Jack Kingdon '16 Recruiting Profile

My name is Jack Kingdon and my goal is to play college soccer while also benefiting from a solid education at a competitive university.  I will be attending Bridgton Academy in Maine for a PG year in the Fall of 2015 then pursue a college/university for entry in Fall 2016.  I have been playing soccer since I was 5 years old.  I started on my town's team then at 8 years old started to play on a club team.  I played on my middle school soccer team and on my high school team.  I am in my senior year and will graduate in Spring 2015.  As a freshman I was on varsity then sophomore, junior and senior years I was a starter on varsity.  My senior year I was the captain.  Freshman year I scored 1 goal and 3 assists.  Sophomore year I scored 7 goals and 6 assists.  Junior year I scored 31 goals and 8 assists.  Senior year I scored 29 goals and 5 assists.  Junior and senior years I was awarded the honors of All New England, 1st Team All-State, All League and the #1 player in the league.  I hold the high school record for the most goals scored in a single season (31).  I was interviewed by a sports reporter from the Waterbury Republican and also made their weekly honor roll many times.  I started on club teams with AC Caldo then Inter United FC coached by Fil Lima then Ponte FC coached by Joe Mancini which is now Southbury FC.  I have attended 5-day Soccer Extreme camps and also the 5-day Ray Reid Soccer Camps at UCONN.   In the winter 2013/2014 I attended camps at Franklin Pierce University and Southern New Hampshire University.  I also run on my high school's track team (the 400 and the 4X400 relay) and was awarded All League freshman year for my part in the 4X400 relay.  I received an unofficial split time in the 4X400 relay of 50.7 seconds as a junior.  I am an avid downhill skier in the winter months.

I respect my coaches and teammates, listen well and play hard.  I am very coachable and take every opportunity to enhance my skills.  I am currently working with a trainer on strength and conditioning.

I have volunteered my time to my church, a fundraiser to assist a local family and to other sport events at my high school.  I also volunteered the summer going into my sophomore year at Waterbury Hospital in Waterbury, CT.  In the Spring of 2014 I was an Assistant Coach to a U14 town travel team.  It was a great experience.  In the summer of 2014 going into my senior year of high school I worked for a mason and landscaper.