It is Armijos soccer season. One of the players part of this year’s soccer experience is Paris Padilla.
Padilla is a 15-year-old freshman on varsity. She is number 24 and plays as a defender. Padilla has been playing soccer for three years now. Her favorite part about soccer is the adrenaline she gets from being on the field. Padilla states that one of the reasons she started soccer was because of her dad and brothers’ love for the sport, which then made her fall in love with it.
Padilla now continues soccer because of the love she has for the sport, she explains that it is almost a relief to be on the field but can be intimidating. Soccer has given Padilla many things like friendships, and amazing memories that she cherishes.
Padilla says that she sees soccer in her future. She explains that if she can continue to improve she hopes to be playing in college.
When Padilla is on the field she thinks of various strategies at a time. She is constantly thinking about how she is going to stop the other team from making a goal. She says that she tries to think from their point of view, and what would they do to make it so that she could defend her goal.
Soccer has taught Padilla many different life values and lessons. From soccer, she has learned to take more risks because you could never know what might happen. She has learned how to be a team player, be a multi-tasker, and be confident in yourself no matter what.