NAME:
Neil Sagan
TEAM:
Orion
JERSEY #:
03
POSITION:
Midfielder
Q&A:
Coach Black has a lot of different machines to help with training! Do you have a personal favorite?
I reeeallllllyyyy love the aerotrims! They’re those things that look like a buncha rings looped together. Coach Black says they’re great for helping us with our balance but I just like spinning super fast in them!
Is there any training machine you don’t like?
Uuuughhhh, the giant fish tank thing we got. We gotta wear these weight belts, go to the very bottom and kick a ball around, and it’s apparently supposed to help us improve our speed and make us feel faster but the whole process is so slow. It takes forever setting it up, it takes forever putting on the swim suits—Vega loves to take, like, 50 years getting ready—it’s just so slow.
You’re one of the fastest players on your entire team, do your teammates struggle to keep up with you?
Meda doesn’t! Canis is real fast too! I love getting ahead of enemy teams and swooping in to steal the ball—it’s such a thrill, you know?! But Ben and Vega always get on me for ‘getting too ahead’ and throwing off our strats. They’re not… Wrong, yeah, no, it’s something I gotta work on.
You got a favorite planet?
Not a planet, but I love the Sun! It’s hot and awesome just like me!
Anything interesting about the Soccersphere that folks might not know about?
Hmm… Oh! Our Coach has these cool lights around the windows of his observatory, he’s able to turn ‘em on and change their colors, which makes the place look super cool, especially outside! He only does this for special occasions or if we win a game, though.
Any recommendations for first time Soccersphere visitors?
Oooh, whenever we got events or a game, we set up a ‘Space Simulation’ area where you can see what it’s like to be on a rocket, or fly through space with virtual reality, and sometimes we have rocket-building competitions! Miniature rockets! Mini! I should specify that. A lotta people think it’s stuff for kids, but it’s for anyone! Seriously, it’s a lotta fun.
How do you prepare for a game?
I love training with the other guys! We get to try out a lotta different things, it’s great to have people to bounce off of and talk to while you’re working out, and I’m able to get feedback in real time instead of waiting till after a game. Whenever we take a break we’ll hop into the tank to cool off—don’t tell Coach Black that, though.
And what do you do after a game?
If we win a game, we go to our stadium’s lounge room and party! We play a bunch of games and enjoy a lotta drinks ‘n food till we pass out on the couches or till Coach Black finds out we’re still partying and yells at us to rest. Sometimes we invite him to join us. Sometimes he says yes! Apparently Phinus and Andre will go up ’n keep him company in his observatory from time to time, I should do that too one day…