I went from having zero college soccer offers to becoming a conference champion and a full-time college starter.
 

I'm a licensed soccer coach through U.S. Soccer and a certified strength and conditioning specialist. But before any of that, I was just a high school kid who couldn't get a single coach to call back.
 

Growing up, I wasn't a standout. I didn't play for a prestigious high school or an elite club team. By senior year, after doing everything the recruiting playbook says to do (ID camps, showcases, hundreds of emails to college coaches) I had zero offers.
 

At the last minute, I got a chance to join a Division 2 program in my hometown, University of Indianapolis, but only on the reserve team. Instead of just working harder at the same generic approach, I built real structure into my development: film study, strength training, and technical work with an actual purpose behind it.
 

It worked. I earned a call-up to the first team, helped the program reach the #1 ranking in the country, and won a conference championship my senior year.
 

After graduating, I spent that summer playing semi-professional soccer with the South Bend Lions in USL League 2, starting all 11 games. Wanting to pursue my master's degree with my final year of eligibility, I transferred to Purdue Northwest, effectively starting over at a brand-new program. That team climbed to the #8 ranking in the country, and I played 25 NCAA games at center back and midfield. The following summer, I played a second season of USL League 2 with River Light FC.
 

None of it happened because I was the most talented player in the room. It happened because I had a real process, and I stuck with it, even when I had to start over from scratch.
 

Now, I use everything I learned, as a player and through years of studying athletic development, to help overlooked high school defenders become the exact type of player college coaches want to recruit.