Sophomore Nick Brennan is a 6 foot tall ray of sunshine. He can always be found in the hallways laughing and smiling, surrounded by friends. He’s that guy, seemingly super happy all the time. Nick gives credit for his happiness to soccer.
“I feel like I’m much more happy then I would be without it because it has just become a huge part of my life that I look forward to games and I can party alongside with kids I have formed a really strong bond with.” Nick said.
Sophomore Nick Brennan with a picture of himself playing soccer as a little boy. Photo by Olivia Whitaker.
He has been playing center defensive midfield for 12 years. Currently, he plays for Middletown North and Middletown Mutiny. Nick knows exactly what draws him to soccer.
“It’s really what sports should be: fun but not easy, physical but not dangerous, physically demanding but not impossible.” Nick thinks that people should “give soccer a chance” because not only is it fun to play, it’s fun to watch.
Soccer has also brought Nick and his father closer together. They would practice before games and on weekends in their backyard. When asked his favorite soccer memory, he remembers “playing with my dad in the backyard, and then going and playing a rec[reation] game and scoring.”
Nick is far from alone in having played childhood soccer. Slate recently named youth soccer the unofficial sport of New Jersey.
Nick hopes that he can continue to play in the future.
“Realistically, I probably won’t be able to play for college, but I will try and keep up with it as much as I can.”
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