She has been playing soccer since she was able to walk. She has always loved the sport, and as she grew, she kept playing, and after years of training she got on a college team and dominated as a striker. She decided after that, that she would follow her destiny and train her loved ones and high school students to be great at soccer, like her. 

         This is how the new coach Shar Hess ended up coaching the NS girls soccer team.

         “I’ve just always considered coaching because I coached when I was younger and I think I’m at a place in my life now where I can really put a lot of effort into it,” Hess said. 

          Her players say that ever since she started coaching that the team has had a deeper synergy and connection. 

          “Just the communication with the coaches and then the communication throughout the whole team had been better,” senior Bailee Mayo said. 

           Hess has had a strong impact on the team, helping them to train to work harder and to be the best that they can be.

         “What I like is that she has a good balance between scrimmages, playing JV versus varsity during practice, and then drills that we need to work on,” Mayo said.

          Hess wants to improve the team and she has big hopes for them. They’re currently ranked third in region but are hoping to make it up to second.

         “Carbon and Manti beat us. If we get third, that would be great. If we get second, that would be even better,” Hess said. 

        The team currently has a 4-7 record on the year, but with recent wins against Emery they are seeing progress. 

        Hess loves to push her team, but she also appreciates good morals with her team like being friendly and having good synergy between her players. 

        “Our older girls, the juniors and seniors are all very kind to the younger girls, and there’s a lot of programs where seniors are pretty mean, but we have really good seniors,” Hess said.

         The seniors also share the same thoughts as Hess.

         “The seniors are very involved with all the younger girls, and I can see a difference in where I was in sophomore or junior year. Like the seniors that year, they were more negative to everyone and to themselves, ” Mayo said. 

         Hess hopes that Manti could possibly further grow the relationships all the team have together. She thinks this because Manti is the hardest team and that they may teach her players to do some things that the Manti program does. 

        “I really respect Manti’s program. They have a lot of hate because they’re so good, but as we play them, they’re clean, they’re talented, and their coach is kind,” Hess said. 

         Hess hopes to keep improving the team for the next 4-6 years and see the girls grow in skill and in friendship.