Athlete of the Month
Courtney Downes
Sport(s): Field Hockey and LacrossePosition(s): FH - Center midfield, L - Defense
Biography
ATHLETE OF THE MONTH - MARCH 2008
Why athlete chose these sports: I never played before high school and I wanted to try new sports.
Reasons why athlete came to Velocity: To step up the level of my playing and become a more competitive athlete.
How Velocity has helped athlete/instances when athlete has noticed changes in his/her performance: After working out all summer at Velocity, I had the best field hockey season since I started playing. I also noticed my overall performance has improved.
Favorite Athlete: Ahmad Bradshaw from the New York Giants.
Most influential VSP coach: Lauren
Favorite subject in school: Chemistry
Favority food: Spaghetti
Goals for this season: To help the team improve our record from last year.
In 15 years...: I hope I have a steady job and a happy life.