Akyssa Smith

            Alyssa Smith’s favorite thing to do is playing soccer, it’s one of her hobbies. She plays for Valley AFC Express and for Hidden Valley High School. Her positions are forward and defense. She has 4 practice for 3 hours long every week, 2 games on the weekends, and 3 tornaments every season. She started playing soccer when she was 4 years old, her mom signed her up for Star and she’s been playing ever since. When Alyssa was 7 years old she got a concussion, the coach was teaching the team attack headers position off of punts, she headed the ball but collided into another player, after that incident she had to stop playing for a year. When she was 13 she was playing against Roanoke Star and her and another girl were headed toward the ball the other girl kicked for the ball and hit Alyssa’s knee and she tore her patella, meniscus, and it dislocates.  “Playing soccer helps me relieve stress.” Said Smith. Alyssa’s favorite part of soccer is getting to be with her team mates.

            Alyssa Smith’s birthday is December 12^th, 2000.  She was born in Richmond, Virginia. She’s lived in Petersburg Virginia and has gone to Cave Spring Elementary, Hidden Valley Middle School. Her parents’ names are Angela and Donald. She has 4 pets, a cat named Haley, and 3 dogs named Levi, Chance, and Gemma.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  By Karina Rodriguez