Lizzett Reza
- Grade: 12
- Sport(s): Soccer
- Position(s) (if applicable): left or right back
- Age Started Playing: 14
How would other people describe you as an athlete?
I don’t give up. If I put my mind to it I can achieve it.
How and why did you start playing?
Because I wanted to be involved and I ended up liking it so I kept playing.
Describe how you prepare before a game/tournament.
I do my best during warm ups and I watch TikTok.
For people that have never play your sport, what do you think the average person gets wrong about it?
Like how to kick a ball they always toe poke.
What personal superstitions or traditions do you have before, during or after a game?
I like to scan to see how the opposing team plays to see what I can fix when it’s time for me to go in.
Tell us about your favorite memory as an athlete either on or off the field.
I liked our tournament last year with Coach Pope. She always made it fun.
Tell us the story about what you are most proud of yourself for.
Making the four rounds at tryouts.
As an athlete, who is someone you are thankful for and why?
I am thankful for Coach Pope because she is a very genuine person and she will tell you what you can fix on the field and what you did well.
What advice would you give to your younger self when you began playing?
That everyone starts somewhere and they are not always going to get it on the first time and it takes time.
What’s on your sports bucket list?
To just win our senior night game against Oak Ridge.
Favorites
- Team/Sport Ritual or Tradition: I don’t have one
- Pre-Game Meal: fruit
- Post-Game Meal: Chick fil a
- Exercise: I don’t have one
- Practice: scrimmaging
- Hype Music: Drake
- Sports Movie/TV Show: Radio
- Coach: Kelsey Pope