Vihana Samarasinghe

8/19/2024

My name is Vihana and I’m 10. I was 9 when I first started playing soccer. I was new to the game and had little to no knowledge about soccer. Then, one of my teammates told me about coach Rose and that she was someone that would help me to improve. The first time I went to coach Rose’s practice, I saw all the people that came to her get better and knew she would be vital to my improvement. I would attend coach Rose’s practice 3 times a week last year and I started to see immense growth. I also started coach Rose’s track practice to get fit. With coach Rose’s help I have become such a great player and I hope to keep working hard to become better and better. Azteca games have also helped me a lot, such as playing with elite boys that play the ball instead of pushing, and only having the minimum amount of players in a game has helped me to be physically and mentally strong because I played the entire game. Coach Rose also taught me the importance of being healthy outside of soccer, and she makes sure everyone she trains has good grades by giving out academic awards each semester and she assures all her players have life goals every season. In my soccer career I have met many coaches but none of them compare to coach Rose’s training. Without coach Rose and all the athletes around me I would not be the player I am today. Coach Rose has given me a lot of advice about many clubs and has told me what I need to work on and how to work on it.

 

Thank you, coach Rose for giving me your help, guidance, support, and life lessons!

-Vihana Samarasinghe