Intern Leo Khadduri sat down with second year goalkeeper Nathan Schnur to discuss his decision to become a keeper, his favorite VGFC memory, and who in the squad he’d least trust to babysit his child.
How did you find Vermont Green? Was it a group decision amongst the Creighton group?
Creighton decides based on position groupings where we should play over the summer. They sent the back four last summer to learn how to play together, and we chose Vermont. After such a great season last year, we decided to come back!
At what age did you decide to become a goalie? Did you ever play in the field?
I got stuck back there at a young age. At 8 or 9 I started playing goalie, and it just went from there. Never had a desire to play in field.
What was your youth soccer experience like?
The town I’m from is in the middle of nowhere, so automatically we were already driving an hour each way for practice. Huge time commitment from the jump, and I never played high school always just played in academy teams. Academy teams weren’t near school at all so it was always going to be a big commitment.
Is there a goalie you try to frame your game after?
Tim Howard is the one who I’ve always tried to play like. He was a savage his whole career and definitely a role model to any American kid trying to make it pro as a goalie.
What’s your favorite VGFC memory?
It has to be Ash stealing Jack’s goal last season at Albany. Jack headed the ball towards goal and it was going to trickle in, but Ash came in at the last second and smashed it in the back of the net.
If you could go pro in any other sport what would it be?
Golf.
Who on the team would you least trust to babysit your child?
Zach Zengue.
Which VGFC player would never score on you 1 on 1?
There’s so many….Alfie.
How many bottles of maple syrup do you think you could fit in a 2006 Toyota Sienna?
Is there even an answer for this? Has to be at least 10,000.