How Football Changed My Life

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It is the start of a new chapter in my life and I decided that this year it is going to be different, that this year I was going to get off my gluteus maximus and do something with my life! I have always felt that I was alone, not part of any group, or had people I felt were like my family other than my own blood but that was going to change after because this year I have decided on playing a sport. My instincts told me that it was going to be difficult and that I would not have the body or mind to follow through. Most of the sports at school did not have a no-cut policy and I knew that if I was going to go up against hundreds of other students... there would be no way I can beat them but it did not stop me. Luckily an opportunity came when …show more content…

The week before me and my dad went to go buy my first pair of cleats at Dick’s Sporting Goods, the cleats were all weathered and protective around the ankle.My first warm-up was like a senior carrying a preschoolers bag, I was surprised, then my coach had placed me into as a “Forward” meaning I was like one of those big guys in the center line in football taking all the hits, rucking, and scrumming. All was fun until my friend had snapped his arm like breaking apart some dried paste. One guy was coming from the back and another from the front, causing pressure on his elbow and then it just dangled. His last words before he went to the ambulance was to keep playing so we took a knee and played …show more content…

And this year I’ll be doing it all over again in the Spring! My Sophomore year at high school I really wanted there to be a rugby team at Lane Tech. Being a champ is one thing but to be a champ for your school is one step above. So that year I and my friends got together to form the Girls Rugby team, though that might sound strange because I am a male, we could only form a girls team because not enough guys wanted to play this kind of sport. It was sad but I was happy with the start and in the future, I hope someone will carry the torch and create a team worthy of a

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