Alan Anaya He usually presents himself in the videos he uploads to his social networks with a powerful phrase: “Join me on a day in the life as a player.” Mexican in the NCAA trying to get to the NFL.” Through it, he promotes a dream that began a few years ago and now, as a kicker for West Texas A&M and with the experience of playing at a University like the Bowling Green Falcons, he seeks to make it a reality.
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The story of Alan It portrays that type of athletes who always want more. He discovered that vocation since he was playing in the youth categories and his dream was to reach the best programs in the country. Once he was in Tec Querétaro, However, he set his goal to play in the NCAAthe prelude to the NFL.
“The truth is that it never crossed my mind until I started high school. Before high school, I always wanted to play in Mexicoin a large youth team, and from there make the jump to the Major League. That was my plan. So my plan was to go to a big team since high school: Tec de Monterrey, Tec Toluca, which at that time was very good, Tec CEM. Unfortunately I was rejected by them, not only as a kicker, but also as a receiver and corner, which I also played. Then I was rejected by them and the only school that opened its doors was Tec Querétaro, for which I am very grateful,” he said, in an interview with ESTO.
Alan Anaya’s hunger to transcend
“When I arrived at Tec Querétaro I said: ‘I want to play in something bigger, I want to show that I am a good kicker, I want to play in the United States, the division doesn’t matter, I want to play in the United States’. If I could reach Division 1, very good, that was the goal. Then I started to improve my English, first of all, I started taking admission exams and from there I sent a lot of messages to the coaches on social networks. That was what opened the doors for me until one day Bowling Green arrived and the rest is history.”
With the Falcons, Anaya He was 72.2 percent effective on field goals and 100 percent on extra points. His step in Bowling Green It allowed him to play in legendary stadiums such as Michigan, Texas A&M and Penn State. This season he has been the starting kicker for West Texas A&M.
“The truth is that it is not easy, especially the kicker position in these moments of pressure, in these moments, in these pressure leagues. The kicker is like an air conditioner, that’s how I see it: no one fights you until it’s failing, until it’s no longer useful. If you do your job well, it’s your job, but if you fail, there’s something wrong,” he confessed.
Anaya dreams of the NFL
Alan Anaya is passionate about soccer, however, American soccer came to change his life. Competing week after week against the best has fueled the dream of seeking a place in the NFL.
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“As kickers it’s a little difficult to get in. More than anything, I think in the last five years they’ve drafted one kicker a year. So it’s almost the best kicker in the NCAA that gets drafted, but most of the kickers, and all the historical ones and the best ones in history, have been free agents. All you need is an opportunity and when you have that opportunity make the best of it. Maybe it’s not going to come in your first season out of college, but those who are patient, those who are “They maintain and maintain those connections with some NFL coaches and some kicking recruiting coaches, that’s what’s going to help them a lot.”
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