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This month HSSTM interviews Laura Jenkins, a junior on the soccer team at Providence High School. She plays center midfielder and striker for Providence and also plays club soccer. She enjoys all sports, including track and swimming. She says when people ask her if she has a social life since she is on the road playing sports nearly every weekend, she says it’s OK, “It’s what I want to do.”
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Laura’s coach, Dave Smith, says Laura leads by example. “Her work ethic is incredible. She sets high goals for herself, and her kindness toward teammates on and off the field creates an atmosphere where the players rally around her."
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Laura Jenkins
Providence Soccer
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Mike Jenkins
Laura’sDad
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Dave Smith
Providence Girls Soccer Coach
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What is your pre-game ritual?
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Line up equipment. Listen to music. Do 100 touches. Chew gum.
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Stretches, gets in her zone and a little agitated
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Running inside the circle of stretching teammates, giving high-fives, two times
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What music is first on your playlist now?
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Breaking Benjamin
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Rap and country
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Backstreet Boys
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Your favorite subject in school?
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Fitness
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Social studies
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AP Calculus
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Favorite food?
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Fruit
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Pizza
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Frogs on a stick
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Who is your hero?
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Anyone who can achieve all their goals despite the odds
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No one in particular
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Her parents
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Favorite athlete?
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Mia Hamm
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Mia Hamm
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Mia Hamm
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What do you do after a game?
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Reflect on the game and talk to Dad about it.
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Critiques the game, then eats
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Drinks Powerade and walks funny with sore feet
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What’s your strength as a soccer player?
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Determination
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Commitment and desire to win
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Relentless will to win
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What would you want with you if you
were stranded on an island?
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A soccer ball and my cell phone
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iPod
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Her donkey
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What’s the biggest challenge about being you?
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Staying focused and positive about myself
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High expectations of herself and everyone else
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Deciding on a college
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Total Points: |
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5 out of 10 |
3 out of 10 |
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