Cole Matlock '20 Recruiting Profile

My Goal in life is to continually improve in school and at my sport to obtain the opportunity to play Junior or College Hockey while getting a great education. Both of these things I feel go together to be successful throughout  life.    

I am an extremely hard working determined person that when I set my mind to something I know I can accomplish it. There is no second place in my mind for either you win or loose and I strive to be on the winning side.  In school, I strive to understand what I am being taught and performing at the top of my class.  I have always remained on the honor role no mater how hectic my travel schedule was in Hockey or Soccer. Coming from winning teams, I know that in order to win the team needs to work together and respect each  other including the coaches, we need to be a family.  I know that I cannot do it alone, for it takes the entire team to work hard together to accomplish success. Throughout my athletic career I have been told I am extremely coach able. Well, when you have great coaches that you respect you automatically listen. I feel fortunate that I have been lucky enough to have been coached by great men that I consider my mentors. Even after I have moved on from their teams, they have encouraged me to keep in contact and show up at my games to support and critique me.  I value all their advice as I feel I can learn from all their past experiences.  I am very hard on myself at times and when I get down I know they are there off ice to pick me back up and to give me the confidence I need to move on. In school and in sports I feel that I need to understand why I am doing something rather than doing just what I am told.  I feel I play better knowing all scenarios and reasons why I am to do it.  I think it makes me a very smart player and eliminates mistakes.

On the ice I can see and predict situations which puts me in good positions to make a play.

I Love to Learn, I Love Hockey,  and I Love to Succeed and I want to be Successful in Life.