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Rachel Givan

Rachel has set the bar extremely high. She dazzled the fans with fancy foot skills and an amazing goal scoring ability throughout her high school career. She scored over 150 goals and was a three time Gatorade Player of the Year.

She was honored twice as the Clarion Ledger Player of the Year and was voted 4A Player of the Year 3 times. She was selected to the All State Team 5 consecutive years. To top it all off, she represented the country at the national level, U15, U16, U17, and U20.

Her strength and speed were major concerns for all coaches. Her ability to score goals was a nightmare for all defender. As a forward she was, in a word, simply unstoppable.

It has been a privilege and honor to work with Rachel over the past years. She is not only an outstanding soccer player, she is also an exceptional person and an excellent role model. Although I have never coach Rachel at the high school or club level, I have worked with her several times on an individual basis.

Rachel Givan

The many things that amazed me about Rachel were 1. Her hunger for success. 2. Her exceptional work ethic, she was never satisfied with just 100% effort; she always tried to give more.

3. Her stamina, She never complained about the heat, the cold or being to tired to train. 4. her self-motivation. This was perhaps the trait that most impressed me. She would spend hours practicing not to please he parents or anyone else, but because she wanted to improve her skills.

Her self confidence. She thought she was better than me at a game we used to play after working out. (cross bar game).

She did win the very first game we played, but that was only because I didn’t know the rules(smile). After that first game, she never came close to winning again. She might have won one other time when I wasn’t feeling too good or I wanted to cheer her up(smile). In my opinion Rachel Givan is probably the best female soccer player to come out of MS high schools.

Presently Rachel is a junior at the University of North Carolina(UNC), the number one ranked team in the country. While there, she has been switched from forward to a defensive left back position where her role is to stop top forwards in the nation. She has responded to the new position extremely well and is having an outstanding season.

So my question again: Who will be the next Rachel Givan to come out of MS high schools?

To read more about Rachel and her team click here http://tarheelblue.cstv.com/sports/w-soccer/unc-w-soccer-body.html