WHERE ARE THEY NOW?  

Britney Foland is a freshman defender for Heartland Community College 

1.) How old were you when you first played in the PCSL? 8 years old

2.) How many years did you play in the PCSL? 5 years

3.) What did you enjoy best about playing soccer as a child? Being able to compete in something that back then was just for fun.

4.) What kept you interested in staying with soccer as you grew older? The girls I played with, and all of the fun and love I had for the sport.

5.) What high school did you play soccer for? Normal Community 

6.) What coach was most influential in your development as a soccer player? Probably all of the coaches I had in high school; Brian Pelton, Don Ideran, Matt Chapman, and Joe Morelli. 

7.) What position do you currently play? I have played all positions except goalie, I played defense the last 2 years.

8.) What is the best piece of advice that you could give to a coach of a PCSL team? Keep it fun. Make them work but keep them interested.

9.) What is the best piece of advice that you could give to a young PCSL player? Don't ever give up, it's hard at times but it's definitely worth it.

10.) When did you know that you wanted to play soccer at the collegiate level? I always wanted to but I debated whether or not I would. Then Coach Hutchison (from Heartland) convinced me in the fall of my senior year to give it a try.

11.) What number will you be wearing this season? Hopefully number 16, we don't know yet though.  Is their any significance to your soccer number? . I have always had this number and it's my favorite number.

12.) What goals have you set for yourself for your 1st season of college soccer? To just go out there and do my best and prove to myself and everyone around me that I deserve to be playing at this level.

13.) If you were PCSL President for a day, what would you do? Get new uniforms with numbers on them so that the kids would feel like they are playing more like a traveling team. And so the audience could tell them apart.

MORE ABOUT BRITNEY:

Favorite Soccer Player: Zinedine Zidane (retired French National Team); I saw him play in Chicago a few years ago...he's amazing!

Favorite TV Show: That 70's Show

Favorite Food: Always has been macaroni and cheese   

Favorite Movie: I guess the Pirate's of the Caribbean  Trilogy

Favorite Book: To Kill a Mockingbird

What's in your CD player right now?: Bob Marley and the Wailin Wailers Greatest Hits

Living Person you would most like to meet: B.B. King or Mia Hamm