Brittany D’Addio enters 100-100 club
March 30, 2010 · 0 Comments
By Mario Sarmento
BOCA RATON — Earlier this season, Pope John Paul II senior midfielder Brittany D’Addio entered an exclusive club when she tallied her 100th career goal and 100th career assist for the Eagles.
She is the first player in the history of Pope John Paul II to reach the 100 mark in both categories.
D’Addio scored her 100th goal against the South Florida Heat, and the game was stopped and Athletic Director Scott Baker presented her with the ball. Later in the season, she notched her 100th assist against Summit Christian.
“I think both (achievements) are similar,” her coach and father Bill D’Addio said. “I’ve always been a coach who emphasized a great assist. When I played striker, I had an appreciation for a great pass for a great goal.”
It was a trait D’Addio clearly passed on to his daughter, who finished the 2009 regular season with 118 career goals and 102 career assists, and she helped her team into the Class 2A regional semifinals after the Eagles’ recent 8-0 win over Westminster Academy.
When asked which milestone she is most proud of, Brittany said, “Honestly, the assists. I just love having a lot of them. I feel better when I pass.”
With that mentality, it should come as no surprise that Brittany is just as selfless off the field.
As part of her community service for the school as a freshman, D’Addio decided to help special needs children. She soon found that she loved it, so much so that she has worked with the “TOPS” program every year, where she teaches the fundamentals of the sport to the kids.
And D’Addio has decided to make a career of it, choosing special needs education as her major in college.
She isn’t finished with soccer though, as D’Addio has earned a scholarship to play for Flagler College at the Division II level next year.
“I love the coach, I love the atmosphere, I love the beach,” she said of her decision. “It (St. Augustine) reminds me of home.”
And when she looks back on her years at Pope John Paul, D’Addio said her first memories won’t be of the 100-100 club she has pioneered.
“I’m really proud of it, but it doesn’t stick out,” she said. “I’m going to think of my teammates (first), and remember them.”
