Having a height advantage in soccer is a bonus for any player. Soccer is a sport featuring a plethora of 50/50 balls and having that added size on the field translates into more possessions, which can result in stops on defense and goals scored on offense.
Bellevue senior center defender Corinne Foster, who is 5 feet, 11 inches, utilizes her size to make plays on the soccer field. The four-year starter prides herself on being aggressive on the field at all times.
“I love attacking the ball in the air and being forceful. That’s something we work on as a defense as a whole. We want to be really forceful and not allow anybody on offense to get behind us,” Foster said.
Playing with controlled fury and poise is a fine line, which Foster knows very well.
“As much as I like to get excited and hyped up during the game I like to keep myself calm or more or less keep the team calm. I’m the one in the center (on defense) so I have a lot of responsibility in terms of communicating,” Foster said. “I like playing in the back. It allows me to keep control of the team in a sense.”
Wolverines’ head coach Matt Dorman said Foster’s positive attitude and sheer joy of the game has a positive effect on her teammates.
“Corinne’s personality epitomizes what we want to associate with our school and our soccer program,” Dorman said.
The Wolverines boast an undefeated overall record of 14-0.
“We have some lofty aims, but we take each game as it comes. We’ve had success so far but we just want to focus on the process and what we can do to be successful. If we do that, it is going to help out with having the outcomes we want at the end of the year,” he said.
Foster said the Wolverines have plenty of room to improve as the playoffs approach.
“We need to keep improving because we’re going to run into some really good teams later on. We need to be ready for that competition,” Foster said.
Foster didn’t start playing soccer until 2006 at age 10. Prior to playing soccer she tried basketball and swimming, but soccer quickly became her No. 1 sport.
“When I was younger I really wasn’t that into sports, but once I started soccer I always have loved it. Once I started, I couldn’t stop playing,” she said.
Shaun Scott: 425-453-5045; sscott@bellevuereporter.com
