Heather, what is a typical day like for you, a professional
soccer player? Do you ever get time to just "hang out"
outside of soccer, or is it full time? -- Alex
from Philadelphia, PA
Well, a typical day means waking up at 8am and hitting
the training room before practice if need be, then heading
to the locker room to get all geared. Then I eat some
breakfast. We practice at 10 a.m. unless we have a meeting
before practice. We practice for about two hours, shower,
eat lunch, then watch video or discuss strategies. Sometimes
we have appearances, which last about two-four hours depending
where we have to drive. The days fly by pretty quickly.
We always have a day off after games so that is usually
our day to hang out. I have been pretty lucky to make
it to some great places in downtown and experience what
Philly is all about. I love it here!
I know that constantly traveling can get very tiring and
boring, so what does the Charge do on trips to make things
seem more interesting? -- Mary Beth from Dunn,
NC
Well, traveling is pretty boring at times but we try to
keep ourselves busy while resting our bodies at the same
time. Let's just say that we watch a lot of movies during
the season. Also our team is very close so we hang out
fairly often. We try to make the most of our down time
and focus on the game.
I loved watching you play at UF. Do you ever go back to
Gainesville in your free time? What do plan on doing in
the offseason? -- Diane from Jacksonville, Fl
I am actually going back to Gainesville for the entire
month of October to train with the team. I can't wait
to catch some football and soccer games and catch up with
some old college buddies. I will also commentate a few
soccer games during September and October. Then I will
go home for the holidays. My family is going to Costa
Rica for New Year's and I can't wait. After that I will
head somewhere warm to train for pre-season in March!
Can't wait.
Heather, when did you become a defender? In other words,
at what age did you finally started playing the position
full time? -- John from Galloway, NJ
I began playing outside back my junior year at Florida.
I started my college career at outside midfield and was
always very defensive minded, so the coaches decided to
put me in the back. Looks like it was the best place for
me after all!
Why did you all choose to play soccer? When were you interested
in Soccer? -- Amber from Upland, CA
I played every sport but volleyball growing up, then I
pretty much became disinterested in every other sport
but soccer. I guess you can say it just stole my heart.
