For as long as I can remember I have loved volleyball. It all began in fourth grade, when my mom said, “you should play volleyball.” I was hesitant at first to play but then I decided to try it. My mom encouraged me because I was taller and stronger than the average fourth grader. So I gave it a try and then I fell in love with it.
After my first season of volleyball, I continued and soon I started playing travel volleyball. I then tried out for the seventh grade team at simmons and made it. I wasn’t very good then, I was still learning how to serve and set. After that season I tried out for the eighth grade team and made it. That year I really learned about my ability as a tool player, which means you can play any position. That season I started and played all the way around as a setter and outside hitter. I really learned and grew as a player. That year I also made the all metro team for eighth grade, which was a big accomplishment.
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I tried out for the freshman team, and even got pulled up to the Jv team during tryouts. I ended up playing on the freshman team, but it was a good season. I started as a defensive specialist, and we went undefeated during the season and won the metro/ area tournament for all freshman teams. After school season, I tried out for a club team and made one. For my club team, I started and I played back row and passed, and sometimes I hit and played all the way around. My club team did really well. We won two tournaments and came in second in another one. I also made some of my best friends from being on this team.So I would say I was doing good during freshman year. I was excited for the tryouts for school for sophomore
I had one friend and his name was Mikey MacGuire he was the one that convinced me to try out. I had a long talk with my dad and mom (mainly my dad) the night before tryouts. He said “Luke, if there is one word of advice I can give you it would be that, Hard work beats talent when talent doesn’t work” this is a quote from Tim Tebow and his book (Through my eyes). I took his advice to heart and thought about it all day. I came to the conclusion that I just needed to work my ass off.
Volleyball represents my most meaningful commitment not just because I have invested so much into it, but also because it it’s a passion of mine and has been a part of my life since elementary school. The impact my coaches and teammates have had on my life has helped make me the confident and determined individual I am today. Volleyball also takes up a lot of time and there are many sacrifices that come with the sport and playing on a team. To keep up my skills, I have had to give up a lot of my free time and parts of my summer. Balancing school with practices was also a challenge, but participating in one of my passions made it worthwhile. I have persevered through difficult times and learned new lessons along the way, so there is nothing that could make this sport less meaningful to me. (148)
Sadly, my family was going through financial struggles, forcing me out of the school zone I was destined to attend. When I discussed the situation wih the high school coaches they told me they would pick me up from my new house and take me to school every day; with the condition that I’d play football for them all throughout high school. Even though this was illegal I continued to go ahead and accept the offer. My first year of high school was so exciting that it went by in the blink of an eye. Sophomore year came and the clock ticked closer and closer to when everything would change. I started in varsity as a corner back but soon would have big shoes to fill as the team’s quarterback. Not only did this require skill and hard work but the ability and qualities of a leader as well. Ultimately, playing this position helped me acquire traits that would soon be necessary for success. That year was tough for us because the majority of the team consisted of inexperienced players, however the coaches knew I would be the one to lead the
I worked very hard every day at practice to show why they needed me on the field. I was so excited when I got to play in my first high school tournament. I had to be a pinch runner for the pitcher and I scored the first point in the game. At the end of the season that yearev, they finally realized we were losing all of our games because of this one girl, so they took her out and put me in and moved everyone’s positions around.
In the time it took me to actually love volleyball, I went through a vital journey
My 8th grade year of high school I was on the softball and basketball team. My freshman year I was on the basketball and softball team, and a BHS Dazzler which is danceline. Softball was my main sport, but I did everything else until it was time to play softball. I feel in love with softball at an early age. I would play every summer and each year my love for the sport grew. Each year when I played softball in Vidalia or Jonesville I would make all-stars.
The day I had been practicing so much for was finally here. I didn't know what to think, I was more prepared than other people but still didn't think I would make the line. As I walked into tryouts the first day, I was confident , but at the same time, I knew I was nervous inside. I was one of the 3 freshman trying out. There were other people there who were on drumline the previous years. They looked like nothing was wrong to them and this tryout was pretty much a casual rehersal for them. All though , all thing all of them thought that we freshmen were terrible. We started
The moment when I really knew I loved volleyball was on the high school team. Playing the sport gets tough and stressful at times because you need to condition every practice, dive for every ball without it dropping, and be prepared for games and
During my four years of high school I believe that my involvement in sports has helped me become a better person in life. I participated in varsity basketball and Track & Field all four years and my experience in both sports has taught me life lessons that I can carry with me for the rest of my life.
When I started playing football I was about eleven years old. I played for my park organization which was Brown Park. My first team name I played for was the Titians. The coach for the Titians is the one who actually made me come play because he had seen me in the basketball gym. He said I could move for my size and would like me to play with him. I said no but then he went talk to my mom and next thing I know my mom tells me I am playing football next year. I was horrible the first couple weeks but got better later in the season. I became one the best defense lineman and offensive lineman players on the team. Then when I got older I played football in middle school at Acadian Middle and Lafayette Christian Academy. My first year playing running back was when I went to Acadian Middle. In my middle school years I was just the power back. Players, people, and even coaches all thought I could not have been a speed back. But, when I got to high school at Lafayette Christian Academy, I started showing a glimpse that I can be an overall line back. It did not truly happen until the biggest play of my career came. When I told my teammate, Sterling Miller
This would be the first year I had the opportunity to join a school sponsored sports team. I had played on rec leagues throughout my childhood, but those rec games were nothing like the sports I played in school. So, after my friends convinced me, I joined the 7th grade volleyball team. Instantly I fell in love with this particular sport. I picked volleyball up very quickly, learning how to properly pass, set, and hit the ball.
I had mixed feelings towards volleyball for a majority of the season. Earlier in the year I was chosen to be a floater meaning that I would play on both the
So I tryed playing volleyball in gym and was very good at it. Then the school had volleyball tryouts,I wanted to do them but me and my family were moving to arkansasand my school’s name was Carl Stuart. When I first came to this school I asked my mom if she could sign me up for volleyball,and she did. I could not practice with the volleyball players,because I had to get my phisical,and it was hard to find a place to get them done.
I had played on the volleyball team all through my junior high days, and was a starter on the “A” freshman team when I reached high school. As a sophomore, I couldn’t believe it when I got the towel thrown in on me. I was devastated when I was cut from the team. Volleyball was my life; I absolutely loved the sport. How could they do this to me? Everyone told me things would turn out fine, but how did they know? A close friend of mine wrote me a letter stating, “I know that right now it is hard to accept the paths that God has chosen for us, but I am sure whatever you decide to do with what has been thrown in your way you can surpass everyone else”. I thought about what that really meant, and decided she was right. I had been thrown something I was not sure what to do with or how to handle, but with a little advice from my brother, Chris, I decided to take a risk and try something new. I chose to become a member of our school’s cross-country team.
Throughout my early childhood, I went through several different phases. I practiced an abundance of different activities such as: dance, baseball, tumbling, gymnastics, and even baton. However, none of these sports or hobbies stuck. That is, until I discovered volleyball. Never have I felt the love for something as much as I did this sport. Volleyball has had an unimaginable impact on my life in so many ways. I would not be the person I am today if not for this sport.