Amani Courts has played on the GK soccer team for three years, and played soccer in total for 13 years. (Wow!) She has the amazing ability of being able to play any position in soccer. Amani currently plays as a goalie and enjoys her position on the team. She also loves the games themselves, as she is a competitive person. The GK soccer team is currently coached by Allyson Kopp, and had a fairly decent season, with four wins and four losses. A perfect tie! Now, I know the athletes reading this probably don’t like that, but I do think it’s awesome for them, because, looking back compared to now, they have been improving and that’s great!
To complete the highlight, we asked Amani some questions about herself and the team.
1. Why did you start playing soccer?
Amani: My parents have a rule that you have to be in a sport at all times and my brother was already in soccer so I joined really young.
2. Can you explain your position on the team?
Amani: My job in goal is to stop the shots of the other team (usually with my hands) and I am the last line of defense on the field
3. Do you think your team did well this season? Why or not?
Amani: Not really. Statistically speaking girls soccer as a whole didn't do too good this season. There were a lot of social issues this year that definitely interfered with the quality of play
4. Do you have aspirations to stay in soccer?
Amani: I don't, not after my club team ages out. After the team hits a certain collective age there is no longer a division for them.
5. If you had to play any other sport what would you play?
Amani: Probably football or track because I know things about them but tennis sounds fun to try.
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