Hey , my name is Malia had and I play women's lacrosse at Iona University . I think maybe the biggest thing for me was just the area I grew up in , in Connecticut wasn't so popular in lacrosse .
It's like wall ball , it's just the agility , the training . And for me also , I like , always loved watching , just like professional lacrosse or just like collegiate lacrosse . So I think watching that growing up really helped me , like , translate what I would watch into , like , what I would play .
Hey , my name is Malia had and I play women's lacrosse at Iona University . I think maybe the biggest thing for me was just the area I grew up in , in Connecticut wasn't so popular in lacrosse . It was more just like Southern Connecticut that was popular .
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 .
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 . It's like wall ball , it's just the agility , the training .
