Personal Narrative: My First Varsity High School Football

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My first varsity high school football game. It was at home on Thursday night. I remember feeling very anxious and nervous along with a lot of doubt in my mind. From the day I signed up for football in Eighth grade, I always knew I wanted to compete at the highest level I could. Varsity football was the level of competition I always wanted to reach. From the bright lights, to the crowd chanting and the band playing their hearts out. But for some reason, I doubted myself. Through all of the summer workouts, conditioning, countless hours of studying film. I felt as though I was ready to take on anything that came my way. On the bus ride to the stadium, I was going through everything I learned from practice in order to better prepare myself for the great …show more content…

That feeling did not get any better as my coach walked into the locker room to tell us, “It’s time to pad up.” As I strapped my shoulder pads the feeling of doubt and anxiousness grew more intense and I started to sweat even before walking onto the field. The first step out of the locker room, the bright lights hit my face and pierced my eyes. As my eyes readjust from the beaming lights, I hear the crowd get infinitely louder as we walk towards the tunnel. Now the feeling of doubt and anxiousness are at an all time high and I can feel myself questioning, “What do I really do this for? Who do I really do this for?” Just before I run out of the tunnel, my coach pulls me aside and tells me “Go out there today and get after it.” Those eight words instantly turned a switch on in my brain. From questioning myself and doubting myself, to now believing in myself and being ready to put forth one hundred percent effort in anything that I do. From that day on I have learned what it means to be put under pressure and how to overcome my self doubt and anxiousness that stems from that

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