I transferred from Mason City to Clear Lake school halfway through my 8th grade year. It was one of the best things that ever happened to me. The transfer has changed me for the better in so many ways. One of the things I was super excited about at Clear Lake was to play football. I played football in Mason City too but there is no comparison between the person and athlete that I was in Mason City to where I am now. I became so much more disciplined during my freshman football year as a Lion. Weight lifting is a requirement not an option if I want to play football in Clear Lake. It took me awhile to get used to getting up before 5:00 a.m. and being out the door by 5:30 to make it to school before 6:00. When I went to school in Mason City, I didn’t care about being early or even getting to school on time. I really learned something different being a Lion. One morning during the summer I got to football practice at 6:29. Practice started at 6:30. The whole team was already on the practice field. I remember the whole team running into the locker room telling me to hurry up! I was so embarrassed. I learned from that experience how important it is to be on time. Actually, I make it a priority to be early now so I’m prepared to start on time with my teammates. …show more content…
We’re there to support each other, not compete against each other. I have also realized that my grades are just as important as sports. I’ve been trying much harder in my classes since I transferred to Clear Lake. My grades have improved a lot since I was in Mason City. I’ve been working really hard to be the best student and athlete that I can be. I’ve attended some football camps and have been listening to what my coaches are telling
Many things have helped to shape my identity to make me the person I am. The most influential thing that has shaped me is my culture. One of the biggest pieces of my culture that has done this is my participation in sports. Out of the sports I play, high school soccer has shaped me the most. Soccer in high school shaped my identity by making me more social, a leader, and open minded about diversity.
That night after practice my coach told me something I would never forget; he said, "Look, no matter what happens tomorrow at the game, you have been one of the best players I have ever coached and I want you to go out there tomorrow knowing you are going to win."
After four years of a new team every season, I went into my first practice of my fifth soccer season expecting the same to be true. Play on this team for one year and then be randomly placed on a different one the following year. Little did I know this team, especially the coaches, would leave a lasting impact on my life. I gained an invaluable support system that has stuck by my side for an upwards of nine years.
Football has accumulated a vast number of fans throughout history. Today, the total fan base of football is a staggering 3.5 billion people, which makes it the most admired sport in the world. With half the world’s population enthralled with football, there are numerous people who take this sport to the extreme. During tournaments, such as, UEFA Champions League, and of course the World Cup; football fans make sure others know which team is going to win. From various chants specifically toward the opposing team, to fights in the streets with one another, fans will do almost anything to let others know which team is better. Watching these tournaments and hearing the fans cheer on their team throughout the match has an invigorating effect on
I honestly believe without football I would not have an identity since it played a crucial role in shaping me into the caring, smart, and passionate person I am today. Before football you could not pinpoint the difference between the herds of people who did not have a care in the world and myself. Ever since the 6th grade I frequently arrived to school tardy, got into multiple fights for no apparent reason, and often received disappointing grades; these bad habits became a daily routine that derived from the fact that I did not know any better. After being raised by parents who did not finish high school and never stressed the importance of school, I had no one to instill a moral compass within me. Anyways, at the beginning of my 7th grade year I was messing around in my Physical Education class when suddenly a football coach
After the death of Alexander the Great in 323 BCE, war broke out among his remaining Macedonian generals, referred to as the Diadochi, to determine the successor to the empire (Waterfield, 2011). The conflict spanned the years of 322 to 281 BCE, consisting of four wars fought between different contenders to the throne, each aiming to lay claim to more land than they were given in the partition of Babylon. One such general was Antigonus I Monophthalmus, who had notable success in the Third Diadoch War, commanding an army of his own soldiers and of mercenaries, many of whom came from Greece to fight under Antigonus’ command (Billows, 1997). Mercenaries, often paid to bolster an army during times of warfare, are known to be individualistic opportunists
How has football changed from when it began in 1869? Well, many things have changed over the years.
Raised in a small town of 750 people, where high school sports meant everything, sport has played a tremendous role in my life. Basketballs and footballs replaced stuffed animals in cribs, and dribbling a basketball came before learning to ride a bike. I started playing basketball in the second grade, and I hated it. We always played in the division above us and we hardly ever won a game, but after watching Coach Summitt and the Tennessee Lady Volunteers win back to back National Championships, the same years my high school girls basketball team won back to back State Championships, I fell in love with the game. In fact, sport is what led me to the University of Tennessee; I admired Pat Summitt, not only because of the number of wins and National
One incident that happened to me that change how I thought about sports was when I first started playing soccer. It all started when my mom said that I should join a sport to get me more active. It took me awhile to choose soccer at first because there were so many sports to choose from. I told my mom I wanted to play soccer. She signed me up to play for a non competitive league (GYSA) so I can learn the basics of the sport. She also told me to play I would have to maintain good grades. After hearing that i always tried my best in soccer and school.
Sports are an easy activity to participate in, which every passionate high school student hopes to get a college scholarship for. The University of Michigan scouts for well-rounded students to enroll within their school who participate in activities in and out of school. It would not matter if a high school student was on a travel soccer team, but was not on the varsity team at their high school. This is because colleges look for those who participate in sports within school and have excelling grades. Although, the University of Kansas looks for high school “graduates that participated in many activities both in and out of school” (Berkowitz). It is not whether students decide which college to attend solely by their own decision, but it is the college’s preference in whic...
Growing up, from the time I started my first day of class until walking across my hometowns football field to receive my diploma I never had thought that I let something define the person that I have become today. However, being presented with this essay I have come to the realization that football has defined me as a person. I don’t mean to say that the sport has had this much of an impact on me, I’d rather like to think that the memories associated with the sport has made an everlasting impact on my life.
For the game, I was one of the first people in the rotation, so I knew I would not have to wait that long before I had to go in for the first time. After the first few plays, I went over to coach so he could give me the play.
The game of baseball has always had an enormous impact on my life. Baseball has been an continuous pastime since I can remember. I have my father to thank for the passion I have for the game. Spending my childhood with my father in the field practicing grounders, pop ups, and hitting in the batting cage allowed myself to acquire a love for the game. I will never forget the feeling of suiting up into my uniform and taking the field with my with my teammates awaiting the unexpected experiences I would face. Anxiously I waited, dreaming of the unbelievable plays like making the game winning catch or a walk off homerun I would perform in my mind to translate onto the field. With my parents watching, I strived for my opportunity to make an impact on the game. That had always given me excitement in the game of baseball. The best part of baseball is that anything can happen no matter what the odds and your judgement is.
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For as long as I can remember football has been a part of my life in some way, shape, or form. When I was first born my grandfather said that I was solid and built to play football. I used to throw the football with my mother when I was a toddler and she always told me that when I tried to tackle her I hit really hard. My first organized football experience was when I was five. I had just moved to Manassas, VA from Washington, D.C. in 1994. It was around fall and that was right at the beginning of football season in the area. I remember telling my mother that I wanted to play, so she looked for a local organization for children. She came across the Greater Manassas Football League (GMFL) and that is where I began to play the game I love.