You wonder why players such as former Miami Dolphin standout Zach Thomas is a role model?
Do you ever see how undersized athletes rise to the top because of their abilities?
When it comes to athletics, size never replaces talent, desire and heart – and that is why many coaches have quit judging prospects on how tall they are or how much they weigh.
What it all comes down to are results – and there are many football players throughout the country who put up huge numbers and make a major impact on their teams – without blowing you away with size.
AIME PROFILE
PLAYER: Emile Aime
POSITION: LB
SCHOOL: Fort Lauderdale University School
CLASS: 2021
HEIGHT: 5-10
WEIGHT: 200
SCOUTING: Channing Crowder played football at an elite level in college at Florida – and with the Miami Dolphins. In that time, he had the opportunity to compete with, and against, hundreds of athletes of all sizes.
As the Defensive Coordinator for University School, Crowder has been instrumental in teaching many of the athletes we continue to watch throughout the course of a season. Talk to him about Aime and this one-time standout linebacker glows like a father.
What impresses him the most about this three-year varsity starter is his play-making ability, instincts and knowledge of the game – not to mention his leadership and passion.
What Aime has turned out to be is one of the best linebackers in south Florida, combining quickness, strength, athletic ability and knowledge of the game.
In a world where many are consumed with how big you are, this is a 5-10, 200-pounder who continues to impress and lead a quality football program that head coach Daniel Luque has poised for another playoff run in 2020.