Personal Statement

Hello! My name is Elie Yates and playing college soccer has been a long term goal of mine since elementary school. I'm a smart, versatile, hard working player and I pride myself on my coach-ability and work ethic on the soccer field. I primarily play the 4, 5, or 6, but I've had experience playing  in other central midfield positions and out wide as an attacker or defender. I have great field vision, I can make smart, quick plays, and I work hard both on and off the ball. I try to be a leader on the field by communicating with my teammates and keeping the energy up during practice and games. Off the field, I carry those same values with me into school and the rest of my life. I'm taking multiple AP and honors classes this year and the next and I have a GPA of above 3.9. I'm versatile at school too, I'm interested in a variety of different subjects and want to further my education in every way I can to give me the most opportunities going into college and my future. I am currently interested in majoring the topics of marketing/business, health care, chemistry, or communications. I also exercise my leadership skills in my extracurriculars too, I am an editor on my school newspaper staff and I'm in charge of helping organize our reporters and stories so that we can publish quality work. I think my best qualities that make me a good member of any team is my versatility, my work ethic, and my leadership skills.