The Importance Of Field Hockey

My whole life I have played a sport. Whether that be soccer, or lacrosse, or field hockey. Playing a sport and being a part of a team was something I always knew how to do. I always knew how to play the sport as a team and not score on your own. My lacrosse team consisted of about 18-19 girls: 6 offenders, 6 defenders, 2 goalies, and the rest were mid-fielders. My favorite position was mid-fielder, I always enjoyed playing all the part that consisted of being on the team. I loved playing both defense and offense, I liked assisting with goals and I also loved stopping goals. My travel team taught me things that I did not learn anywhere else, my team taught me the true importance of teamwork, how to be a leader, or how winning is not always the most important thing.

No one can win a whole game of lacrosse all by themselves. Team work is key. To make up the import parts of a team, every single position needs to be filled. We had our defenders, who could stop balls with their hands. We had our attackers, that could shoot from the other side of

Someone who worked harder and played faster than me. However, I always loved to inspire my team, to lead them in the right directions. Before games, I would always start a little pep talk, not just me giving speeches but everyone participated. One person would start out saying a goal they had for someone else that game, an example would be picking up a ground ball. Then that person would continue with a goal for someone else, all until everyone had a goal in mind for the game. At the end of the game, whoever completed their goal would get a little gift, most of the time it would be something like candy, but there were a few times girls got sentimental gifts. One girl made bracelets for everyone on the team, something to always wear. These goals were not meant to just get prizes but to inspire the girls to work for