Originally posted on aftn.ca Sports are avenues for which we can learn. They allow us to discover ourselves and get closer to the truth of who we are. To expose our faults and reveal our strengths. To encourage our growth and…
Originally posted on aftn.ca The first rainy afternoon of June, I met Joe Zupo at a coffee shop on Dunbar Street. The sky was a miserable shade of blue and gray, the promise of coffee and the opportunity to interview…
Originally posted on aftn.ca There are moments in football that feel surreal. Not just that 96th minute goal that takes you to the final, but the smaller, more personal moments. The moments that can be compared to walking on air….
Originally posted on aftn.ca Earlier this month Altitude FC started preseason training, preparing for our first match at the end of April against Rivers FC. The excitement and nervousness of showing up at practice had nearly paralyzed me… nearly. The…
Eight Dates: Essential Conversations for a Lifetime of Love by John M. Gottman and Julie Schwartz Gottman is a book about how to create healthy, loving and long-lasting relationships. Dr. John Gottman and Dr. Julie Schwartz Gottman are two of…
2022 was a big year for me. I signed my first semi professional football contract, I graduated high school and started college. Those are just the tangible things. So many moments were lived in private, below the surface. The struggles,…
“They said it’d take five… I did it in four,” is written under my graduation photo in the 2022 yearbook. As a 2005 born, this wasn’t supposed to be my grad year. What is there to know about the unique…
On June 10, 2019, I stood on a stage in a room in Langley Events Center wearing a white t-shirt and striped navy blue shorts. I was 13 years old at the time, and still unsure of my chances of…
Boy, was it a rollercoaster… I remember the first few weeks of the semester and not knowing what to expect. Would my professors like me? Would I understand the content? Would I fall behind? My mind ran circles as I…
Written for a college writing class and non-football playing readers. I show up to the field in shorts and a training top, carrying cleats in the bag on my back and a water bottle in my right hand. The air…
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