Being apart of the women’s soccer team at Wagner College, is something I have always wanted to do. Now that I am apart of the team, it makes me love soccer even more and allowed me to meet new people and get out of my comfort zone. I consider my team apart of my family and I enjoy playing soccer with each and every one of them along with doing other activities outside of soccer. The team always does fun things, but our favorite thing to do is go out to eat. As a team we go to all sorts of places including Chipotle, Adriene’s Pizza Bar, Royal Crown and more. But nothing beats the tailgates after our soccer games.

After playing a long 90 minutes of soccer, all we want to do is stuff our faces with food. Drinking a lot of water to stay hydrated throughout the game and eating a salad before the game has become a daily routine for myself. I try to eat something light so I don’t cramp or feel during the game. When the game is over, we quickly change and make our way to the tables that are covered with foods such as pasta, pizza, salad, chicken, bread, cookies, cupcakes, doughnuts and more. Throughout the game I try to stay focused but it’s so difficult to not think about all the delicious foods I’m going to consume after. I fill my plate because I am feeling extra hungry after the game and I finish the whole thing. I took a little bit of everything because I couldn’t make up my mind. Normally after I play soccer I am starving so I eat more then I usually do. My parents always yell at me because they think I’m going to gain weight but then they take into consideration that I’m an athlete so I’m always exercising therefore it doesn’t really affect me.

Sadly, soccer season is coming to an end which means tailgates are too. I really enjoy eating a nice meal with my family, teammates and coaches. I’m looking forward to it again next year.