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In high school, technical abilities were of great importance, but it seems like there was also a strong emphasis on resilience and mentality, particularly in sports like soccer. Coaches valued qualities such as a strong mentality and how players carried themselves on the field. When considering schools and talking to coaches, it's important to keep in mind that the effort you put in and your mentality are things you can control. It's also important to be aware of what you're looking for when talking to coaches – being a good teammate and person are valued traits.

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 .