FC Dallas Emerald Coast MIA SADLER AS AN EIGHTH-GRADER AT MAX BRUNER MIDDLE SCHOOL, MIA Sadler has racked up quite a few accolades before she even enrolls at Niceville High School in the fall. The 02 Girls Select 1 forward, coached by Tim Brown, is a member of the 03 Florida State ODP Team (2016 and 2017); selected as part of 2003 Region III ODP pool player in 2016; and was invited to the ODP National Training Camp in Phoenix in January. Mia began playing soccer through youth recreational leagues in Fort Walton Beach, Florida, at six years old. Due to a military move, she continued playing recreational soccer in Fairbanks, Alaska. Another military move returned her family to Fort Walton Beach in 2013, where she began playing club soccer and ODP. She is continually learning the game and constantly developing her skills through practice — on and off the pitch. Coach Brown calls Mia “the hardestworking player I have come across in a long time. She is a student of the game Photo by SB Photos
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and absorbs every coaching point. Her self-motivation is off the “Her work rate and passion for the game are contagious and she has charts and she possesses a maturity level well beyond her 14 had such a positive impact on her teammates. She’s a generational years.” player — they don’t come around very often.” Mia’s goal is to keep playing soccer through college and at a Lest you think Mia is all soccer, all the time, her 4.0 GPA is professional level, and she’d also like to play for the USWNT (her proof that she finds the time to study, too, in her honors and