They kind of think , um , like , you're just like , not a personable , like athlete , I guess so , I think I really focused on that when coaches would come watch me play . And as far as like the recruiting process for me , it was a little more difficult just because it was during like the COVID time . So recruiting for me , it was like my sophomore junior year and COVID hit my sophomore year .
And as far as like the recruiting process for me , it was a little more difficult just because it was during like the COVID time . So recruiting for me , it was like my sophomore junior year and COVID hit my sophomore year . So I was like unable to go to like any showcases or colleges uh or college , which is could like , see me at .
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 I couldn't , I had to have my inhaler on hand So that was probably a big thing , staying confident . Um And realizing that you're there for a reason and taking advantage of like all the opportunities that are given to you . I think when I was younger and like grow uh going into like high school , just all those experiences I had , I think I took them for granted a little bit and didn't use it to like my full advantage .
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 .
