{"id":188038,"date":"2014-12-23T04:05:39","date_gmt":"2014-12-22T18:05:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/?p=188038"},"modified":"2014-12-23T04:05:39","modified_gmt":"2014-12-22T18:05:39","slug":"del-rosario-verbally-commits-division-2-team","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/del-rosario-verbally-commits-division-2-team\/","title":{"rendered":"Del Rosario verbally commits to Division 2 team"},"content":{"rendered":"

Long-time MP United player Enrico Del Rosario has committed to play for the Alderson Broaddus University Battlers in the NCAA Division 2.<\/p>\n

\u201cI chose this school because the football program is amazing. I had a great conversation with the coach and it\u2019s very exciting. From the fields, players, and staff, it\u2019s all great,\u201d the 17-year-old player said. <\/p>\n

\u201cThe most important is that they have the course and major that I want to take up and as early as freshman I can already experience hands on. In addition, the people around the campus are nice and I don\u2019t know why but there\u2019s really something about Alderson that got me hooked,\u201d he added. <\/p>\n

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Enrico\u2019s father and coach, Norman, said that he is pleased with his son\u2019s decision. <\/p>\n

\u201cEnrico told us his experience during his visit. The program is great in both the athletic and academic aspects,\u201d the older Del Rosario said. \u201cThe team is like a family which is what he is used to with MP United.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Mount Carmel School senior will be playing collegiate soccer after years of honing his skills in the sport. He started playing soccer when he was just 8 years old. <\/p>\n

\u201cSoccer has been good to me over the years and I\u2019m capitalizing on that opportunity to get a good education,\u201d Enrico told Saipan Tribune. <\/p>\n

Enrico plans to pursue a degree in sports science while playing for the Division 2 school. <\/p>\n

\u201cFrom professional athletes to personal fitness sector, we always look for ways to increase sports performance, raise levels of physical fitness, and reduce risk of injury or speed up recovery. I believe that this degree will be in demand as well as beneficial for me in the future,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

As part of the requirements of his contract with Alderson, Enrico, who is still in the U.S., said he needs to attain and maintain a certain G.P.A to continue playing. He will be back on island on New Year\u2019s Eve and after spending the holidays with his family, he will resume training for future competitions. He usually spends a few hours every day working out and is at the soccer field three times a week, working on his touches and passes with his teammates.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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