Alexandra Breen '15 Recruiting Profile

     The type of college I am interested in attending is one that has a community feel the minute you step foot on campus.  Throughout high school I have had good relationships with my teachers and fellow classmates.  The college I attend needs to feel like home and a place where I can build new relationships with teachers and classmates.  In school I am a hard worker and I ask questions when I cannot grasp the concepts we are learning.  I take initiative and form study groups with people in my classes when we have just received new and difficult material.  I work well with others and working together in a group allows me to help others as well as learn from my peers. 
     Over the last four years as a field hockey goalie I have grown as an athlete.  Besides playing for my high school team, I also play club field hockey.  These two different experiences have given me the opportunity to work with several different coaches and many different teammates.  I can easily adapt to the players skill level in front of me and I am able to adjust my play according to each coaches instructions for their game plan.  I am different from other goalies because I know the skills I can do well and I know what I need to improve on.  During the last four years I have built relationships with coaches and teammates.  As the captain this year I have stepped up to be a leader on and off the field.  I am respected as a player and a leader by coaches and teammates.  I voice my opinions on new formations and drills that will not only benefit me but everyone else on the team in such a way that my coaches take what I say into consideration.  Regularly the coaches come to me after games and practices to ask if I was able to see what was working in our systems and what was not.  I listen to my coaches and do what they ask of me to the best of my ability.  I give 100% every time I am on the field whether it is practice or a game.  If I start to doubt myself I am quickly able to get it out of my own head and refocus on the goals set in front of me.  I accept criticism well and will work hard to improve my skills everyday.