Personal Narrative Essay

One life-changing event that has impacted my life was the decision to join my high school lacrosse team going into my freshman year. I didn't know too many people going into my first year of high school besides my close childhood friends. I had been playing soccer for most of my life and had been attending the high school soccer camp to prepare for tryouts. My friend called me a week before school started and asked me if I wanted to join him in at one of his practices. That call changed my life forever.
My friend picked me up, and we headed to the field. I repeatedly asked myself the same question during that dreaded car ride,” What would everyone else think about me?” Whenever we arrived, the field was filled with flying lacrosse

balls and teenagers that looked like menacing towers. I couldn’t stop shaking. I instantly wanted to go home and have nothing to do with the sport of lacrosse. I got out of the car with my friend's partly broken stick and headed to my doom. To my surprise, I was greeted with several smiling faces, including a “What’s up?” every now and then. All the players got into their pre-practice huddle, a ritual unique to the Dutchtown Lacrosse Club. Chanting, yelling, singing, dancing; all of these activities were part of the procedure. The coach then introduced me to the guys, and just like that, I was apart of the team. They made me feel like I had known them for years and was already a veteran. After that practice, I instantly discovered over 20 new friends going into high school. After that practice, I quit pursuing soccer and left the summer camp. After that practice, I made the decision to play lacrosse.
Lacrosse has had an enormous impact on my lifestyle and values I believe to be important today. It has taught me that hard work prevails overall and the result you get is equal to the amount that you put in. The sport has also shown me the benefits of teamwork and comradery. Each player on the team has a specific role, and if everyone does their job the way they are supposed to, the team begins to work like a clock. I have played with some of my teammates for so long that I start to predict what each person will do before they do it. This sense of anticipation is what shows how close to my teammates I have become through the sport. Lacrosse is a game of sheer will, teaching me to go all out, not only for myself but my teammates as well. The decision to play lacrosse has been the best decision of my life, and my application would be incomplete if I didn't include it.