Community Service is an important activity every person should embrace as they are growing up. Doing community service, gives a person the opportunity to learn more about themself and be exposed to the lifestyles of other people, which also tends to make the volunteer more aware of the needs of the less fortunate. Volunteering also contributes to the result of more teenagers being more grateful for everything they have and thus they give more. Growing up I was taught to give more than I receive. My parents were always putting in time with the community as I was growing up. When they moved to Griswold there were not many community organizations around in comparison to Lincoln, Nebraska the town they had just left. However my parents …show more content…
For me, soccer has always been a part of who I am as an individual. I decided I was going to coach. Competing in soccer has taught me more than just the rules of play; it has provided me with tools that apply to all aspects of my life. Soccer is a game of quick thinking, fast action and the ability to work as part of a team. These skills have helped me develop personally throughout the years. Soccer is a team sport. No one carries the team by herself. The entire team is needed to achieve. Learning to be part of a team and that there are certain times to step up and be a leader has not only transformed my presence on each team that I have played on, but it has mirrored in my academic presence. My coaches have taught me more than just the skills necessary to win a game. They have each taught me skills I could use both on and off the field. I have always been a perfectionist, and each coach has worked with me to harness my self-criticisms and employ them into improving my game. Walking onto the pitch seeing the group of girls that have all become both my friends and competitors, knowing we are all going to leave our hearts on the field for each other, takes the game to an entire different level. Soccer has made such a difference in my life and I wanted to share my experience with children growing up in my area so that hopefully at least one child can have an
While I was in high school, I joined the soccer team. There were 15 girls in a team. There were three girls, whose last name was Lepcha. Who think that they play better soccer then everybody in a team and they do play well but not good as they thought they were. They had started playing soccer for one or two years ago. There were two other girls, whose name was Sabina and Dilu. They were my best friends. My one friend Sabina had played soccer for quite long and she played well but she did not have an attitude as Lepcha did. My second friend was Dilu; she was not that good at soccer. It was her first time playing soccer just like me. I do not know other people who were on a soccer team but the one thing I know about them was that it was their
Growing up in El Salvador, soccer was a sport that significantly impacted my childhood. My cousins and uncles taught me how to play soccer, as well as various techniques that would later benefit me on the soccer field. At the age of seven I started to play for one of most well-known soccer clubs in El Salvador. Practicing twenty three hours a week was really paying off, as I could see in my medal and trophy gain. Not only did they represent my accomplishments, but they also gave joy to my teammates, community, and family because they were the people who encouraged me to give my best. Playing soccer was also a way to release stress because when my family was going through hardships, it was easier for me to let all of my negative energy on the
Soccer has helped me to become the person I am today. It has given me the opportunity to build relationships that I would not have made elsewhere. Playing the sport has helped me overcome my issues with anger and has made me tougher as well. I am thankful that my parents pushed me to keep playing when I was younger, because now I adore playing soccer and could not imagine
I am no longer a captain but a team member to my family. I discipline the younger soccer players because I used to be a freshmen and I was lost in high school until I meet the soccer players
While I have developed my soccer skills over the years, the relationships I have built with people are treasured more than my ability to play the game. Playing soccer has granted me the opportunity to be surrounded by an extensive family of people who truly love me. I am forever indebted to the sport for bringing me into love-filled relationships with players and coaches alike.
If you were to ask society ‘what is a community’ their answer would be “A group of people living in the same place or having a particular characteristic in common”. To me my community is something different. I did all of my community service in the jewish community. By doing that it changed my definition of what a community is. From experience in doing community service with a non-jewish community I can say to you that there is a difference. Maybe it was where I did it but I didn't feel comfortable or welcomed. I felt like I was just doing a service, finishing it quickly as possible and getting the program-runner to sign my paper. This year doing my community service in the jewish community changed my description of what a community is. They make you feel welcomed, make you understand the meaning of what you are doing and the difference it will make in the community. Most times I did go to the Jewish community I didn't even bother bringing my hour-sheet because I knew I’d be back plenty more times.
The sport that can catch my eye as fast as light is soccer. Soccer is basically what I do during the weekends and some weekdays. I have dedicated nine years into this sport and it has been what has carried me through life.. Soccer to me is like the beach to others. Anytime they can they’ll try to get out and go to the beach and enjoy themselves. Whenever I have an opportunity too I’ll go outside as fast as I can and play my heart out. Soccer has gotten me through the best and worst times of my life and I would not be the person I am today without it. People may describe this sport as two teams running back and forth for a ball, but the way I see it is completely different. I see the different set ups and plays people are going to do. I see
I have always had a passion for sports, soccer in particular. For awhile I actually thought if I was good enough I could play professionally. Just imagine being in front of thousands of people who are rooting for you, that was my dream. In gym whenever we would play soccer, I played the hardest I could. I pretended I was in a stadium, sweating beads of accomplishment as I scored goals. When I would play soccer it made me feel like I already had become a professional player. I always felt like I dominated. Looking back, I do not believe I had, but at the time I felt on top of the world. It was something I enjoyed greatly. Soccer made me happy. It made me complete. My road went from being visible to the graveling beginning.
For the past 2 years I have coached a team of Keystone elementary students. I hope to instill the same level of dedication and hard work in these player that has enabled me to succeed. I have sacrificed hours of my time and skipped out on opportunities with my friend to help these players students become the players I know they can become. Soccer all around is an activity that mirrors my work ethic and effort that is valued in a
Over my three year soccer career, my coach and teammates taught me lessons that I could never learn in a classroom or from a textbook, real life lessons. Though I spent a large portion of my first year warming the bench, my coach believed in letting every athlete play; so I played each game, even
Growing up playing soccer has indeed shaped me into the person I am today. At first it was just a sport that I played for enjoyment in the community. Next thing I know I got asked to be on a travel team and compete against teams across the west coast. My parents and I became committed to my soccer profession. I started moving up the ranks pretty rapidly for my age. I was traveling to Vegas, San Francisco, Arizona and other states for
The first lesson soccer has taught me is always be a team player. If you are not a team player it will be very challenging to get certain assignments done in life,
Soccer is a brutal game, i’m not going to lie a lot of people get very physical and some even take it too personally to the point where they get frustrated and start to take their anger out in the game or even worse towards the other players. Playing soccer has taught me many things to never doubt yourself and to be a better teammate. It teaches you communication skills and working with other people in order to have a successful game. I’ve
In our high school girls soccer practices, we sometimes have girls who mess around then wonder why they weren’t able to stop the other team from scoring. Players need to always listen to what their coaches tell them. Constructive criticism is okay, but as an athlete they need to not take offense to it and not get butthurt from what they are told but to build from what they are being told. Paying attention when someone is teaching is very key in performing well too. You can never know too much about anything.
I was always taught that soccer was to be about the love of the game and that it should be fun. Unfortunately, I faced many obstacles that I needed to overcome before I could truly love the game for what it was worth. I grew and continued to love the game, knowing little at the time of the obstacles I would be faced with, and would need to overcome. My struggles with soccer began early in my life. I was an average player, who had a drive to succeed and go far.