MELANEE DELARA '20 Recruiting Profile

Everyone has their own college goals and what they would like to do. As for me my education comes first, then sports. Education is very important to me because if I want to make it through life or have a good life, I need to be educated. I would like to study Pre-Law because making good arguments is one of my strengths. My aspirations in life is to be happy and to continue to play the sport that I absolutely love. Being a good candidate for a team is showing leadership and sportsmanship. When it comes to practices or games, pushing my teammates to do more than what they are capable of is what I'm best at. Showing them their mistakes only for them to get better and pushing them to be their best is one of the most important things to me. When I first started playing soccer, I had no idea how to even kick the ball correctly. My father would practice and practice with me until I got it right. If it wasn't for my father who introduced me to soccer, I wouldn't be the person who I am today. I'm not really that different from other recruits because all we want is to play soccer for the top best colleges and to get the best education there is. What I can say is that when it comes to training, I take it seriously because all I want is to improve. Also when it comes to school I take it very seriously because my education comes first and it shall remain the same. Getting the right education that I need would help push myself to be the person that I want to be. 

As for myself, I've been playing soccer for about 8 years, I first started playing when I was nine years old. Honestly soccer has been a huge impact on my life since I started. What I can say about my personality is fun, loving, strong, very outgoing and very ambitious. My parents have been so supportive over my 8 years of playing, if I didn't have their support I wouldn't be the strong player that I am today. During every game there's a lot that goes through my head but one thought that I always keep in mind is to play my hardest until the very last minute. Being an athlete makes me a better person because I have learned a lot about responsibility and sportsmanship.