Senior Clara Gomez doesn’t remember much about when she started playing soccer, but she does remember her father, Jorge Gomez, who is her biggest inspiration.
“I mostly remember my dad being my coach and staying with me after practice and working on things even as a kid,” she said. “He was so passionate about soccer with me.”
Jorge’s love for soccer, however, was not passed on to Clara’s sister, Daniela.
“She tried (to play soccer),” Clara said. “She was one of those ones that picked daisies in the field. We’re completely opposite people. She was (into) makeup and hair, clothes and fashion.