And yeah , I don't know , looking back , I wish I went into the things I did more confident and realizing that like I was there for a reason . I'm given this opportunity for a reason and you just want to make the most out of everything because college is gonna come so quick and you wanna make the most of it and you wanna make um your journey like matter , I think um my high school coach was definitely my biggest mentor . He was also my club coach and I think he kind of just , he always like , encouraged me to just stay confident , like no matter your age , your height , like your role on the team , you're there for reason and you just have to stay confident and stay consistent .
I'm given this opportunity for a reason and you just want to make the most out of everything because college is gonna come so quick and you wanna make the most of it and you wanna make um your journey like matter , I think um my high school coach was definitely my biggest mentor . He was also my club coach and I think he kind of just , he always like , encouraged me to just stay confident , like no matter your age , your height , like your role on the team , you're there for reason and you just have to stay confident and stay consistent . I would definitely say , like , just the consistency , just like practicing , like off hours , you know , you got to put the work in , not just at practice or the games you have to do for lacrosse .
So being from Central Connecticut , it was kind of harder to like get your name out there and just make , you know , like yourself known . But I think just really kind of almost like being annoying and putting yourself out there whether it's like emailing coaches , emailing just like anyone you want to just like get your name out there , I think really helped me . But I think another thing that also set me back was I did struggle with asthma a lot when I was um in like middle school , high school , I used to be a midfielder and then asthma got the best of me and then I decided to switch to attack .
But looking back , I wish I went into the things I did more confident and realizing that , like , I was there for a reason . I'm given this opportunity for a reason and you just want to make the most out of everything because college is gonna come so quick and you wanna make the most of it and you wanna make , um , your journey like matter what I would pick up on when like , coaches would come watch me play . It was focusing on like the little things like not putting your head down if you would , like , lose the ball , like make sure you're stick tapping like everyone high fiving everyone .
So for me getting them to notice me , it was more so just like through emails and like film that I had . So just like reaching out to them consistently um asking them for their advice , just like what they think I could do better . And yeah , I don't know , looking back , I wish I went into the things I did more confident and realizing that like I was there for a reason .
