University of Delaware Athletics
Meet the Hens: John Schroeder
9/20/2017 11:50:00 AM | Men's Soccer
Class: Junior
Nickname: Johnny, Schroeds
PERSONAL
Three words to describe yourself? Adventurous, driven, ambitious
What is a fun fact about yourself? I was born in England, also I am obsessed with coffee and know just about all there is to know about it.
What has been your most embarrassing moment? For extra credit once, I had to stand in front of a class and do my best Hulk impression… I got the points.
Where is the coolest place you've traveled? Tuscany, Italy
What do you like to do on your spare time? Being a student-athlete can take up so much time that if I find spare time I usually just like to take a step back and enjoy the simple things; being with friends, cooking a good meal.
Favorite Holiday? Christmas, because then I have an excuse for watching the movie Elf on repeat.
Favorite musical artist? G-eazy, Mac Miller, Khalid
What's one song on your phone that nobody would know or expect? Push it to the limit – Corbin Blue… it was quite the song back in the day.
Celebrity crush? Scarlett Johansson
Any hidden talents? Fluent in French
What are three things that are on your bucket list? Play professional soccer, have my dad see me play professional soccer, and visit Patagonia.
What is your favorite meal? Anything with spaghetti
What is your spirit animal? Wolf *hear my howl*
Do you have any pets? No but I had a dog for 15 years, dogs are the best.
Dream job? Professional soccer player, doesn't get any better than that.
Favorite TV show or program? The Office, The Office and The Office (kind of obsessed)
What is your guilty pleasure TV show? I love cooking shows, I think bizarre foods is the best.
What reality show/game show would you go on? American Ninja Warrior, I'm always energetic 
and bouncing off walls and would love to try out something like that.
What is your biggest pet peeve(s)? Slow walkers and loud chewers… we need to do something about them.
ON CAMPUS
What part of campus do you live on? West Campus, over by Saxby's
Do you live with any athletes? What's that like? 2 of my roommates are athletes and 3 are friends from our freshmen dorm. It's nice living with athletes because you usually share a similar schedule/routine. You understand how important nutrition, sleep and studying are and being on the same page makes things really easy.
What's your favorite part of campus? You can usually find me hanging out at Brew Haha on Main
street, probably my favorite coffee shop at school.
Favorite class? Why? EDUC247… I took it to fulfill a requirement and had no idea what to expect from the class but ended up having an awesome professor and I really liked the content. History is so dense and it's interesting to continually be learning about how we got to where we are today.
Favorite professor? Why? Vince Defilice from the Venture Development Center… He is very successful in what he does and has a wealth of information. He really pushed me as an entrepreneur when I was working on a startup with him and he's someone who I really see as a mentor in the business world.
SOCIAL
What social media platform are you most active on? Instagram, by far
What meme describes your life best? Any meme related to being tired or lacking coffee.
Favorite emoji? 😉 The winking emoji because I can't wink in person.
Favorite Snapchat Filter? Either the dog filter or whichever one makes me laugh the most on any given day.
HYPOTHETICAL
Who would you like to trade places with for a day? Cristiano Ronaldo or conor Mcgregor… I'm so curious to see what their routines/habits/preparations are like to be the best in their respective sports.
What actor or actress would you want to play you in a movie about your life? Not sure, Chris Evans or Ryan Gosling would be pretty cool.
If you were a DJ, what would your name be? DJ Short Stack
If you could live in any decade, which would you choose? I think with depictions of the Prohibition Era, it's so cool to see how some of the men dressed or had certain haircuts during the 1920s.
If you could eat only one thing for the rest of your life, what would it be? If you gave me spaghetti I could be 1,000 different variations to prepare it.
What superpower would you want, or what superhero would you want to be? Teleportation would be pretty awesome.
What cartoon character would you be? Johnny Bravo, also happens to be my go-to Halloween costume.
Talent you would most like to have? If I were a good singer I would just never stop singing… I'd get really annoying.
AS A BLUE HEN
Most memorable moment as a member of the Blue Hens? Lifting the CAA trophy after losing the year before @ Hofstra. How do you beat winning a conference title?
Any superstitions? I'm totally locked into my game day routines… I always have a cup of coffee before games, put my left sock/cleat on first, and typically listen to the same two songs before going out for a game.
What do you and your team do to get students to go to your games? We just try to raise awareness through conversation. In classes a lot of students have played soccer before or play FIFA and are familiar with the sport.
What's your game-day playlist? I really like upbeat tracks. It might mix up rap, rock and some electronic music but it's usually something to get me going. I like a lot of Meek Mill and G-eazy before games and Galantis have some good upbeat tracks.
Any pre-game traditions? Other than getting to the field house on time, everyone has their own things to take care of. Some guys like to get their ankles taped or massages, others just lock in and put headphones on, but we always listen to the same 2-3 songs on our speakers before going out for warm up.
What's the best advice ever given to you? “You're never given more than you can handle”… it's a very simple line but whether you're facing tremendous obstacles or enormous success, you're in that position for a reason and have the tools to keep pushing forward.
