“It comes with the territory,” Hatcher says of the recognition attached to her father’s name in Cincinnati. “He won a World Series.  People at school will say, ‘Chelsea, I saw your father on TV.’”

Soon enough – if it hasn’t started to occur already – Chelsea will garner much of the attention from an athletic standpoint. “On the soccer field, it’s just, ‘there’s Chelsea’s dad,’” Billy says.

And that’s where Chelsea has the spotlight. The Seven Hills center/midfielder is one of the premier soccer players in the nation and has made an oral commitment to play at Tennessee.

“I absolutely fell in love with the coaches there,” Hatcher says. “They are one of three schools in the country with separate men’s and women’s athletic departments. That’s a great feeling. The coaches are absolutely amazing.”

Hatcher fielded interest from several schools including UCLA, Texas and Ivy League schools. Berkeley Prep (Fla.) coach Ken Roberts says he would’ve liked to see Hatcher commit to an Ivy League school because of her athletic and academic credentials.

Roberts had Hatcher on the varsity squad since the seventh grade at the Tampa prep school. She was the first seventh grader to start in school history.

“Her skills are outstanding,” Roberts says. “Her ability and strength comes together as truly the best player we’ve had here.”

The 17-year-old Hatcher led her team to the state final four as a freshman and left after her sophomore year eight goals short of the school career scoring mark. Roberts says Chelsea’s parents (Billy and Karen) were instrumental in keeping Chelsea focused and not too self-absorbed as a high school player.

“They never allowed Chelsea to become a prima donna,” Roberts says. “She was a leader on the field.”

And she led in the classroom, according to Roberts. She had a high grade-point average throughout her time at Berkeley. “Chelsea could debate with the best of them,” Roberts says.

It’s no surprise she wants to be a lawyer someday. Billy has no doubt Chelsea will succeed in college and in law school if she chooses to attend. “Chelsea is a go-getter,” Billy says.

“I am looking forward to the senior year,” Chelsea says. “I’m excited. Obviously, it will be more difficult because people have our number. I think we have a good chance.”

Seven Hills coach Carri Haskins says Hatcher and Jennifer Williams were major reasons the team had a 21-game winning streak before it lost in the Division II regional final. It was the first district title for the program.

“They were in huge roles for the team both in the scoring aspects,” Haskins says. “We really lacked the scoring threats – that’s why the two added just the hunger for the goal. We had a huge supporting cast around them.”

Haskins says both girls aren’t pretentious – one wouldn’t know they are daughters of a Reds coach and Jennifer is the daughter of Tom Williams, the Reds vice chairman and treasurer. Williams says she doesn’t make it a point to emphasize her father is in the Reds front office.

“They try to get the inside scoop,” Williams says. “(But) all I know is what my dad talks casually.”

Both players this past season were named to the National Soccer Coaches Association’s Adidas 2006 Girls High School All-Region Team. Williams, who is considering Ivy League schools, had 27 goals and 18 assists. She was named the team’s most valuable player.  Chelsea added 22 goals and 12 assists.

“My skill level has been the same,” Williams says. “My fitness is good. I’ve just matured and gotten a lot stronger.”

Chelsea and Jennifer went to school together at Summit Country Day until Chelsea left with her family in second grade. When Chelsea returned in February 2006, Jennifer encouraged her to play soccer at Seven Hills after Williams transferred from St. Ursula. Both became friends during last school year and will be captains on the soccer field this fall.

Ursuline senior soccer player Kiondra McGee has had similar experiences of Williams and Hatcher, being the daughter of former Bengals wide receiver Tim McGee. Moreover, she played basketball for three years for her father at Ursuline.

Tim played with the Bengals from 1986-92 before he retired with the team in 1994. Kiondra, a forward, has orally committed to play soccer at the University of Kentucky next season.

“I loved the campus and the coach,” McGee says. “It was really close to home.” McGee says she is considering a major in business in college and might go to law school.

She was second-team all-state and Girls Greater Cincinnati League Scarlet player of the year in 2006. She had 12 goals and 10 assists.

“I think it’s her versatility,” Ursuline coach Colleen Dehring says. “She can play pretty much anywhere on the field. She’s just really competitive.”

McGee says last season was very enjoyable and says she expects a lot from this season. “(The team) is looking good,” she says. I’m completely ecstatic; we have a lot of returning players.”

Ursuline, which was district runners-up last season, graduated five players but has a solid group of seniors returning, according to Dehring. Dehring says McGee will likely play defense in college – which is her best position – despite being the leading scorer on the team last season. “She’s a lot of fun to coach,” Dehring says.

Kiondra, who says she was 6 years old when Tim retired from football, says the attention of her father being a pro athlete hasn’t been overwhelming. She says it was more prevalent in high school, but some of her classmates weren’t even sure her father played before. Tim played at Tennessee, an SEC rival, but Kiondra says that was “forever ago.”

Kiondra says her father isn’t a big soccer fan, but he comes to almost all the games and supports his daughter. “He’s very helpful,” Kiondra says.

Tim, who admits he doesn’t know much about the strategy of soccer, says he’s proud Kiondra has been able to have success independent of his pro career.

“I’m extremely proud of her achievements,” says Tim, who noted Kiondra has a 3.7 grade-point average.

Tim says he will miss coaching her in basketball this season, but says he’s glad Kiondra found the right fit at UK with a competitive soccer program. Tim says Kiondra will be successful in whatever she decides to do in the future. “I teach my kids the sky is the limit,” Tim says.