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Since I was five years old, I had always been involved in some type of sport whether it was soccer, basketball, softball, volleyball or gymnastics. The first sport I decided to play was soccer, and I participated in that for two years then I decided I wanted to try gymnastics in the first grade. I quickly realized how well I was able to catch on to the things I was being taught, and I fell in love with gymnastics. When I reached the fourth grade I was taller than most average girls my age, and the basketball and volleyball coaches took notice of that. Sure enough, they continuously asked me to join basketball and softball, but I refused because I did not take any interest in it. Finally, after persistent asking I agreed to join because I felt bad rejecting the coaches multiple times. I had nothing to lose.
Joining basketball and volleyball in the fourth grade was one of the best things I could have done for myself at that time. It taught me socialization skills because I was extremely shy, how to work as a team, and confidence. It also installed many of my characteristics I hold today like competitiveness, mental strength, hard work and the drive to never give up. To my surprise, I would end up playing basketball and volleyball along with softball, track, and
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soccer all the way through most of high school. However, when high school came around it was a very different transition and something that none of us were use to.
It was not about the fun anymore but more about winning. I had to devote my life to sports and live up to the coaches tough expectations. After a couple of months, I slowly began to start to dread going to practice and school because I was always exhausted from all of my school work and late nights because of practice. Fatigue started to take its role on my body, and I became uninterested in sports which at one time I loved. I felt like I had to continue with it though because I had high expectations from my coaches and I did not want to disappoint my coaches, teammates and
parents. By my sophomore year I was only involved in volleyball, but even with that I felt very unhappy and miserable. I was pretending to be someone I wasn’t, and trying to keep others happy before myself. That is when I decided it would be my last year participating in a school sport. Of course, my coaches were not content with that decision because I truly did have a lot of potential, but I felt like it was pointless if I was not satisfied with my life. Once I had the burden of sports off my shoulders, I decided it was best to obtain a job to financially help my family and make use of the spare time I now had. Deciding that sports was not what I wanted to do anymore was the best decision I have made for myself recently. It made school much more enjoyable, and I was able to focus on my studies a lot more which brought my GPA up. Also, becoming employed taught me valuable life lessons that sports did not have to offer. I started to find myself and the real group of friends that I should surround myself with. It was a life changing decision that has only benefited me, made me realize the important things of life, and made me a more mature young adult. I have now become more confident in the choices I make for myself because only I know what I want to do with my life, and I have full trust and confidence in my instincts.
My participation in high school sports have made me into leader as well as helped me gain relationships with friends that will last a lifetime. It has also taught me to rely on the people around me and work together with your team to accomplish your goals. Being a part of a sports team has also influenced my decision making because in order to participate on the team you have to have good behavior, and be a good student
The thing that brings me the greatest joy is physical activity. I love outdoor sports and working out in the gym. During my school years I actively took part in football and basketball competitions, and then with the growing awareness about fitness and general health turned towards the gym. Working out in the gym proves to be a stress buster for me, provides me with increased energy levels and gives me enhanced confidence. This helps me to focus more clearly and bring situational awareness to all my endeavors. My quest to keep testing my limits gives me the confidence to handle new challenges and strive for excellence in all my goals. Exercise and other physical activities keep me calm and make me feel at
Many people have the same misconception of gymnastics, it is a girly sport and does not require much work or very much muscle. (Wrong!) Also I have come across quite a few people who did not even believe gymnastics was considered a real sport to them at all. Those people soon learned they were very wrong, once I had explained to them what is required and everything you do for training in Gymnastics. This sport is far from easy and requires very hard mental and physical dedication.
Especially in high school, you see and interact with many people on a day-to-day basis. Some are your close friends you know really well, while others you barely know. Therefore, one of the struggles of high school is getting to know people you don’t usually see outside of class. Having to interview Marissa Braddock, someone I don’t see outside of class, gave me an opportunity to learn new things about her. Being involved in multiple athletics, being extremely committed to family, and having dreams and aspirations to travel when she’s older reveals Marissa to be a very well rounded girl.
Vault, floor, balance beam, and uneven bars. Gymnasts achieve complicated vaults in divergent body positions, such as tucked, piked or stretched. Judges eye for decent body alignment, form, quick repulsion, the height and distance traveled, as well as the number of twists. In addition, gymnasts should “stick” their landing by taking no additional steps.The floor gives gymnasts the chance to deliberate their feelings through their music elite and choreography. Throughout the routine, the gymnast must harmoniously brew dance elements and tumbling while making all around use of floor space, changing both the guidance and level of movement. Just four inches wide, the balance beam challenges because they must execute routines that give the impression
I am not the most intelligent person at my high school. However, I am still in the top ten percent of all students at a 6A high school with over 700 students in the senior class. I am not an amazing athlete with great speed or a monstrous figure. Yet, I am still a varsity linebacker. I am not defined by heroism or greatness or as a prodigy of an obscure talent. I am defined by my commitment.
Being part of the basketball clique in high school helped me learn the intrapersonal and social communication skills I use today. As a child playing basketball was my favorite activity or hobby. It's also the way I met a lot of my good friends that I have now. All my close friends I have met. I have met them through playing basketball.. Whether they were on my team, the opposing team or just fans in the crowd who admired my play. Not only has basketball helped me gain friends, but basketball also taught me a lot about life. There are many aspects of life that coincide with basketball. For instance basketball is a team game and an individual game. Like in life you have to work together with other people. The communication skills I learned from basketball helped me communicate with friends, girlfriends, parents and bosses at work.
When I was younger I became involved with a variety of sports and activities. I began my involvement with sports by playing soccer at the age of four. After a year of playing soccer, I transitioned to more feminine sports like dance and gymnastics. While I enjoyed dance and gymnastics, I was heavily influenced by my brother and his passions. I always wanted to do what he did. I even played on his football team because tackling people seemed fun. He began to play basketball and being the admirer that I was, I had to follow in his footsteps and start playing basketball too. Little did I know, the very first moment I touched a basketball would have been one of the biggest impacts on my life forever.
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When you are a kid your parents push you into stuff they liked as a kid. My family was big into sports and I started playing for the YMCA soccer team when I was pre-kindergarten. I loved to play soccer any time of day. It was my passion. I started playing basketball for the YMCA in the fourth grade. Every sport I played I loved with all my heart. End of Middle of School I had to make a chose either play travel soccer and give up basketball or play travel basketball and quit playing soccer. I choose basketball I played AAU or travel basketball for the next four years. This helped me to be where I am today. Without basketball I wouldn’t be going Averett University or maybe even College. My parents did it right. I never fell out of love with the game. I never wanted to quit or give up. Basketball will always be the biggest part of my life no matter what. Parents now and days force their kids to do what they want in sports. They put them into fast. Kids need to learn what there is to love about the game of basketball. Not diving right in and trying to be the best when they are six or seven years old. I am writing this because I believe now kids are getting trained to hard
It all started in sixth grade when some of my friends told me to try volleyball with them. I was a little hesitant to want to join because I didn’t consider myself to be good at that kind of sport. I was the type of girl who always participated in soccer, basketball, and tennis up to this point. Our school didn’t have tryouts for sports because it was such a small school, which was great because I wasn’t very good at volleyball at first. Even though I realized I wasn’t that good at it, I wasn’t going to quit right away. I worked hard and saw myself getting better and better. By the time I entered high school I was one of the top players my team could count on. After the first year of playing high school volleyball, I realized it was my true passion over all the other sports. This sport is always a constant reminder to me that I should not be too quick to quite something just because it is hard. I worked hard every day to become the best I could be, that I eventually
As a child, I would always stare down the hall at the park district pool towards the gymnastics room, hoping to watch little girls walk on their hands and bounce around, longing to be just like them. My parents did not know what gymnastics was or that it even existed. I cannot really blame them for this because our Hispanic culture revolves around soccer, and that is the sport that I was steered into instead, headshots replacing handstands. I was the girl on the team that made boys not underestimate girls in this sport; I was even given a nickname: the terminator, but it wasn't what I wanted to do; my heart was not fully into it. I remember when a friend of mine taught me how to do a pullover on the playground bars during recess at school. I was instantly hooked; I practiced that skill over and over because I had never seen the world upside down before then. It brought me more joy than I had ever had on the soccer field--terminating or not.
Throughout my high school career, I have participated in two Varsity sports: basketball and track. Basketball is the most important sport that I participate in out of the two because I enjoy it the most. I have been on Varsity in track ever since I started the sport Sophomore year. I run track to keep in shape and due to the other athletes in the sport. I have been playing basketball since fourth grade. It has become a major part of my life and has made me the person I am today. I have learned many life lessons from this sport and about being a team player. There have been many moments over the past years, but when I started high school the enjoyable moments increased. Senior year has been my first year on the Varsity team in basketball. I was going to be on varsity last year, but I wanted to be on Junior Varsity (JV) because I received more playing time than on Varsity because
I began to view basketball as more than just a sport. I no longer cared about the basic dribbling, shooting,...
My journey into the world of sports began when I was very young. My parents allowed me to run around in my backyard from as early as I could remember where I learned to run, jump throw and develop coordination. From nursery I was normally at the front of most races. That continued into primary school where I represented the school in the Milo competition up to class 2 .The school also participated in a football competition, however I did not make that team for reasons unknown. My first disappointment, that disappointment started to dull my love for playing that sport as I had no next year, I was already in Class 4.