My whole life I've been dedicated to playing football. It has changed my life, and me as a person in ways I couldn't have imagined. I developed a strong passion for the game because it has helped me get through difficult parts of my life and has allowed me to take away, as well as learn, new things. Even though it's just a sport that people play for fun, it has helped me grow into who I am as an individual today.
The game of football has changed me a lot as a person, especially through the years of high school. It undoubtedly has made me more mature as the years went on, from being a freshman to, now, a senior. For example, I'm a captain on my varsity football team, which means I have to be a leader. To be a leader you have to possess maturity, and I know that's what I developed strongly over the years of playing, so I knew I could handle the job. Not only has football changed me on the field, it's changed me off. Becoming a successful football player you have to learn how to manage your time. Being a student athlete, I definitely had to learn quick how to manage my time through both football, and my school work. Football has allowed me to grow
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Fortunately, we are able to have someone or something to help get through those tough obstacles in life. Mine is football. It has always been something that helps me get away from everything and allows me to clear my head. It works so well because I have a strong passion for the sport. When i'm out on that field, that's the only thing I'm worried about. Football has additionally permitted me to create great friendships. It allows me to create a bond and substantial trust within the team because I’m with them almost everyday; they become a family. It brings me closer to them as people as well because they endure the same struggles and pain out on the field. All the blood, sweat, and tears that I persevere though, I do it with my family. My
Football has been a big part of my life ever since I was a little kid. I almost always tried to play football when I could with my brothers if they weren’t busy messing around. During recess in grade school my class would try to start a football game and I would be the first in to be picked on a team. My first time being on a “football team” was in little league my third grade year and I’ve never missed a year yet now that I am a senior in highschool and I’m hoping to continue it in college. Football made the person who I am today, it changed me in many ways and affected how I am as a person.
Before birth football seemed like it would be a factor in my life. My uncles and cousins were key players of their high school football teams. Even though they were a factor I developed a love for the game myself. The drive from my family made me want to go harder.
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
Each game, my passion grew. Each team, new memories and lifelong friends were made. Sports sometimes make me feel disappointment and at loss; but it taught me to be resilient to a lot of things, like how to thrive under pressure and come out on top. Being the team captain of my high school’s football and lacrosse team showed me how having a big responsibility to bring a group together to work as one is compared to many situations in life. Currently playing varsity football, varsity lacrosse, and track I take great pride in the activities I do. Staying on top of my academics, being duel enrolled at Indian River State College, working three nights a week, and two different sport practices after school each day shaped my character to having a hard work
Football helps build a person’s character. It helps them trust. This is because you spend hours with your teammates. You have to put your trust in them making the final touchdown, and catching the ball when you throw.
Football, just like any other sport, is mostly played for satisfaction and enjoyment out of the game. Football is known to be able to reduce stress, anxiety, and forms of depression. Football is also known for its hard conditioning, strength, and its strong mentality, which is great for your health. While football improves your strength and mentality, it also improves your concentration. Football is a game full of concentration. It forces you to get your mind set and to focus on what is going on during the game. Football also improves dedication and determination. NFL players are all known for their hard work. It is a requirement to play the game. You must know what your goal is and you must constantly push yourself to achieve the goal you have set for yourself. Likewise many sports, football teaches you teamwork. Teamwork is a number one necessity in football. You must know your role on the team and in order to accomplish that role, you must know how to work as a team and not just an
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.
Football makes families and friends more ambitious. Lastly, when kids play football with their brothers and sisters they are determined to fight for the gold, and win that game.
The game of football instilled many values in me that proved vital in my transformation into a productive person. It taught me the value of hard work. I learned that you simply cannot succeed if the will isn’t there to back up your desire. Unlike other activities that engage a young kid, football shows actual, immediate results from
(Griffis, 2015) Confidence and self-esteem also comes from playing football. With football being a fast paced game, the young players will develop a good deal of concentration and become
Football, from the early ages of American culture, has been a bonding past time for most families. Dick Harmon feels that “football creates heroes”, and that it also fosters character and valuable friendships. Football raises young boys to learn discipline, leadership, selflessness, and so many more valuable characteristics; it is the one thing many boys keep consistent in their lives. Throughout all of the changes, and obstacles life throws at them, football has always stayed consistent in their lives. They play when they’re 6, they play when they’re 16, and they can watch when they’re 60.
Football helps kids in everything from frustration management to teamwork and determination. The kids may not realize it, but they are enjoying the benefits of physical exercise while learning life lessons through the sport. In football, kids are taught to play through the pain and to make sacrifices for the better of the team. By playing this sport, young athletes learn football’s timeless qualities of leadership, responsibility and teamwork. The great teams are united, like the states we call home.
Yet I still ask myself if it is worth it because of the long-term effect of it. The way that football will draw you in like an award-winning novel and spit you out with no remorse about what you had to give up for the game. But I believe that we should allow our children to play football and not strip them of the experiences that I have received. Even though I feel this way there are many people that do not agree with me.
I earned All-District honors for 3 straight years in high school, and All-Region once. Football was very rewarding for me not only through awards and accolades, but through the experiences and lesson that I learned. It helped me to be disciplined in my lifestyle and appreciate hard work. From a young boy wanting to play with all of the big kids, to now being one of those bug kids that other young boys look up to, football has made a positive impact on my life.
The game of football is an essential determining factor that turns boys into men, and every boy at some point should learn to play the game. Not for the game itself, but for the things it teaches about working hard to achieve a goal and how to find another way to reach that goal if failure ensues the first try. The fundamentals of football were drilled into me as a three year old, along with tremendous off season workouts and being able to coach little league football and passing down my knowledge to others, are the key factors that lead to my breakout season and being one of the best players on the team.