Everyone always has a crucible on their mind whether it changed and affected them in a good way or bad way. People could have had a family member passing away and they probably were affected in a bad way, or you could have found your soulmate and realized that changed your life and made you really joyful. When i was younger my parents involved me into soccer and i really liked the sport it was great and amazing how i started to find a passion at a young age. Later on i decided to go spend a year at a different recreation soccer center at Fairview and that was a big change since when i was there me and my cousin Anthony, were both in a team together. We played well and had great chemistry but at the end we didn't win the recreation tournament …show more content…
TILUCHI is the name of the group. TILUCHI is a bird and symbols of hard work. He was a archetype of my other coach he was really intense but each practice was something new and helped develop on different things at the same time. Out of all the coaches i felt i were to accomplish a lot more and become better on having a better touch with improved technique. I started to feel a lot more confident then how i was before. I was able to progress through a lot of other players. A few months later came in the winter season and the coach decided to have a group session of around 12-15 players. I felt a lot confident with the ball but the kids i was playing with were above me by a lot since i was one of the new kids. i was allotted the attention since i didn't work as hard as the others. We continued doing indoor sessions and we then went to play outdoor and i was in eighth grade about to be a freshman and realized that i could have played for the highschool team. I wasn't as confident as i was after i joined TILUCHI. Practicing there was a big boost up in confident since i felt if i handle the sessions i had before i would have been able to handle highschool training and playing with people a lot older than me. During the high school training i felt like it was a lot easier than i expected since some drill we did i've already learned and knew how they worked so i was a lot more efficient at it. This feeling was
My first practice was scary -(how i felt) because I didn't know anyone there, but that was the day I met my new coach and teammates. The first few practices were exciting because I got to learn how to play the game including the rules and how to keep score. I also learned what to do and not to do during a game. That season is when i first realized i was a good soccer player and a big help to my team. My team and I didn’t do very well but throughout the seasons we
After my first year on the team, the coach warmed up to me. He still however, kept his distance, but I learned to rise above him. I played a total of eleven tournaments and even went to the state championship. Golfing on the team made me so mentally strong. I learned that I could do something if I wanted to, even if there was no support for me doing it. I continued to play for the rest of my high school career, and improved with every shot.
Growing up in El Salvador, soccer was a sport that significantly impacted my childhood. My cousins and uncles taught me how to play soccer, as well as various techniques that would later benefit me on the soccer field. At the age of seven I started to play for one of most well-known soccer clubs in El Salvador. Practicing twenty three hours a week was really paying off, as I could see in my medal and trophy gain. Not only did they represent my accomplishments, but they also gave joy to my teammates, community, and family because they were the people who encouraged me to give my best. Playing soccer was also a way to release stress because when my family was going through hardships, it was easier for me to let all of my negative energy on the
Everyone has life experiences. Some can be new and fun, like the first time ever going to Disney World as a child. Meeting your favorite movie characters and seeing stories come to life. Other can be tragic, like losing a loved one or suffering a car crash. No matter the experience we all learn from them. I am here to tell you about an experience of mine that I went through at an early age. At the age of 15, I told my parents that I wanted to play football. The sport of football really changed my view on life and taught me that things don’t come easy and that if you really want something, you’re going to have to put in the time and work. One of the many experiences of being in the sport of football is that practice is one of the toughest things I’ve ever went through, physically and mentally. Football taught me a lot about team work and working with others on doing and executing a job. Football made me faster stronger smarter and wiser. I had great coaches who always encouraged me to keep going whenever I wanted to quit because something was too hard or I was feeling
Raised in a small town of 750 people, where high school sports meant everything, sport has played a tremendous role in my life. Basketballs and footballs replaced stuffed animals in cribs, and dribbling a basketball came before learning to ride a bike. I started playing basketball in the second grade, and I hated it. We always played in the division above us and we hardly ever won a game, but after watching Coach Summitt and the Tennessee Lady Volunteers win back to back National Championships, the same years my high school girls basketball team won back to back State Championships, I fell in love with the game. In fact, sport is what led me to the University of Tennessee; I admired Pat Summitt, not only because of the number of wins and National
Since I had nothing better to do and since my mother always teased my underdeveloped muffin top, I didn’t think it was going to be a big deal so I enlisted in the team. Not long after that, my whole purpose for joining had changed tremendously. It was as if my eyes were finally forced open to see what I always wanted to see. I no longer saw myself as a regular student with a goal of finishing with a “good enough”. I now strived for the best and a hundred percent effort. This is all thanks to the qualities gained from the coaches and the things they coached me to
The game of baseball has always had an enormous impact on my life. Baseball has been an continuous pastime since I can remember. I have my father to thank for the passion I have for the game. Spending my childhood with my father in the field practicing grounders, pop ups, and hitting in the batting cage allowed myself to acquire a love for the game. I will never forget the feeling of suiting up into my uniform and taking the field with my with my teammates awaiting the unexpected experiences I would face. Anxiously I waited, dreaming of the unbelievable plays like making the game winning catch or a walk off homerun I would perform in my mind to translate onto the field. With my parents watching, I strived for my opportunity to make an impact on the game. That had always given me excitement in the game of baseball. The best part of baseball is that anything can happen no matter what the odds and your judgement is.
I started playing soccer when I was four years old. At the time I had a lot of problems. To name a few, I was bad at working with others, I was a sore loser, and I did not handle pain or disappointment well. When I started to play soccer I had a low self esteem and was terribly shy. Going up and talking to people was not on my list of things to do. This made it pretty hard for me to fit in with all the other kids and make friends. It was hard to enjoy playing soccer when I felt as though I had no friends on the team. My parents noticed my dislike in the sport, but urged me to keep playing anyway.
After four years of a new team every season, I went into my first practice of my fifth soccer season expecting the same to be true. Play on this team for one year and then be randomly placed on a different one the following year. Little did I know this team, especially the coaches, would leave a lasting impact on my life. I gained an invaluable support system that has stuck by my side for an upwards of nine years.
When I was ten years old, I was as curious, vibrant, energetic, and naive as the next child. I enjoyed playing with my toys, playing sports, reading, and asking a lot of questions about how the world works. Then, I thought I was invincible and that I could do whatever I set my mind to. If I wanted my occupation to be an astronaut ballerina it was going to happen and that was that. At ten years old, I was also introduced to my family in Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas for the first time, and I was both really delighted and really despondent at the same time.
Being blessed with another day of life, waked up by the sunrise of a beautiful day. Had a couple of peaceful seconds in my mind, but eventually I started to remember all the things I had to do by the end of this infinite day. Just by thinking about it got me exhausted. I got up from my comfortable bed and took a warm shower. While, taking a shower, I was thinking of a million things; how I was going to present my project in engineering class. Or how I was going to finish my other projects for my other 3 classes? What can do to improve on my soccer skills and accomplish varsity this year? How I was going to get accepted into college and how I’m paying for college? Problems that make me feel in a diverse world. However, I checked if I had everything
I honestly believe without football I would not have an identity since it played a crucial role in shaping me into the caring, smart, and passionate person I am today. Before football you could not pinpoint the difference between the herds of people who did not have a care in the world and myself. Ever since the 6th grade I frequently arrived to school tardy, got into multiple fights for no apparent reason, and often received disappointing grades; these bad habits became a daily routine that derived from the fact that I did not know any better. After being raised by parents who did not finish high school and never stressed the importance of school, I had no one to instill a moral compass within me. Anyways, at the beginning of my 7th grade year I was messing around in my Physical Education class when suddenly a football coach
While playing soccer through the years, I have learned the importance of being a team player, a leader, and to think outside the box.
Soccer has guided me in many ways to become the person I am. Especially in high school, the sport has showed me how to be much more cooperative and open with others. Before high school, I isolated myself from others and had only a few close friends. Rather than being a sociable, I acted as though I was the only person in the world and had the outlook that as long as I do what is right individually, there is no need for me to work with others. This outlook changed when I joined the soccer team at Holy Spirit, my high school. With the way soccer is at the high school level, I had no choice but to cooperate and associate my selves with others. Once on the field, instead of introducing myself as "me" I had to introduce myself as a part of the team. You win as a team and you lose as a team. Sometimes I wanted to drive to games myself, and I was not allowed to because we are supposed to travel together and it would be wrong to the team for me to separate myself from the group.
Athletics is not usually promoted among Arab girls, but that did not prevent me from pursuing volleyball. I have been playing volleyball since the 8th grade, and I eventually was ranked in the state in digs per set. I received a scholarship to play volleyball at Henry Ford community college, and was the 1st female athlete at my high school to play any college sport. Volleyball helped me get out of my comfort zone and see what I am capable of accomplishing. Attending HFC assisted me to build on the skills I attributed through playing volleyball with a focus on academia.