The Soccer Life

I was five years old and it was the first time I had ever stepped on a field of any kind. I had no athletic talent and could barely tie my shoes, which made me wonder what went through my parents’ head to put me on a field. At this time I was living in Hilton Head, South Carolina, and I was playing on a baseball field, which they had transformed with many cones to make a soccer field. At this practice they taught me the very basics of the game of soccer. I had a very detailed knowledge of soccer before going to this first practice. I am half English, so I had been watching soccer since I was born. I could kick a soccer ball since I began walking. This was only the beginning to what I could and would accomplish until this moment in my life.
I played at the recreational level of soccer from when I was five years old until I was about nine years old. The most exciting part about that playing level for me was that I was one of the best on the team so I got to play the majority of the games to help my team score a lot of goals. At that point in my career I was playing as a left forward. When I was between my fourth and fifth grade year in school, I had the opportunity to try out for a travel soccer club called the Lakeway Legacy. I decided that since I was trying out for a new team I would maybe try out a new position as the goalkeeper. The kids on the team then included Isaac, Matt, Andy, Grant, Colin, Preston, and Britt. We had very successful soccer seasons every single year we played. We were always one of the best teams in the state, and all the other teams were scared of us. We made it to the state tournament almost every year and my last season playing for them we had the opportunity to go to the Southeast Regional Soccer Tournament and we won one of our games and lost two. Even though the losses outweighed the wins, it was one of the greatest achievements I had achieved in my life.
The moment I walked into the doors of West High School I knew I wanted to play