Sydney (@sydneypirreca) is an assistant coach at Syracuse University, WPLL Pride Midfielder, and graduated from Florida in 2019.  Sydney is from, and attended HS at Mount Sinai in NY, prior to becoming the sixth UF all-time scorer with 215 career points.  

"If you have that [bad] body language where you look defeated, upset, teams capitalize on that...but on the other side of things, It's an opportunity to catch yourself and make changes... I preach [to kids I coach] affirmations... In my head i'm always hyping myself up, even If I'm playing like S#*!..." 

Great conversation with Sydney about how she has become one of the best women's lacrosse players in the world after picking up a stick late and being a gymnast her whole life, she was "terrible" when she first started.  Sydney relied on her athleticism and hard work to find success in the sport.  A lot of great tips and insights from Sydney, after seeing where the conversation went, she highlighted how she didn't even realize how invested she is in the mental side of the game.  

Hope you all enjoy!