Aiden Grant '21 Recruiting Profile

After being put on my varsity team as a freshman, I had to work really hard to compete with the older boys on my team.  After working hard and eventually losing in our sectional finals, I came out of the season with a serious injury.  I had fractured one of my vertebrae and I missed all of my club season due to this injury.  During this time period I realized how important soccer is to me.  There were doubts of me being able to play again, and I took that very hard.  I worked very hard to recover and did all of my physical therapy every day so that I would be able to play again.  My first day back to soccer was for tryouts for my school team.  After making my varsity team again, I knew that I would have to continue to work hard so that I could get back all of the skills I had before.  After hard work at practice and having fun with the team, our road to state ended in our sectional finals again.  After this I had more drive than ever to win a state championship.  On my club team that year we finished at the top of our division, my skills had improved a great deal.  A few games into the next school season, I was put on the starting lineup.  It was a different feeling being on the starting lineup, and I had been able to help build a strong team with my teammates.  About midway through the season, I got a concussion during one of my games.  This concussion put me out for the rest of the season, but I was still an active member of the team.  I would still go to practice, watch games and cheer on my teammates on the field.  The highlight of the season was winning our state championship that year.  I had never felt so accomplished to be a part of such an amazing team.