Huck is a 2009 First Team AUS All Star and Captain of the Tigers
by Armaan Ahluwalia
She is a fearless defender and can do anything when called upon. Jeanette Huck, the captain of the Dal Womens Soccer team, is one great player and continues to get better. In her final year of CIS elgibility she is having an MVP caliber season. She plays n the backfield but can be found anywhere around the field taking control.
Current Team: Dal women’s soccer
Height: 5’6
Date of Birth: Dec 4, 87
Where you are from: Hatchet Lake, NS
What are you taking at Dal: Commerce – major in Finance
Where you played Soccer Before: NS senior women’s league- Dunbrack
Favourite Player: Zinedine Zidane
Favourite Team: Manchester
Player you model your game after: Zidane
How old were you when you started playing: 5
Why Soccer: I played every sport growing up, but soccer took me to the highest level of competition.
Pre Game Rituals: Listen to music
Whats the most listened song on your IPod: Travelling soldier-Dixie Chicks
Best Player in the World: Cristiano Ronaldo
Hobbies: Snowboarding, Running, Shopping
Best Skill: 1v1 defending
Area of your game that needs work: Winning balls in the air
Favourite Coach and why: Jack Hutchinson. great coach and has fun practices
What are your goals Short and Long term: I want to win an AUS championship this year, and medal at nationals. In the long run I want to become a police officer and make a lot of money through investing.
What makes the AUS so tough: there are so many good teams so anything can happen during the AUS playoffs. The season is also very short, so it is hard on the body.
What challenges arise from being the Captain: Some times it is difficult to get everyone on the same page and focused. There is also more pressure to perform well.
Favourite Movie: the hangover and life as a house
Role Model: my sisters Leanne and Tonya
Goals for the year: to win AUS and medal at nationals
Most famous person in your cell phone: Devin Norris- Halifax’s Favorite Rainman
One Crazy thing about you: I have been to 15 countries
Favourite Food: steak and mashed potatoes
How is it being a varsity Athlete at Dal: so AWESOME! varsity nights are the best nights ever at the Grawood.
Dream Vacation Destination: Thailand and New Zealand
In your free time you are: sleeping, eating, or at the library.
IPhone or Blackberry: neither ….unbreakable LG phone…
Height: 5’6
Date of Birth: Dec 4, 87
Where you are from: Hatchet Lake, NS
What are you taking at Dal: Commerce – major in Finance
Where you played Soccer Before: NS senior women’s league- Dunbrack
Favourite Player: Zinedine Zidane
Favourite Team: Manchester
Player you model your game after: Zidane
How old were you when you started playing: 5
Why Soccer: I played every sport growing up, but soccer took me to the highest level of competition.
Pre Game Rituals: Listen to music
Whats the most listened song on your IPod: Travelling soldier-Dixie Chicks
Best Player in the World: Cristiano Ronaldo
Hobbies: Snowboarding, Running, Shopping
Best Skill: 1v1 defending
Area of your game that needs work: Winning balls in the air
Favourite Coach and why: Jack Hutchinson. great coach and has fun practices
What are your goals Short and Long term: I want to win an AUS championship this year, and medal at nationals. In the long run I want to become a police officer and make a lot of money through investing.
What makes the AUS so tough: there are so many good teams so anything can happen during the AUS playoffs. The season is also very short, so it is hard on the body.
What challenges arise from being the Captain: Some times it is difficult to get everyone on the same page and focused. There is also more pressure to perform well.
Favourite Movie: the hangover and life as a house
Role Model: my sisters Leanne and Tonya
Goals for the year: to win AUS and medal at nationals
Most famous person in your cell phone: Devin Norris- Halifax’s Favorite Rainman
One Crazy thing about you: I have been to 15 countries
Favourite Food: steak and mashed potatoes
How is it being a varsity Athlete at Dal: so AWESOME! varsity nights are the best nights ever at the Grawood.
Dream Vacation Destination: Thailand and New Zealand
In your free time you are: sleeping, eating, or at the library.
IPhone or Blackberry: neither ….unbreakable LG phone…
Armaan Ahluwalia writes for the Dal Gazette. Follow him on twitter @haligoniasports and check out his blog, www.1inthestands.wordpress.com.
