Benjamin Learner '21 Recruiting Profile

I'm 6'4" 160lbs left midfielder from Southern California, but also have experience playing defense and on the wing. I’m right-footed, but have a strong left, and able to score goals, attack and defend with both feet. I have played in silver elite club teams for the last 6 years, having graduated from AYSO All-Star teams. 

I am a strong team player, and definitely not a selfish one.  I understand that working as a team involves making judgments that are in the team's best interest, and love to make assists and make passes that set my teammates back on the offensive.  I place a lot of importance on team spirit as winning games is as much about psychology and attitude as it is about fitness and practice.

I am looking to major in kinesiology or exercise science, in order to bridge my love of sports and my interest in how to help others to achieve and maintain their bodies in peek fitness. I have been interning at a chiropractor’s surgery this year, learning about human anatomy and using various technologies to assist patients in their healing process.

I am easy-going, enthusiastic and popular with both staff and students alike. I have always responded well under pressure, having scored 2 goals in my first ever AYSO Championship final and winning the high school league championship 2019. I also cope with disappointment, such as losing in the final of the SoCal State Cup and Club League Championships.

I am willing to travel to any university with a kinesiology major where I can continue playing the sport I love at a competitive level as long as out of pocket expenses are not too high