Amiah Simmons '21 Recruiting Profile

    Basketball is a huge part of my life, it's my main focus after God and family.  My dad was a boys basketball coach for years and I got to practice with the boys at a very young age.  My dad worked with me and my sister all the time even though we didn't play on a basketball team yet. 

       It wasn't until fourth grade when I got on a team and my Dad coached me.  My dad is the hardest coach I've ever had,  he pushes me to the maximum.  During one basketball season he made a challenge for my team to do 30 minutes of ball handling for 30 days.  After I finished that I decided to keep going,  and I ended up doing 200 days of ball handling for 30 minutes per day.  Usually I did it under our car port or in my garage, even down our bumpy small town streets.  I even did it for the 12 days we traveled on vacation to California. I believe I can do anything I set my mind to because I'm not afraid of hard work and dedication.  I want to play Division 1,  because I strive to play at the highest division and I believe I have the talent, dedication, and passion to play at that level. 

       I am also involved in Kay Club which is for community service.  I find events around the community to volunteer in with my club.  I've helped with child-watch at church, elementary and middle school events, even a 5K event at the Kansas City zoo. I enjoy new experiences and look forward to many more volunteer jobs. I also am a self-motivated entrepreneur, I put a flyer out around my community last summer to do miscellaneous jobs, like housework, dog walking, and yard work. I stayed busy and nearly made a thousand dollars for the summer.  I also learned to crochet from my Grandma and I have sold over 300 ear warmers in the past 4 years. 

     I am a Christian, raised in a Christian family all my life.  Not into politics but I would say my family is conservative. I attend FCA on Wednesdays ever since the 6th grade. I am kind, sweet, and can be shy at times. I love to hang out with my family and friends and have fun. I like roller skating, ice skating, jumping hurdles, watching movies, crochet, shopping and babysitting my 2 year old sister when I'm not playing basketball. 

       In college I want to study medicine and be in Health Care, as well as minor in Spanish.   I'm taking classes in high school to lead me in this direction.  

    I want to find a great school in a beautiful location with a successful basketball program. I plan to make a positive impact wherever I go and look forward to a bright future.