BALTIMORE, Md. – It’s tempting, perhaps even natural, to see a 19-year-old athlete amid of group of older players – talents who’ve had one to three additional years to mature and develop – and ask whether things are going too fast for her. Granted, nobody from afar can ever know another person’s path, but questions come from a good place. Most just want the best for the athletes they follow.
Still, those questions don’t take long to answer when it comes to Sophia Smith. Developed by the talent factory at Real Colorado, Smith has been playing with her senior national team since she was 16 years old.