Sydney Gets 219 Juggles - Believe in it® Athlete Spotlight

Uploaded by Allison Schenk on 2014-11-15.

This week's Believe in it® Athlete spotlight is Sydney Schenk.  She juggled to save lives last year in our 4th annual OSA World Juggle-a-thon in April.  At the time her juggling record was 45 juggles.  Since then she has been practicing a lot and her record now is 219!

Sydney is a great example of how small improvements daily equal big improvements over time. 

For this video Sydney said, "I got 199 juggles but the video was started a tad late so it looks like I only got about 192, but I was counting and so was my mom. :)". 

Congrats Sydney!  I'm proud of you!  The purpose of OSA World Juggle-a-thon is to "Juggle to Save Lives, Juggle to Get Better" and you did just that!  You are awesome! 

U9/U10 GSC Blast White is this week's Believe in it® Athlete Spotlight

This week's Believe in it® Athlete spotlight is the U10/U9 GSC Blast White soccer team.  The Blast are apart of Geneseo Soccer Club in Geneseo, Illinois.  They were spotlighted last week in the Believe in it® Apparel eNewsletter. 

Our parent company, Believe in it® Apparel, recently sponsored one of their practices.  Each of the players got a free Believe in it® bracelet!  Big thanks to Coach Simon Possin for sharing the #Believeinit attitude and helping us inspire athletes by setting up a team sponsorship. 

Emily "Bulldog" Beck will make a Comeback

Emily "Bulldog" Beck is this week's Believe in it® Athlete spotlight.  Emily is a hardworking, passionate player and her "it" is to play for the Women's national team.  

Emily plays for the U12 Epic Attack in Martinsburg, West Virginia.  A few weeks ago she broker her tibia.  Instead of sulking she continues to train her strong leg, follow her rehab plan and be a great teammate.  She attends all practices and games and now is the team statistician. 

Good luck on your comeback Bulldog!  You have the right attitude and I'm confident you will do great!  You are a Believe in it® Athlete!  

USWNT Highlights vs Mexico

The U.S. WNT booked a ticket to the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup with 3-0 Victory against Mexico at PPL Park in Chester, Pa. More info: http://www.ussoccer.com Subscribe to U.S. Soccer on YouTube! http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=ussoccerdotcom U.S. Soccer ...on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/ussoccer ...on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/ussoccer ...on Instagram: http://www.instagram/ussoccer

Big congrats to the US Women's National Team.  They qualified for the 2015 World Cup over the weekend!

Christie Rampone earned her 300th international cap too! 

On a side note I think Carli Lloyd should be listed as a forward with the amount of goals she scores! 

Andy Scores His 1st PK - Believe in it® Athlete Spotlight

This week's Believe in it® Athlete spotlight is Andy Luc.  A few weeks ago he scored his first PK. Andy is a long time Believe in it® Athlete and he has been using the Online Soccer Academy for years.  

This is how it went down in his own words.

"I was about to take a shot, but suddenly I got pushed and fouled. The ref called a PK.  At first, I thought coach was going to get someone else to take it since I have never taken a PK. 

Then I heard him say, "Andy, do you want the PK?"  I was surprised, but I was confident.  I nodded yes.  I set up the ball near the PK mark and cleared my mind of all the noises around me. 

I heard the bench, my varsity team-members and the fans yelling my name.  I focused on the goal and the ball.  I was thinking left or right or perhaps straight down the middle?

When I heard the whistle blow, I did my thing.  I jogged, then came up in a mid-sprint and looked right to fake the goalie.  He took the bait and dove.  I saw my opportunity and placed it near the middle.  

As I saw the ball slowly go past the goal line I knew that I had scored my first PK.  I turned around and I literally saw the JV team jump on me.  The varsity team watched from the bench and cheered me on.  And on the other side the crowd went wild!"

Great story Andy and Congrats!  I'm proud of you!