Application Essay To Pursue Of Sports In High School

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Sports have always been my passion, from playing in middle school to managing in high school and college. My family has always been very sports oriented, and when a knee injury halted my plans of playing sports in high school, I turned to something that could keep me involved without the ability to play: managing. I started out managing my high school volleyball team when I got cut sophomore year due to my inability to play well because of my knee. Keeping stats during the matches became a fun activity for me, but I also was able to stay a part of the team and make some friends that I will keep for the rest of my life. Junior year of high school, I was approached by the varsity boys’ basketball coach. He asked if I would be willing to manage because he had heard great things from the volleyball coach and was in need of a manager. After talking to my parents and looking at my daily schedule, I agreed. This turned out to be the best decision of my high school career. …show more content…

In the off-season (spring), I discovered that my homework was getting done much less efficiently than during the season. The structure in my day kept me on track in my classes and allowed me to enjoy my free (or not so free) time during basketball and volleyball practices and games. I still did very well in my classes during the off-season, but craved the structure of the season to keep me in line. Due to this need for structure, I sought out both the basketball and volleyball coaches to find extra tasks to do in my now-empty time slot after school. This dedication pushed me forward in my managing career, as well as in my academic career. I ended high school with four letters (two in volleyball and two in basketball) for managing, nearly one hundred hours of community service from managing volleyball sophomore year, a 3.9 GPA, and my heart set on attending Ripon

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