Harper Chrabascz, a senior midfielder/forward who transferred to City High her junior year, now finds herself as one of three captains her senior year as she suits up for a productive season, wearing the red and white one last time.
During her junior year, Harper didn’t see the field as much as she would have imagined, only appearing in 9 out of the Little Hawks 17 games and starting only one of them. This was due to last year’s Little Hawk phenom duo of Division 1 soccer players Aoife Boulter and Ava Bell.
Can you describe to me the feeling you felt when you knew you were going to be named a captain during your senior year?
¨It definitely feels good to know my teammates trust me to lead them and be positive especially since we lost a lot of players last year it just feels good to be chosen”
What are goals that come to mind when you think about what you want for the team or yourself individually to achieve?
¨Just building a bond with the team and making sure everyone is close and getting along because we have a lot of new faces either from JV or freshman so really just trying to get everyone getting along”
What game/games have you marked down on your calendar and are most excited for?
¨West is definitely our big one because we beat them last year and it would be nice to beat them one more time so yeah I think we are all looking forward to it”
As a captain how do you prepare yourself for big games?
¨Well we have our team dinners and we eat a lot, I also like listening to music to help me lock in before games, usually more calming music that helps me relax and get into the zone”
What message do you hope to leave to the underclassmen once you leave?
¨I want them to not be afraid to make mistakes and put too much pressure because I know last year I was the new person on the team and i made myself so stressed out and like under performed because everyone around me put pressure on me so I don´t want them to put pressure on themselves”
What do you love the most about playing for City and is there anything you already feel like you will miss?
“Mostly just the people but also the team dynamics since day one it feels like a giant family there is not really any drama between anyone this year we all just love each other and get along and we have team dinners all the time and are at each others houses sop just not having that after this year is going to be tough”
