.
HOW DID YOU GET STARTED?
I STARTED IN THE EIGHT
GRADE. I JUST WATCHED THEM
KICK. I WAS USED TO SEEING THEM
IN THE NFL. THAT'S WHAT I WAS
EXPECTING. THEY DID JUST THE
SPORTS KICK. OR ON SITE. AND I
DIDN'T KNOW THAT NCH WHERE WAS
LIKE, I CAN DO BETTER THAN THAT.
THEN THE NEXT WEEK WE WENT TO
THE MIDDLE SCHOOL GAME. THEY
WERE PLAYING GEORGIA. I WAS
LIKE, SHE'S OUT THERE DOING IT.
I CAN DO THAT TOO. AND I JUST
STARTED KICKING. AND ENDED UP
LOVING IT.
WHAT DID YOU PARENTS SAY?
I FIRST JOKED ABOUT IT. MY
DAD WAS LIKE, YEAH. SURE.
TALK ABOUT (INAUDIBLE).
THEY'RE THE BEST. I WAS
WORRIED ABOUT HOW THEY WOULD
ACCEPT ME. NOW ESPECIALLY
THEY'RE -- THE GUYS HAVE ALWAYS
BEEN GREAT.
SHE IS ALWAYS THERE FOR US.
SHE IS VERY ATHLETIC. SHE IS
ALWAYS OUT THERE KICKING BALLS
AND TRYING TO GET BETTER AND
WORKING HARD.
YOU ALSO TOO HELP OUT WITH
DRILLS. AND PLAY SAFETY. AND
KICKER. RIGHT. KICKER. TRACK,
SHOT. I DO THE SAME THING. AND
WE BOTH WEAR MAKE-UP (LAUGHING).
IT'S NOW TIME FOR A CHALLENGE.
WE'RE GOING TO KICK THE BALL.
READY? THIS IS LIKE AN ON-SIDE
KICK. THE GOAL IS TO
(INAUDIBLE).
(MUSIC) THE GOAL WAS TO HIT THE
CAMERA MAN?
OKAY. (LAUGHTER) THE GOAL
IS WHERE THE CAMERA MAN IS.
THOSE WERE THE RULED IN THE
FIRST PLACE.
I THINK WHAT I'M GOING TO DO
IS MORE OF A PIROUETTE TYPE.
HOLD ON. UM. (LAUGHING) NEXT
CHALLENGE IS THE -- DON'T HIT MY
FINGER. THAT COUNTS! HEY.
DO A LITTLE DISTANCE
CHALLENGE.
ALL RIGHT. THROW THAT IN
THERE. YOU HAVE A TECHNIQUE
HERE. (MUSIC) THAT WAS A GOOD
ONE. NICE HIT.
THANK YOU. I PROBABLY WOULD
HAVE MADE IT.
ERICA, THANKS FOR SHOWING ME
AROUND.
.
OH, THANK YOU.
REPORTER: ALL RIGHT. THAT
WAS A LOT OF FUN. ERICA IS AN
AMAZING ATHLETE AND MADE HISTORY
BEING THE FIRST WOMAN TO EVER
MAKE THE BOY'S ALL STATE TEAM
HERE IN FLORIDA. SHE HAS
ALREADY BEEN ACCEPTED TO SEVERAL
COLLEGES. THERE IS STILL A
POSSIBILITY SHE WILL PLAY