"Not many girls do it, but I just enjoy it," Cutrera said. "I don't compete, and I just do it for fun."
So she and her father, an accomplished rider, go to various tracks around the East Coast and ride together.
"There is a lot of danger in it," she said, laughing. "I don't think about it."
Cutrera was an all-conference midfielder last year when she suffered a season-ending knee injury in a playoff game against Audubon.
The hours of rehabilitation were arduous, but it didn't keep her off the motocross bike. She returned to riding in March.
"You don't forget how to ride a bike," her father said.
Actually, riding it helped take away the tedium of rehabilitation.
"When I got on the bike, it was like [the injury] never happened," Nicky Cutrera said. "It was great to get out there."
Tom Cutrera is a helicopter and auto mechanic, and he has shown his daughter how to do more than just ride the bike.
"She knows how to change the oil, clear the air filter," he said. "She does it all."
While YouTube might be spotlighting her riding, Cutrera's soccer ability and her importance to Haddon Township can't be downplayed.
The Hawks are the defending Colonial Conference Patriot Division champions and expect to be a factor in what might be a deeper than expected South Jersey Group 1 field.
The return of Cutrera is a key factor.
"She is a great kid and such a diehard," Haddon Township coach Jim Kay said. "She was so driven to get back on the field, and to be back not even 12 months from the injury shows her dedication."
Kay says he plans to ease Cutrera back into the lineup. She started in the Hawks' opening 3-1 win over Pitman on Sept. 9 but was given periodic rests.
On the field, Cutrera didn't appear to be favoring the knee, but like any person coming back, returning to soccer shape might take a few games.
The biggest adjustment for Cutrera was not only the physical rehabilitation, but also, getting adjusted mentally to returning from injury.
"That was my first injury, and it's been a long process to come back," she said.
Before stepping on the soccer field, she was overjoyed to be able to get on her bike.
"When I got on the bike, it was like my injury never happened and it felt so natural and I felt at home," she said.
It's interesting that the first major injury came in soccer and not motocross, which isn't the safest of hobbies.
"I've taken many spills, but I get back up and keep going," she said.
And now it's the same with soccer. This was more than a spill she took last year, but Cutrera is happy to be back on the field, a player truly driven to succeed.
Contact staff writer Marc Narducci at 856-779-3225, mnarducci@phillynews.com, or @sjnard on Twitter. Find his Rally columns at www.philly.com/narducci.
