Coupeville High School freshman Kalia Littlejohn. (John Fisken photos)
Littlejohn rampages to one of her 10 goals during the high school season.
Never stop working.
Coupeville High School freshman Kalia Littlejohn passed on playing basketball this winter so she could continue to focus on her true love, soccer, and it’s paid off.
After enduring through tryouts which began back in October, she was selected Saturday to the pool of players who will train with the Puget Sound Premier League Surf Academy.
The Academy is a training development program for select-level booters, set up to help prospective college-level athletes refine their skills.
Along with the extra practice and coaching Littlejohn will receive, she’ll also be in contention for a spot on teams which will travel to out of state tournaments.
Those tourneys are hotbeds for college coaches and recruiters looking for talent.
For Littlejohn, who also teamed with big sis Mia to spark their NW United select squad to a 1-1 tie Saturday morning (Mia scored), the selection capped a long, arduous process.
She had to face off with players from across Washington state and make it past the first level of cuts.
Once she did, Littlejohn was invited back for the next level of tryouts and put in three sessions a weekend.
“It’s been a long process,” she said.
During her first high school season Littlejohn set a CHS girls’ soccer record with 10 goals and was selected as a First-Team All-League player.
Coupeville tied a program record with six wins and finished second in the 1A Olympic League behind defending 1A state champ Klahowya.
To find out more about the PSPL Surf Academy, pop over to:
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