Sport: Soccer
Home: Washington
Nickname: Dozer
Birthdate: 01/26/1995
Club: FC Crush 94
Fave Band/Singer: The Scene Aesthetic
Fave Food: Pizza & Spaghetti
Fave Movies: Goal
Fave Athletes: Ronaldinho , Marta Vieira da Silva, David Beckham, Mia Hamm
Favorite College Team: University of Portland Pilots
Favorite Pro Team: Brazils Womens Natl. Team
Favorite Workout Music: Hip Hop
Favorite Place to Shop: Shopping Malls
Hobbies & Interests: Love listening to favorite music and hanging w/ friends
Best Moment: Scoring the only goal in regulation time at the 2007 WSYSA Championship Cup to clench the GU-12 Championship Title
Dream Job: Play professional womens soccer
Fave TV Shows: Numbers, Cold Case, and Without a Trace
Pet Peeves: Anyone NOT willing to give their all
Other Sports: Track & Field, Volleyball
Competitive Achievements: Premiere Player; 2006/07 Player Golden Boot Award; 2007 U12 WSYSA State Cup Champion, Capitol Cup Champion, Viking Cup Champion, Coerver Cup Champion, Nike Cup Champion, Surf Cup Quarterfinalist 2006 NOMADS Champion, Starfire Classic Finalist, Clash at the Border Champion, Cascade Cup Champion, Bigfoot Cup Champion, NHB Champion, Placer United Cup Champion (& more!)
Competitive Goal: To play for the Women’s USA or Mexico National Team in both the World Cup and the Olympics.

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Hammering the ball with your bare head. It’s obligatory in soccer (at least at the competitive level). Since FIFA, soccer’s world governing body, began permitting its use in 2003, headgear has been worn by thousands of players from youth leagues to high schools to colleges to the pros. The headgear gained international visibility during the 2003 Women’s World Cup and the Athens Olympics. (more…)

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A journey is like marriage. The certain way to be wrong is to think you control it. - John Steinbeck

In honor of National Bike Month, here are some road biking trips and trails you may want to check out:

Underground Railroad Bicycle Route

Cyclists can now pedal the path to freedom taken by African slaves who fled north on the Underground Railroad. The route was conceived in partnership with the Adventure Cycling Association, North America’s largest bicycling organization, and the University of Pittsburgh’s Center for Minority Health. (more…)

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This is a great exercise for both fitness and technical work. And it’s easy - all it takes is you and a soccer ball. Find some open space - a park, a track, or a jogging path. Then turn your iPod on and start dancin’ with the ball.

Begin with a jog but don’t just go in a straight line. Practice your moves, spin around, dance with the ball as you go. A little salsa, a bit of cha cha, a dose of hip hop.

Think about the 88th minute, the game is tied and you have one defender to beat before having a go at goal. Your legs are tired and screaming ‘don’t make me do a double-stepover’.

This is the kind of training that will teach your legs not to talk back! It’s great fitness, but also an exercise that’s fun and that you can do solo. So what are you waiting for? Get out and dance!

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It is commonly accepted that BMX (bicycle motocross) began with kids in California. For those with the desire to participate in motocross but not the means, BMX offered similar action at low cost. (more…)

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