What: Varsity field hockey team

I play on the varsity field hockey team here at UNE. We are a top team in our conference, which is the Commonwealth Coast Conference.

Being on a team, I feel like I am part of a community that I love. During this time, I am learning so much about leadership and how to work together as a group to get things done. A goal I have is to be a captain by my senior year, so I’m taking in a lot of key leadership skills from my current senior captains. As a team, we participate in community service events around the Maine community and in the school as well. This goes along with what is said in the Core Handbook about reinforcing Core themes and acting as an engaged citizen.

Juggling daily practices and up to two games a week, I have learned how to multitask and balance everything accordingly. Making sure that I utilize any free-time I have to get ahead on homework has been key for me, as well as using my agenda book. Writing down my assignments and aligning them with my field hockey schedule, I can see what I have gotten done and what I still need to do. This has been important when I have a weeknight game where I wouldn’t be home until late hours of the night. I feel that I will take these multitasking and balancing skills with me through the rest of my life and in my professional career.