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WESTON, Mass. — Brady Jacobson (17) has played soccer from before she can even remember. She has played for town, club, and school teams, and is known for her leadership, game intelligence, distribution of the ball, and care for every single person on the team. As co-captain of Weston High School Girls’ Varsity Soccer team, Brady is proud of their accomplishments, including having made it to states each year since her freshman start on varsity. In addition, she has been recognized as a DCL All-Star her freshman and junior years, and is a D3 commit to Bates College for fall 2025.

Congrats, Brady!

Interview with Brady:

What are your personal goals within your sport/athletic dreams?

Brady Jacobson: I am extremely excited to play soccer at Bates College!. The coaches, the team, and overall atmosphere of the campus are all a perfect fit, and I am excited to have met what are soon to be my lifelong best friends.

What do you love about your sport?

Jacobson: After a long day of school, soccer gives me the chance to leave everything behind and just focus on the joy of the game, while connecting with my friends and coaches. I also love the competition and pushing myself to be better each day.

What is your biggest challenge in your sport, and what do you do to manage this challenge?

Jacobson: Staying focused every second of the game. As a goalkeeper, I never know when I will be called on, and so it could be a matter of seconds and inches between winning and losing a game. To help stay engaged, I play a lot with my feet and constantly ask for the ball back. I also am always communicating with my defense, so I am ready for whatever the game brings.

What was the best advice you were ever given?

Jacobson: My freshman year, I switched clubs, and my new coach told me that the starting goalie was better than me and I needed to improve if I ever wanted to touch the field. I really valued this honesty, and it pushed me to work harder to excel and took my play to another level. I soon began to get on the field, and, when he would tell me that I did something good, it meant the world to me, because I knew he was being truthful.

Describe a mistake you made while competing and how you overcame it.

Jacobson: My junior year, during a game, I came out to get a cross on a corner and completely missed the ball, which went in the goal and tied the game up at the time. Instead of being scared to come out for crosses in future games, I went to the field with my brother, Sawyer, who is also a goalkeeper, and had him repeatedly hit crosses at me. I worked hard on them and improved such that I expanded the range of how far I could collect crosses or punch them away.

Do you have a pregame ritual?

Jacobson: Being very superstitious, I always do the same warm up in the exact same order with the same number of reps on each side. Also, when running back to the goal for kickoff, I fist bump all of my defenders from left to right, and, then, as I get to the goal, I tap each fist twice and then the outside of each foot twice and repeat this two times. Then, I jump twice and am ready to play.

What has being a member of a team taught you?

Jacobson: So much, including how to be accountable for my actions, how to communicate with others, how to lead, and how to deal with disagreements. I have seen how each player can affect the rest of the team and have learned to really motivate myself and others to be their best selves.

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