Anna Cannistraro-Carroll '23 Recruiting Profile

I am sitting here, now a senior and everything that I have done over the years comes down to right now.  Over the next few weeks my high school season will end and I will never play with the teammates that I have played with since I was 5.  I will move on to club and I will have 2 weekends of games for college coaches to see me play.  Everything will move so fast, acceptance letters will start to come in and it will be time for me to move on and find a new home, a new team, a new coach and hopefully a family.  The pressure will definitely be on and I will have to rise to every occasion.  My last season of high school soccer was very bitter sweet for me.  I was ready to go in and shine, maybe be an all star, and get my name in the paper.  But instead my coach moved me to defense.  I had so many emotions, but I knew that is where my coach needed me to play.  Usually the people who score get their name in the paper and get all star.  So I accepted my role for the season.  What I took away was that I am versatile and will do anything for my team and my coach.  I am open to learning new positions no matter what level of soccer that I play and my love for the game runs deeper then needing my name in the paper.  Transitioning back to attacking mid will hopefully be like riding a bike, at least that is what someone told me.  I also took on a heavy load this year academically.  I didn't want colleges to look and think that I was just trying to get by my last year.  I am currently taking 3 AP classes.  I am playing soccer and working on the weekends.  I am hopeful that as a coach you will see that you will not find a harder worker on or off the field.  I am a kind, caring and a compassionate teammate but also love to push my team and for them to push me as well.  I truly look forward to my future in college and on the field.