Overall actions make Trent Hosick a leader 
November, 17, 2011
11/17/11
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Damon Sayles | ESPN.com
KANSAS CITY -- Trent Hosick (Kansas City, Mo./Staley) is one of those players who inadvertently understand there’s a spectrum within anything relevant.
Ask Hosick about his team, and he’ll give an exceptional report, only to follow it up with some important needs for improvement. Ask Hosick about himself, and the discussion focuses more on how to better his weaknesses rather than the positives – and there are many positives.
What makes Hosick, a junior quarterback and a rising name among the Class of 2013’s elite players, so intriguing is that while he talks about being an improved player, he makes sure everyone around him knows he’s also a leader by example. It’s that all-around mission to be the best that has helped him lead Staley to the Missouri Class 5 state semifinals, which kick off Friday.
Ask Hosick about his team, and he’ll give an exceptional report, only to follow it up with some important needs for improvement. Ask Hosick about himself, and the discussion focuses more on how to better his weaknesses rather than the positives – and there are many positives.
What makes Hosick, a junior quarterback and a rising name among the Class of 2013’s elite players, so intriguing is that while he talks about being an improved player, he makes sure everyone around him knows he’s also a leader by example. It’s that all-around mission to be the best that has helped him lead Staley to the Missouri Class 5 state semifinals, which kick off Friday.
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