Multi-sport athletes are identified to have higher athleticism, varied expertise, self-discipline, and excellent management improvement. Houston born upcoming senior Shawn Haenicke-Prevost has certainly mastered all of it taking part in each sport within the guide, which has led him to be one of many high soccer kickers/punters in Texas for sophistication of 2024. “A group is just as robust as its weakest member,” says Haenicke.
On the age of three, Haenicke started taking part in soccer, and later performed basketball, lacrosse, and flag soccer on the age of eight. He additionally performed baseball and did karate on the YMCA. Round third grade he performed soccer for Albion Hurricanes FC. He began out in leisure groups on the membership, after which later joined aggressive groups. Haenicke switched to membership soccer across the age of 9, positioning in striker and midfielder till he was 12, which is when he turned goalkeeper. Not solely that, he additionally did monitor and subject at Travis Elementary Faculty. He continued monitor and subject at Hogg Center Faculty, the place he additionally added wrestling, basketball, and soccer to his center faculty sports activities record. Nevertheless, it didn’t cease there for soccer and soccer.
Haenicke made the varsity soccer group freshman 12 months at Heights Excessive Faculty beginning as a backup keeper, but he continued to play for Albion Hurricanes FC membership groups. He was ready to make use of his soccer expertise in a soccer atmosphere when he began his kicking and punting place his freshman 12 months. As a highschool scholar, there was rather a lot Haenicke needed to juggle reminiscent of lecturers, soccer, and soccer routines. His dad and mom helped make this job slightly simpler by teaching him themselves as his father is a highschool coach for varied sports activities together with soccer, and his mom was a ladies soccer coach. Exercises reminiscent of calisthenics, soccer drills each at dwelling and on the sphere, and group soccer practices, all pushed Haenicke to the extent he’s at right now. However Haenicke didn’t simply follow right here, he additionally attended soccer and soccer camps with the Dynamo FC, and soccer kicker and punter camps after freshman 12 months.
By way of taking part in quite a few group sports activities, Haenicke has realized that helpful life classes come from alternatives like these, and that he can apply these classes in his on a regular basis life. He believes that training expertise again and again will grant you enchancment and mastery in any talent you want to obtain.
Succeeding as a group, to Haenicke, means management and communication. “To succeed as a group, you want communication expertise, and management expertise,” he stated. “However you additionally want to have the ability to hear, observe directions, and encourage and assist your group members.” These insights and understandings helped Haenicke turn out to be a greater scholar in courses, and a greater group member for his groups. His self-discipline additionally allowed him to favor a selected position mannequin who has been there for him greater than any coach has ever been, his mom. “She manages to excel in her job as a trainer whereas nonetheless having the ability to be there for me when wanted,” he stated. “For so long as I can keep in mind, she made it doable for me to attend practices, video games, and camps whereas being protected and cherished.” Haenicke admires his mom’s sacrifices which go so far as placing her private life and curiosity on maintain merely simply to assist him.
In faculty, Haenicke plans to proceed strolling down his soccer journey whereas he thinks additional about build up his soccer profession. His dream of being knowledgeable punter, but he additionally has an curiosity in working within the medical subject as a pharmacist, nurse practitioner, or as knowledgeable athletic coach.
