College Admissions Essay: My Passion For Sports

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Passion for Sports
From the early days, I have always been the kind of a person who could not sit still. Any scenario which included a ball resulted in losing my interest in anything else around me. Luckily, my parents recognized this soon enough and supported me in enrolling in soccer, swimming and volleyball. I started playing volleyball in 2004, when I was only eight years old. My coach at the time recognized I had potential and encouraged me to continue coming to club practices. The more I learned and practiced, the more I fell in love with the game. It became such a significant part of my daily routine and life that gave me new opportunities, developed my skills, increased my independence, and provided me a new future.
Even though indoor volleyball is the most traditional sport in Serbia, an …show more content…

Each day was tailored to meet my obligations in school in order to do what I really wanted – play. Even though they could not take me to the gym, they always found ways to support me because they understood how much the sport meant to me.
As I was approaching my high school graduation, I decided it would be best for me to try applying to colleges in the United States. I received an offer from St. Petersburg College and naturally accepted. What really attracted me to go to St. Pete was the opportunity to play both indoor and outdoor volleyball. I was fortunate to meet amazing people when I joined Bevolley Academy, a group of incredible professionals who helped me immensely in improving my game and gaining more skills, which I am eager to use at a collegiate level.
My goal is to find a school where I can play and increase my level of beach volleyball as well as study information technology. Once I graduate, I intend to continue my competitive beach volleyball career, play for the Serbian national team again, and eventually compete at the Olympic

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