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Derek Brier

2023 | IL: Chicago
 
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Middie with quick acceleration and endurance, strong lacrosse IQ, and no fear of playing hard defense.

I'm a two way middie with sharp lax IQ. I am not afraid to take a hit and get the penalty. I'm also an aggressive, smart defensive player that is solid in man down situations. I am part of the man up squad as my stick skills are solid and I love to feed the attack and get the assist. Having been undersized in my youth, my speed and agility are key to my success in the transition game. My speed and agility are important for both ends of the field, too. Offensively, I have the patience to wait for the mismatch and the ability to capitalize on it whether it is me or feeding a teammate. Defensively, I go hard on ground balls and can slide in, sneak out, and be a good 5-10 yards gone before anyone realizes I've got the ball and am gone.

I fell in love with the sport in 2013. My family and I had been to a Blackhawks playoff game and dove into a pub to avoid a thunderstorm while looking for a cab. The NCAA playoffs were on a tv. The next day I told my mom that I wanted to play several different sports until I came up with "that game with the stick with the basket on the end of it." She said lacrosse? I said YES. I was already playing baseball, was working on belts in karate, and hustling the grade school basketball circuit and I was starting American football in the fall. But, my parents found a lacrosse camp for me to try and when mom picked me up, I told her that this is all that I wanted to do. I continued baseball and karate for several years. I played basketball through 8th grade and football through my freshman year. Lacrosse, though, is my passion.

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