Nico Corsaro '21 Recruiting Profile

Hello, my name is Nicolas Corsaro but I go by the name "Nico". I started playing Ice Hockey when I was 6 years old after watching the Philadlephia Flyers in a playoff run. From that moment I knew I wanted to be a hockey player.  I convinced my dad to take me to the ice rink and from the very first moment I put on a pair of ice skates I knew my life would be changed forever. It was all I could think about and all I wanted do. I watched every Flyers game on TV and then started watching videos of how to skate and play hockey. My Dad enrolled me at our local ice rink and before I knew it I was skating fairly well. I went to the rink almost every day so I could be a better skater all the while studying the game of hockey by watching youtube videos. After a few years of playing I quickly started trying out for the best local teams and was climbing through the ranks from A to AA up to AAA. 

I am always the first one on the ice and the last one off the ice. I look at each and every practice as an opportunity to get better by working as hard as I can. Before long, my coaches started putting me with the older kids and I worked even harder to prove I could keep up with them. I was always one of the top 3 points leaders on my teams. 

I made sure I ALWAYS ate a healthy diet and worked out in the gym and did my off ice conditioning all the while maintaining a balance of on ice training with my private coaches and instructors.

Recently, I found myself looking for the best coaches regardless of what their levels were or how many "A's" were at the end of the team name.  I played AA and AAA for several years but found I wanted to be challenged more.  So, I started doing reserach and found some of the best coaches with the best resume's in our area were in Atlantic City NJ and were coaching A & AA teams.  I was excited to know their focus was on development and not the letters. I had 2 AAA offers in Philadelphia and 1 AA offer this season (2017) but decided to pass on all of them so that I could work with Coach Triboletti and Coach Mander. These coaches were all about development with prep school and junior hockey credentials and I knew they would challenge me to be the best player I could be.  So, we made the choice to relocate to Ocean City, NJ and immediately began training with my new coaches. Since making this transistion Ive become faster and far more skilled in a shorter period of time solely because of my coaching and being challenged. For me, I just want to be the best player and teammate I can be.  Each and everyday I have one goal....and that is to play at the collegiate level.

Im one of the hardest working players that has enormous respect for my teammates and the coaching staff. I will always give it 100% and I also pride myself on NEVER missing a single practice or game in almost 10 years. No matter what, I show up for everything and Im always early and I will always stay late. My motto is simple  "Whatever it takes"

This year Im a freshmen at Ocean City NJ high school, which is one of the top schools in NJ, and Im putting a lot of focus on my academics in addition to my hockey development. Im anxious to get my school ranking as high as I can so that I can be a more attractive recruit for the coaches and schools.

All I ask for is an opportunity to prove myself on and off the ice. I can assure all coaches viewing my profile you won't find a harder working player and student that will be respectful and diligent of all things aksed of me.

I look forward to any opportunities and hope to meet you at a camp soon.

Any questions please feel free to email or call me as Im always excited to talk about hockey.

Thank you for viewing my profile,

Nico Corsaro

609-352-9239