , just kind of like your resilience and how you hold yourself when things get hard .

ARYSSA MAHRT | WISCONSIN SOCCER ⚽️

I think , um , a common theme I've seen from a lot of the coaches I've had is that the one thing you can control is your effort . And so going into everything , just making sure that you can control what you can . And the easiest thing for you to do is just put in effort .