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WESPEAKSOCCER1010 OF 10 SPOTS OPEN — ROUND 1

We Speak Soccer — Athlete Spotlight

School season, club season, tournaments three states away — soccer players basically play all year. This page speaks soccer only: your position's unseen job, your biggest play, your two worlds.

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Your Season

Q1

The moment that defined your season

⭐ MUST ANSWER

Every season has one moment where everything changed — a goal, a save, a result, a game that flipped the whole year. What was THE moment that defined your season?

Q2

The match you'll never forget

Tell us about the match you'll never forget for the rest of your life. What happened, who were you playing, and why does that one still live in your head?

Q3

The performance you're proudest of

What's the performance you're proudest of in your career so far? A stat line, a clean sheet, a hat trick, shutting down the best player on the other team — whatever it is, give us the numbers and the story behind them.

The Real Work

Q4

The hardest moment of your soccer career

⭐ MUST ANSWER

What is the hardest moment of your soccer career so far — a loss, an injury, getting benched, getting cut, a season that went wrong — and what did it do to you? How did it change the player you are now?

Q5

What people don't see

What do people NOT see about the work you put in? The early mornings, the extra touches on your own, training when nobody's watching, playing through pain — what does your grind actually look like behind the scenes?

Q6

The toughest opponent you've faced

Who is the toughest opponent you have ever faced — a team or a specific player who marked you, pressed you, or guarded you — and what did going up against them teach you about your own game?

Your Team & Your People

Q7

Finish this line

Finish this line exactly like this: “My coach would describe me as ___ because ___.” Now tell us why that's true.

Q8

The teammate who doesn't get their flowers

Name a teammate who does NOT get enough credit. The one who does the dirty work, wins the tackles nobody clips, keeps the locker room together — who are they, what do they do, and why do they deserve their flowers?

Q9

What soccer means to your family

What does soccer mean to your family? What have they sacrificed — the money, the weekends, the drives, the missed everything — so you can chase this?

Your Future

Q10

If a college coach reads only ONE thing…

⭐ MUST ANSWER

If a college coach reads only ONE thing in your whole article, what should it be? This is your one shot to say it in your own words — what do you want them to know about you that a stat sheet can't show?

Q11

The dream school

What's your dream school or dream program — and why that one? The style of play, the coach, the history, the campus — what makes it THE one for you?

Q12

Your role model

Who is your role model in soccer — pro, college, or someone closer to home — and what is the one part of their game you have straight-up copied and made your own?

Q13

Five years from now

Fast-forward five years. Where do you see yourself — on the field and off it?

You, Off the Pitch

Q14

Pre-match ritual + the song

What's your pre-match ritual — and what's the song (or the whole warm-up playlist) that has to be playing before kickoff? No skipping this one, everybody has one.

Q15

Outside of soccer

Outside of soccer, who are you? Hidden talent, hobby, the thing your teammates would clown you for or brag on you about — what would people be surprised to find out?

Soccer Only

Q16

THE play

Tell us about THE play. The goal you scored, the assist you threaded through, the save you made, the tackle that saved the game — the one play that mattered most in your career. Set the scene: score, clock, opponent, and what happened next.

Q17

The unseen job of your position

Every position has a job nobody notices until it goes wrong. What's the unseen job of YOUR position — the part of your game that never shows up in highlights or stats but your team can't win without?

Q18

Club vs. school, year-round

School ball and club ball are two different worlds — different teammates, different coaches, basically two seasons that never stop. What's the biggest difference between the two for you, and how do you handle playing year-round without burning out?

Q19

The tournament trip

Take us on a tournament trip. The travel tournament, the showcase, the road trip with your team — give us the best story from one: the bus, the hotel, the game, the chaos. What happened that your team still talks about?

One Last Thing

Q20

Who should we highlight next?

Who should we highlight next? Name one player — on your team or one you've played against — who deserves their own We Speak Athlete Spotlight, and tell us why them. (Yes, we're really going to reach out to them.)

🌙 Offseason Mode

Seasons end. Stories don't. Answer these three and we can run your Spotlight as an Offseason Check-In — the work nobody sees, all year long. (Optional.)

OFF 1

Club season runs the year

School season ends, club season keeps rolling. What club and team are you with this stretch, what tournaments are on your calendar, and what are you chasing?

OFF 2

Training without a game

No match on Saturday — so what does the work look like? First touch, weak foot, finishing, fitness? Take us inside one of your training weeks.

OFF 3

Coming back different

What's the one part of your game that will look different when school ball returns — and how are you building it right now, week by week?

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Questions for us?

Anything you want to ask — athletes and parents both. A real person answers every one. Parents: include the email you want the answer sent to.

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