Senior Aubrey Kilgore is a goalkeeper and captain for the Hopkins Field Hockey team, majoring in Neuroscience and minoring in Entrepreneurship & Management. In an interview with The…
Senior Aubrey Kilgore is a goalkeeper and captain for the Hopkins Field Hockey team, majoring in Neuroscience and minoring in Entrepreneurship & Management. In an interview with The News-Letter, Kilgore discussed her experiences with the sport in addition to her academic commitments. Kilgore grew up near Philadelphia, the birthplace of the United States Field Hockey Association, leading her to become familiar with field hockey at a young age. She began playing field hockey when she was seven years old, starting off in a community recreational league.
In fourth grade, Kilgore decided to commit to the position of the goalie, sticking through it as she joined a club field hockey team in fifth grade. "It was kind of just by chance. [The coaches] would rotate through who was going to be the goalie every single game and I just thought it would be fun to wear all the gear, [as] the goalie has a lot of foam padding on. It's a lot of extra equipment, but I really enjoyed stopping the shots.
Once I got a little bit more training, I just thought that it was the best way that I could contribute to a team," she said. Kilgore continued playing throughout high school and decided to pursue a collegiate career. "I reached out to a bunch of Division III schools and Hopkins ended up being the best fit for me, and [I'm] so happy that I chose [Hopkins]. I love it here," she said.
Over time and across different teams, one thing which has stayed constant throughout it all has been to have fun when playing the sport. Simultaneously, Kilgore's understanding of the sport has changed and strengthened in regards to both the technical and mental aspects of the sport, such as picking up different skills and approaching the game in a more strategic manner. She credits her coaches in high school and college for guiding her to have a positive mindset when playing and to trust her teammates.
Kilgore mentions employing the mindset of "Be[ing] a goldfish," originally from the TV series Ted Lasso, in which the titular character encourages his players to let go of any mistakes that have occurred, akin to adapting the 10-second memory of the animal.
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