As the soccer season progressed on through my senior year of high school, so many thoughts were running through my head. Most of them about how I made it to be Captain of the boys’ varsity team without even playing my eighth grade year. Which to many people was the most vital year with high school soccer being the next step. When I was in eighth grade I tried out for the travel team just like every year and I thought I was to be a starter. Well, that wasn’t the case that year. At the end of tryouts when the coach was reading off the names of the kids who made the team and I wasn’t among them, I thought there must have been a mistake. I was so surprised I even asked the coach if there was a mistake and he said no. His reasoning was simple: I …show more content…
If I wasn’t working on ball skills then I was going on a small run to keep myself in shape. Or I was practicing different shooting or dribbling drills that I came up with or found online. Every day I worked on something else that I needed to be better at. When high school came around the next fall I kept a promise to myself each year and this was too put full effort into every single practice, game, and tryout. I kept my promise and worked harder than most of the people on my team so that I could play to my full potential every time I stepped on the field. During my junior year I knew that at the soccer banquet the coach would announce the next years’ captains, so I had to try even harder my junior year because I felt I had something to prove, to myself. At the end of my junior year we had the annual end of the year banquet, and coach came up to a teammate of mine and me and told us that we would be the next year’s captains. It felt good when he said this because to me it was more than just getting to be the captain; it showed me that hard work and dedication is what really lets people achieve their highest
In 2014 I was determined to make the high school soccer team. Every day at 8 am at the beginning of a dreadfully hot August morning, I would get to the turf fields for 4 hours and participate in “hell week”. After a long week, I made the JV team. I was never put into the game and felt like my hard work was put to no use. My sophomore year rolled around and I tried extra hard to impress the coaches. Anything and everything was a competition to make it to the top. By the end of the week, we all gathered around the paper that had names of the players who made it. I didn’t make the team. After tears and telling myself to move on, I went to the field hockey tryouts. I knew nothing about the sport and was terrified that soccer wasn’t my go-to
I played soccer since I was seven, as of the last few years I played at a very high level. I have represented Ohio South two times at a regional showcase, I have been invited to participate in a camp in Manchester, England and attended the camp twice. Also last Season for the Newark High School soccer team I was named first team all league and third team all central district. Soccer was the first sport I truly loved to do, I wanted to be the best. I work hours upon hours to master whatever part of the game I wanted to improve on. Soccer has taught me to have a great work ethic, and that mentality came when I was cut from the state team the first time I tried out. It was the worst thing that has ever happened to me, I was destroyed, and I thought I was not good but I knew I could do better. The next year I worked, I got bigger, stronger, faster, my soccer I.Q. was higher;therefore, overall I was a much better player. The result of that work, was that I made the team, but not only, I made the starting line up. After that I knew I could accomplish anything I put my mind to.
Not much is known about the origin of soccer. However, the Greeks and Romans played football and ball kicking games. The London Football Association developed the first sets of rules in 1863. British sailors and settlers brought the game to India, South America and Europe.
During the past summer I went to a camp on Oahu called, G.P.A. 2016 Football Showcase. It was a first time at the position I chose, cornerback. The showcase was three days long, as the weekend went on I began shining in a certain coach's eye. He then put me inside the Top 12 of the camp in that position. I already had my goals for football and those goals were starters; to get my name in the newspaper, make my senior year memorable, and
Soccer is the worlds most popular sport. It is the national sport of most European and Latin-American countries, and of many other nations. Millions of people in more than 140 countries play soccer. The World Cup is held every four years. Soccer is one of the most famous international sports. Soccer is known world wide and is played in the Olympics.
In front of my bed, a small cork board is pinned to the wall. Every night since the fall of 2012, I have read the soccer motivation quotes before I went to sleep. As my high school years flew past me, the signs piled up It seemed as though before I had time to blink, it was the summer before my senior year. The night before my first day of conditioning, I rearranged all the things I collected to motivate myself over the past three years. One of those motivators that did not exist on my cork board, however, were my past captains. I had always looked up to my captains. One of which was Abby. I had always admired Abby’s determination, especially watching it increase after receiving the captain spot. I used her determination to drive my own. Every year, I strived for their approval and compliments. From the moment I started soccer, I knew I wanted to be a team captain my senior year.
I figured that I had grown about five inches since my freshman year and had gotten stronger it might be time to play basketball competitively once more. When November rolled around I was on the varsity team, but unfortunately my basketball skills was not up to par. It was tough at first, because I was a new face on the team, and the guys on the team had a great chemistry that they had built up throughout the years. After a few weeks had rolled by, I realized that I would not be in the rotation.I told myself that the team’s success is more important than my personal desired statistics.I decided to make the most of my role on the team. It was a tradition for the guys who were not in the rotation to contribute to the game in some way, guys did this by preforming stunts after significant plays and momentum shifts in the game in our favor. This was great because the crowd loved and it and more importantly my teammates fed off of the
Soccer is a popular sport played all over the world. Even though it has only been popular in the United States for the past 30 years, soccer has been a long time favorite most everywhere else. The sport dates back to the Egyptians, who played games involving the kicking of a ball. Now, the sport has grown to a global pastime, including men’s and women’s teams, and the World Cup (which is played every four years).
The basic soccer fundamentals are a major key to succeeding in the sport. Learning how to receive a ball, or passing and shooting the correct way allows someone to play at a higher level. When reaching that higher level, you need a technique called “deep practice.” Deep practice is learning from the mistakes you make and trying to perfect them. In doing this, you learn the basics easier and better through every step. As a method, one should use deep practice when playing soccer because it will help you learn the game, it will teach you the basics, and it will help you outside of the sport.
Winning a District title is not something that all athletes get to experience in their time playing high school sports. It takes determination, teamwork, and skill to reach that level of competition. Fortunately, during my junior year of high school I was lucky enough to be on a team that possessed those qualities. With thirty-one players and a lot of heart, my soccer team was able to win Districts and make it to the State semi-finals, which is one memory that will stick with me forever. However, that season was bittersweet because I almost let the sport I love slip away from me.
A New Level High school volleyball definitely has its perks, but nothing beats club ball. Club volleyball is more thrilling and brings out a higher level of intensity. It is an all around better experience, even if it means you have to put in more time and effort. Volleyball is fun no matter what, but if you want more than just a fun sport to play, club volleyball is what you are looking for. One key point in support of club volleyball is the all-around better coaching.
I 've played soccer my whole life since I was three and have loved it every single year. I played on a non-comp team for the longest time which was a bad idea coming into high school ball. When I got to high school soccer everything changed. Soccer was so much different. I remember my first game first play i had the ball I got hit and i looked at my dad and he kinda shrugged. It took alot to learn how to play at this new level. I worked hard through freshman, sophomore, and junior year. Then came senior year. The season came around and my coach, coach fletcher, had big expectations for me. I suffered through soccer conditioning and lost a few pounds from it. But i 'm getting ahead of myself. the spring season before school ball was my biggest nightmare. I started out the season good. had a goal. But then it happened, I broke my collarbone, again. This time was my worst time yet. I was put as foward to let our forwards have a break. I don 't usually play here. I started out the half with a few opportunities but then the perfect ball was sent over by my defender. He sent the ball over and I took off. I ran as fast as lightning after that ball. I brought my foot back to take a shot and BAM!! I got hit with a shoulder from behind. I fell and felt a snap. I broke my collar bone for the 4th time. So I had to miss out on the rest of the season that spring. I came back for school ball and
When I reached high school I wanted to try out for the dance team, so I did just that. I thought there was no possible way I would not make the team because at this point I had now danced for over thirteen years. I still remember the dance team coach approaching me during tryouts and telling me I was a beautiful dancer, so I thought I had it in the bag. However, when the team list came out my name was not on it. I was very bothered as to why I had not made the team, because I had so much experience and the coach herself had even said I was a beautiful dancer.
One of the coaches thought I can probably make junior varsity but to me that was basically my senior year goal. I just wanted to be on the team I didn 't care what my rank was. After five days of ranking games the day everyone has been waiting for has finally arrived. The head coach called out all 10 varsity players, the JV coach called out the jv players and Isabella was ranked second, she looked at me and I smiled as if I was saying " I knew you can do it". It was time to call the freshman players, the first name called was mine! Wait what? How is that even possible. I 'm ranked number one out of 17 other players how is that even possible I thought to