College Essay: Failure Of A Lacrosse Team

College Essay:Failure
I have always been a tough and aggressive lacrosse player which is something other coaches and players know me to be. My highschool team played against the best team in the inter-ac who is coached by one the craziest and angriest coaches in lacrosse. Losing by a lot our team became desperate and anxious, I myself forced a pass into the 8 meter which the goalie intercepted. Out of anger at myself, my team, and the opposing team I failed to discipline my body and mind and was unable to control my anger. I chased the goalie of Agnes Irwin down with an illegal horizontal stick and fully extended my arms while at full speed sending her flying into my own teammate, leading the referees to give me a yellow card.
While exiting

the field to wait in the penalty box the coach of Agnes Irwin, Coach Duck, came my way her face as bright as a firetruck and her mouth even louder. She got in my face calling me a “Scumbag” a “Disgrace to the sport” a “Cheap Shot” and so on. After hearing these words said to me from an opposing coach it made me angrier. It was a different type of anger than it was when I attacked the goalie, it was revenge to play my hardest and prove coach Duck wrong. Instead of giving up I thought to myself, no coach, not even my own, has the right to speak to anyone as coach Duck did, even if I was wrong in attacking her teammate. After my assistant coach came to my rescue coach Duck backed away reluctantly. After my two minutes were done, I stepped back onto the field with a revengeful attitude. I came back stronger than ever, and legally. I demonstrated my full potential and grew as a lacrosse player and competitor. I began to strive on the field, making accurate strong passes, legal defense with quick and strong footwork and sprinted my hardest when the ball was in and out of my stick. After the game was over I received an apology from the Agnes Irwin Athletic Director and a few of their teammates, but never coach Duck herself. This experience taught me that I will never get along with everyone I face; along these lines, I have to dismiss their negativity and display the best attributes I have. As a player it made me realize how hard I can work and what my potential is when I do increase my level of play.