Mathew Shreffner flashes some fancy footwork on the soccer pitch. (John Fisken photos)
Shreffner looks for some inspiration from above.
Soccer is a game which never really stops.
The action has hot stretches and slower periods, but, through it all, most booters spend their entire time on the pitch always moving to follow the action.
Which is fine with Mathew Shreffner, who enjoys “all of the running and the skills you need” to be a successful soccer player.
The Coupeville High School sophomore is in his first season in the Wolf program, but he’s no stranger to the sport, having first picked it up when he was five.
“I started because it seemed fun,” Shreffner said.
He’s also spent time as a baseball player, but these days is intent on fine-tuning his soccer game for the long run.
“My strengths are in the defending; I would like to work on being a keeper,” Shreffner said. “My goals for this season and beyond are to help any of my teammates that need help and help them and to have help if I need it.”
Away from the pitch he listens to music from Ghost Town, Skrillex, Green Day and Falling in Reverse and is quick to help his parents with work around the house.
That’s payback for them providing him with a strong support crew, on and off the field.
“My moms — they help by helping me with all my schoolwork and push me to my limit,” Shreffner said.
