Q&A: Tatum Damron (11)
December 18, 2019
Q:How long have you been playing soccer?
A: “I have been playing soccer for 13 years.”
Q: What made you want to become a soccer player?
A: “I have just been playing soccer since I was young, and I’ve always had fun doing it so I stuck with it and became the player I am today.”
Q: What aspects do you love about the sport?
A: “My favorite aspect of soccer is the rush you get just playing your position, so in my case the rush you get when you make a save or when your team scores and you are about to win a game.”
Q:When did you start playing Varsity?
A: “I was on Varsity as a freshman, but I really started playing as a sophomore and I remember our first game against Crown Point and I was so nervous because it was actually my first time playing goalie at the Varsity level but I remember being so excited to get out there and play.”
Q: How many soccer-related camps have you gone to and what do you take out of them?
A: “I have been to 7 soccer camps and every time I go there I take something different out of it for my goalie position because they always teach me new stuff to learn and practice on my own.”
Q: Where do you want your soccer career to go?
A: “For my soccer career, I want to play at the collegiate level and then after that I don’t want to play because then I will be focusing on my career.”
Q: What are you looking for in colleges and which ones are you interested in?
A: “I’m looking for colleges that have a good athletic program as well as a good academic program and also a college that will give me opportunities to play.”
Q: Who do you look up to for soccer and why?
A: “I look up to Hope Solo because she was such a good goalkeeper and I want to work like her and get good at my position.”