And I really realized that I wanted to continue to pursue it and that's when I kind of made this radical change to go to Spain , um , secondary that showed collegiate coaches that I was dedicated um and that I really wanted it , uh , not that many people were willing to have such a big and radical change to continue to play their sport and to continue to develop for water polo . Recruitment begins I believe um your sophomore year towards the end could be junior year now . I know the rules change .
Um , Olympic development programs have always been kind of a part of , uh , water polo in general attending , um , these big clinics , um , going through the age group ranks , uh , and more recently as I've aged out of those I've been able and very fortunate to play with the youth teams and now the senior team , and that has been an absolute honor and I'm learning more and more about the balance between . Playing collegiately and then stepping up to the next level playing internationally balance is key , um , and I hope that all coaches that players talk with during the recruiting process emphasize that . The education is just as important as the goal of winning a national championship .
I had my dad definitely film a lot for me and then whenever I was able I was using huddle , uh , watching the the rewinds of our own games and then creating my own clips out of huddle . So that first day that recruiting was allowed for our class , um , I was very fortunate to receive a call from the recruiting director at USC , and I continued to . Work with him and a few other schools during that process .
And as soon as I made varsity my sophomore year , I started to really try to dominate that position uh in goalkeeper and then I started to get ahead on the film aspect having film sent to coaches having film available for people to watch , um , and I feel like that was a big booster for me . Terms of recruiting , water polo is sometimes a tricky sport to film . I had my dad definitely film a lot for me and then whenever I was able I was using huddle , uh , watching the the rewinds of our own games and then creating my own clips out of huddle .
So that first day that recruiting was allowed for our class , um , I was very fortunate to receive a call from the recruiting director at USC , and I continued to . Work with him and a few other schools during that process . I ended up taking one official visit to USC during my time in my junior year , um , and I actually committed to USC during my junior year , so committed a little bit early .
