Was your Sports story successful? 1. How much time/effort did you put into this article, including revisions? Was it adequate? Why or why ​ ​ not? Lots of time. Arguably one of my best stories I have written. Very thorough research and follow ups allowed this article to be adequate. Very proud with the outcome of this story. 2. In what did you take the most pride for this story? Choose at least two specific aspects here. ​ ​ I took the most pride in finding out that her parents were college athletes. This allowed me to get an interesting edge idea. Also getting in contact with her travel coach allowed me to expand on many different angles. If I were to have interviewed Froats, story would not have been very interesting. 3. Did you become an expert on this subject? Explain the steps taken to do so. Yes, I did become an expert by interviewing Mosley four different times. I was able to really understand how she felt about the atmosphere of Iowa compared to other places she visited. I got to know how good of a soccer player she actually is. 4. What sources did you think you failed to include? Why did you not include them? I did not fail to include any stories. I was able to get a lot of information. I was thinking about interviewing her parents but I wanted to keep the story mainly focused on Jalyn. 5. In what area did you experience the most self-growth this issue? ​ ​ I experienced the most self growth in follow-ups and commenting on other people’s stories this issue. 6. What areas of your writing do you feel you’re still having trouble with or need to focus on most? Nothing really comes to mind. Maybe working on placing more quoteworthy quotes and being able to notice when I am being redundant on information. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Block’s general thoughts about your story: 1. Did you do adequate research (internet/wide variety of interview sources/stats and records)? ____/30 2. Did you experience adequate self-growth as a writer and reporter? ____/10 ​ 3. Did you generate a creative lead that grabs attention? ____/20 4. Did you have a unique angle that avoids same old boring story? ____/25 • did you have a nut graf that clearly states your angle and comes within the first five grafs? 5. Was your story developed enough to tell the whole story? ____/25 • did you ask enough follow-up questions? Was the story balanced? 6. Did you avoid careless grammar and style errors? ____/20 7. Was the story well-written, using smooth transitions and avoiding wordiness? ____/20 ​ • paraphrased all weak quotes? kept opinion out of it? ​ 8. Did you attach an edge to the end of your story? ____/10 ​ Total Score for Writing this issue: ____/160 Mosley receives athletic scholarship from Iowa Sophomore Jalyn Mosley recently committed to the University of Iowa and has been given a full-ride scholarship to play soccer at the Big 10 school. With both of her parents being college athletes, Mosley has always been driven to eventually play at the collegiate level. Her wish came true as she first made contact with the Iowa coaching staff in December of 2016. “I was really excited to get interest from the school,” Mosley said. “I didn’t know much about Iowa. I thought it was cornfields ... I was excited to get interest but I didn’t really know all it had to offer. But once I went to visit I saw everything, like the school and how it wasn’t just cornfields.” On the visit, Iowa’s assistant coach took Mosley around the campus and before watching one of the games, she met with the staff and team. “The other schools [that I visited] were definitely smaller and they didn’t have as big of a program,” Mosley said. “Iowa has a huge Nike deal and they had more. That isn’t what sold me on [Iowa]. I just think that the community of Iowa and the feel of it was just so much different than the other [colleges]. There was just so much spirit at Iowa.” Mosley expressed that she loved the connection between the coaches and players because they all had a good relationship. The Iowa women’s soccer team would keep practices and games competitive but fun at the same time. Having a good balance between fun and hard work is something that Mosley thinks is important within the program. Mosley happens to play for FC United DA. FC means football club in soccer terms and DA means developmental academy which is a more competitive league of soccer. “Jalyn was looking at her options, visiting schools and talking to college coaches,” FC United DA head coach John Soltani said. “When she visited Iowa, she called me up and said ‘I love it’. She loved the girls on the team. She thought the staff was really great on how they communicated to her and they told her how much they wanted her to come there. It was mutual between the school and her.” Mosley, as a freshman, played soccer on the Prospect girls’ varsity team in the spring of 2017. Even though she plays centerback, she was able to score three goals and five assists for the Knights this past season. “I started [playing soccer] when I was so young,” Mosley said. “Ever since I can remember I have always had a soccer ball with me, just playing and messing around with [the soccer ball].” Her mom was a big influence on Mosley growing up playing soccer. Both of her parents were college athletes at the University of Notre Dame. Her mom played soccer and her dad was on the football team. Jalyn has played for many clubs such as Schwaben, Grove United and Aces. The team Mosley plays for, FC United DA, happens to be a very competitive team, according to her travel coach John Soltani. Previously she was a part of the Olympic Development Program regional pool, which Soltani considers to be the top players throughout the midwest region. According to Soltani, Mosley is considered to be one of the strongest players in the state. Mosley’s current team, FC United DA, competes every other week in different regions of the US against teams in her league. She is on one of three clubs in the state of Illinois and there are a total of 74 clubs in the country. Before the season started, the team traveled to San Diego to compete in the Surf Cup. The team was able to win their first two play-in games, beating their opponents 5-1 and 3-1. In the semi-finals, the team lost 2-1 to Crossfire Premier, a team based in the state of Washington. Soltani believes Mosley is a reputable leader and a difference maker who receives a lot of respect from her teammates. “Her work ethic is one of the strongest on the team. She raises the bar of every session with her ability to push kids to train harder, play harder,” Soltani said. “[Mosley] never takes a play off and demands a lot out of her teammates as well. She is the first one there, last one to leave.” Since Jalyn has received a scholarship to play soccer, there are some rules put in place by the NCAA that she needs to follow. She must initiate all communication between her and the Iowa coaches until Sept. 1 of her junior year. Her coaches may send her sports camp brochures, NCAA Educational Information and Questionnaires. If Mosley were to leave the coaches a message, they are not able to call her back. The NCAA puts a lot of rules in place so that athletes don’t commit super early, but get an opportunity to look at different colleges. With Mosley’s abilities, any college would be happy to have her interest. “Every coach would be lucky to have a Jalyn on their team,” Soltani said. “You would never have to worry about your team, because you trust that her leadership is good enough that you don’t have to baby the team [because] she steps up and takes ownership of your team for you.” Sophomore Jalyn Mosley’s mom was a midfielder at the University of Notre Dame where she scored a record of 61 goals and won the Hermann Trophy and Honda-Broderick Cup. She played professionally for the F.C. Lovely Ladies and the senior United States women’s national soccer team. EDGE IDEA: Pictures of both of her parents in college (I have these). Information about their records, success at their sport. Cindy Mosley (Daws) - mom A midfielder, played at university of Notre Dame, scored a record of 61 goals (one being the winning goal of NCAA championship game). Won the Hermann Trophy and Honda-Broderick ​ ​ ​ Cup. ​ Played professionally for the F.C. Lovely Ladies and won two caps for the senior United States ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ women's national soccer team. ​ Played with: Mia Hamm Shannon Boxx Kate Markgraf Emmett Mosley- dad Played at university of Notre Dame. Wide Receiver and Running back. Played with: Bryant Young Aaron Taylor Jeff Burris Renaldo Wynn Jalyn Mosley’s dad played for the University of Notre Dame as a running back. He played with Bryant Young, Aaron Taylor, Jeff Burris, and Renaldo Wynn. .