Hello! I am so sorry I haven’t posted in a while. This is an interview with one of my very successful friends – Mikayla. She has really been inspiring to me and I hope she will be for you as well.
How long have you been playing soccer?
- 9 years
Where did you begin playing?
- Guthrie Soccer at Bob Jones
Where are you playing now?
- For South Carolina and eastside high school varsity ladies team
What has been one of your greatest accomplishments?
- Becoming MVP (most valuable player) in my 2013 Furman soccer team and in 2013 going to regional
What is the thing that inspired you to play soccer?
- The United States women’s national team. Particularly Sydney Ruleroux, Abby Wabash and Alex Morgan have really inspired me.
Biggest goals and hopes for your soccer career?
- Being on the USA woman’s national team.
What do you do in intense training weeks?
Conditioning:
- 300 jump ropes
- 20 abb kicks from push up position
- 200 jump ropes
- 20 abb kicks opposite elbow
- 100 jump ropes
- 20 invisible bar sit-ups
- Rest 1 minute
- And repeat for a total of three timed rounds
- Strength:
- Single leg squats and chair 3 x 10 each leg
- Single leg hip bridge 3 x 10 each leg
- 100 push ups with out rest
What pushes you to keep going?
- Knowing that when it all comes down to the end, I won’t remember all those days that I pushed myself to the limit. I’m gong to remember when my team goes to state and when we win each game, and the memories that come along with it.
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Feb 17, 2014 @ 11:53:36
Yay, you are back! 🙂 I am sooooo excited!
Feb 17, 2014 @ 16:16:22
This is so cool! She does more strength training than me but I’ve been playing for like 7-8 years and I started @ Gutherie also=) I was going to be on a varsity team but that fell through so now I’m on an under 14 age group of girls=( This is getting to easy I need something harder;)
Mar 18, 2014 @ 15:55:17
Wow very inspiring post indeed. She works very hard. That’s awesome to have a close friend to inspire you. Great interview question!