Featured Athlete: Kaci Parks
Sport: Soccer | Height: 5’7″ | Grade: 11
Fav Pre game meal: Usually a sandwich
Fav quote: “If you’re not first, you’re last”
Inspiration: My brothers
Pre game song: El Chappo
Future Job: Physical therapist
Wingspan: How did you become interested in soccer?
Parks: “My whole family played it, so i basically had to.”
Wingspan: What position do you play and why?
Parks: “Center mid because they get the ball a lot.”
Wingspan: How do you balance school and soccer?
Parks: “It’s not that hard that’s basically all i do, play soccer and do homework. It’s easy to focus on those two.”
Wingspan: What does your training schedule look like? How often do you practice?
Parks: “I train everyday for school and for club we usually train twice a week and then we have a game on the weekends.”
Wingspan: How do you plan to pursue this for the future?
Parks: “I plan on playing in college”
Wingspan: Do you have a specific routine before playing a game?
Parks: “ A pre game playlist and our team does this little dance circle before every game.”
Wingspan: What was your biggest accomplishment?
Parks: “Probably winning state cup two years in a row.”
Wingspan: Have you ever gotten any serious injuries from playing?
Parks: “Yes, I broke my chin in 7th grade.”
Wingspan: What motivates you?
Parks: “Wanting to win and wanting to be better than the person next to me.”