Jack Taglang '21 Recruiting Profile

Recruiting in Quarantine... Soccer Resume

School - Birmingham High perenial  contender in Los Angeles city championships. This coaching staff pushes me to become better every day. The soccer season will begin in February. I hope we have a season.

Club - Academia Futbol Central LA - I am the captain of my club team (which played up in age by two years). We were the undefeated divisional champs last season in Coast Soccer League 2000 Silver Elite South. This season we were looking forward to competing in our own age 2002 Premiere or Gold Level.  COVID19 - We don’t if/when this season will begin. 

• Video - I expected to have amazing videos from my games in the Mediterranean International Cup tournament in Barcelona Spain last March. We were scheduled to play in a bracket against academy teams from Italy and Spain, including the academy team of Italian Serie A  club Parma.  Unfortunately, Italy and Spain were COVID hotspots in March and that tournament was canceled.  No recent game videos because spring and summer league play was forbidden for both high school and club.  At this time my video is old.  I am beginning to create a video of training and practice just to give you something cool to look at.

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I play midfield and have been a leader for both on my school teams and club teams. My strength is in creating opportunities for my team. I have a very strategic play style and keep cool, calm, and collected on the field.  I'm proud of my ability to receive the ball from one side of the field and then switch the field creating space and opportunity while keeping the ball advantage. 

I am a solution-oriented person on and off the field.   On the field, I naturally create opportunities for my team from the midfield. And off the field, I am constantly trying to figure out how we can improve our playing. You can check out my soccer resume here, which will include information about my years playing as well as some highlight videos -- Soccer Resume

In college, I look forward to elevating my game and my knowledge. Unlike most kids my age, I am very passionate about real estate and the stock market and aspire to create my wealth through those vehicles. In college, I plan to study business administration & marketing.