chelsea sidloski '15 Recruiting Profile

1) Collegiate Goals and Aspirations

1. challenge myself by high level competition in Basketball
2. learn new strategies in the game
3. looking forward to ethnically mixed university
4. wants a future career in international development: love living in, working in,  and learning in diverse cultures
5. Want to develop strategies to uplift less developed communities 

B) What makes me a good team candidate? 

1. Am a cooperative team player, good leader, positive team influence  
2. can retain high intensity 
3. Top scorer in over 50% of my team's games
4. Jan 17, 2015 at Peacock High School Moose Jaw tournament I equaled my previous highest number of three pointers in one game: I made six three pointers in one game.
5. Upper body strength: have been doing three pointers since grade eight

C) What Makes Me Different from Other Recruits?

Answer:

1. In Character:

• Independent in outlook; self reliant and low maintenance 
• Calm, Helpful, Supportive. 
• Respectful of coaches and authorities

2. In Athletics

• Top 3 pointer and usually the top or 2nd from top scorer in my previous and current basket ball team
• My range is 1 to 6 three pointers per game in addition to my normal baskets.
• Good at boxing out bigger players due to my physique and am not afraid of aggressive players
• Was the only grade 8 basket baller who typically got a three pointer every couple games. 
•  growing up in schools fitness tests I was typically the top or one of the top in fitness tests
• I love competitive sport and wish my small city would have had even more aggressive sports like rugby
• I appreciate coach critiques of my playing

3. In Academics:  

• Am strong in english, social sciences, psychology, and geography

Factors contributing to my above academic strengths include

• Afro-Canadian background (My mother is Kenyan)
• My interest, extensive travel and schooling in different countries as I followed my father's work in international development in Africa, Malaysia and Caribbean.  
• My dad takes an active interest and discussion in my essays and I sometimes quote him as founder/CEO of the voluntary organization HELP International   (My mother lives in Kenya but takes an active interest in my life and schooling)