Dreams “Football is like life it requires perseverance, self denial, hard work, sacrifice, dedication and respect for authority.” -Vince Lombardi. I chose this quote because it not only relates to football but also what you need to become a great football player. In this paper I will be talking about a look into my future football career. I will talk about my careers at the high school level, college level, and professional level of football. My freshman year in high school I started out on the Junior Varsity team not knowing that I would be on Varsity half way through the season. My first game on Varsity, we played Cass City, the best team in our league at the time. I didn't start because I was second string behind the starter who was a junior, but he quickly threw two interceptions and the coach decided to give me a shot. I went into the game, threw a couple touchdown passes and won the game. We then became the number one team in the league but we didn’t make it far in the playoffs. My Sophomore season I led my team to the state semifinals for …show more content…
It was the Outback Bowl and we were playing Texas Christian University (TCU), and our quarterback was off his game when they decided to give me a shot during the second half. I played really well and brought my team back to win the game. My sophomore season is when things really started getting going. Our team won 12 games and only lost once. We went to the Rose Bowl game in Pasadena, CA and beat Stanford University 24-21. My Junior and Senior year were about the same, we were undefeated and we went to the National Championship both years. My Junior year we lost in overtime to the reigning champions, University of Alabama. The next year, we showed no mercy and beat Alabama by 28 points in the National Championship game. At the end of my Senior season, I declared for the NFL
One of my future careers are being a NFL player (professional football player) I want to be this because it’s fun and you can hit and tackle people the responsibilities are show respect for team policies and understand your role. If you want to have a good work environment then you have to be on a good team or you have to be really good so you can buy a better work environment. If you want to play football you have to go to college for two or three years or maybe more. The average
Freshman year of football almost drove me to quit football. The coaches drove us harder and made us work our tails off. That year taught me to work even harder than before. My sophomore year was even more taxing than the year before, trying to show the coaches that I belong and that I will try to beat the upperclassmen in anything that I could. Junior year I didn’t get to play varsity and that drove me to work even harder to get a starting spot for my senior year. By the time I got to my junior year, I finally got out of my comfort zone and I wouldn’t just take a hit, I would deliver one. And when senior year rolled around I finally got a starting spot on the varsity offense. I finished my senior season with one catch for thirty eight yards. High school football taught me to trust people; coaches, teammates, and friends. Without them none of it would have happened.
Before any football player can say they are for sure going to play in the NFL for a career, they might want to consider how likely that will happen. The statistics of a football player going to the NFL are extremely low. The chances of playing college football at the levels of division one (D1) or division two (D2) on scholarship are also slim. The D1 or D2 college levels of football produce the most NFL players. Most high school football players want to play in D1 or D2 football, but the reality is that barely any of them will. There are an estimated 1,093,234 senior high school football players in the United States (“Football”). The astonishing reality is that just 4.2% of those 1,093,234 seniors in high school will play college football at the D1 or D2 level (“Football”). If a football player does get their scholarship to play college football they should feel grateful that they are one of the roughly 45,916 to accomplish that (“Football”). The statistics are now even lower for a college football player that is trying to make it to the NFL. There are only 15,842 college football players eligible for the NFL Draft, which are juniors and seniors (“Football”). Just the tiny number of 1.6% is how many of those draft eligible players will play in the NFL. Many coll...
There are many things in life that have their unique differences. Every level of Football has its 's differences, but there are some differences that matter the most. Different things have to be done from the high school level to the college level, and to the national level of football. There are different requirements needed in a players ' arsenal to develop a certain football leveled skill-set. This essay is about the difference between the high school football level and the professional football level. Some of these differences have to do with safety and protection of players.
“If at first you don’t succeed try , try again.” At the age of six I was starting to play football. The game was a hard hitting running and commitment. I was six years old at the time now I’m fourteen a freshman in high school a lot has changed.
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
Vince Lombardi once said, “Winning means you’re willing to go longer, work harder and give more than anyone else.” Football players of all ages push themselves harder than any other athlete. Kids dream of playing in the pros, and they select their favorite player as a role model. Middle school and high school provide aspiring kids their first stepping stone to achieve this dream. As time passes on, their level of play increases due to the guidance of coaches. Unknown to these growing children are the consequences of play that catch up with these former role models when they retire. Football players have long been considered the epitome of athletic character as players push themselves to the max in an attempt to reach the pros while building
Freshman year is when I truly experienced the feeling of actually winning a game for once. Moving to a new school was a slap in the face for me, the girls were so serious about the playing the game and winning that I didn’t know what to do. I’ve never won before! Now, I definitely wasn’t the best on the team by any means, but I improved so much over the two years I spent in Wisconsin. If I learned anything from freshman year, it’s that you work for what you desire in life. You can’t just stand by and hope for
If I worked at a football stadium I would be a quarterback because I really like football. I would be in the field making touchdowns and tackling the other team that has the ball. My team would win all games and go to the super bowl. Did you that the quarterback makes the most money in football and I could be rich. That's why I want to be a quarterback.
One of the all time great quarterbacks Michael Vick once said, I have always been an excellent and outstanding football player,I have always had uncanny abilities, great arm strength, and strong ability to play the game from a quarterback standpoint. The problem was that I wasn’t given the liberty to do things when I was a young age.The career of professional football player or occupation as a Football Player falls under the broader career category of Athletes and Sports Competitors. I love the sport of football.
They put me in, and I hit the ball well, I made good plays on the field, they saw what I saw in myself after all this time. After my coaches saw what I saw, I was now in the starting nine. Games went by, and I was still playing, doing great. Although nobody liked that I worked and worked for my position, I still continued to do what was best for me. Time came to play Bryant High School where all my friends played.
Back in my prime days I was the “big man on campus” but before I got there I had to start from the bottom. When I first started playing football I wasn’t a beast right away in fact I could barely run a lap around a track, I was that fat kid in the back huffing and puffing for some air looking like I was about to collapse. But I never quit I worked and hard and kept at it, kept grinding and the improvements I saw were tremendously drastic. The disappointment that fueled this drastic improvements was getting cut from junior varsity. Going into the 9th grade that summer I tried out for junior varsity with the mentality that I would automatically make it, I was sadly mistaken, I made it all the way the finals cuts and the coach called me into his office to tell me that I had been cut down to freshman.
I started playing football in my freshman year of high school. I quickly went from freshman football to JV, and by the fifth game, I was the starting wide receiver for the Amherst Comets! In the first two seasons, we went 0 and 10, and something needed to change. Amherst hired a new head coach who changed everything in our program from top to bottom. Now with this new coach, I had to prove myself to him.
American Football is not merely a sport, its a culture. In the south football is in some ways a lifestyle. From the rivalries to the championships its truly one of the most exciting sports to have ever been created. This is why I love it so much, it is much more than just a game it has a much deeper meaning to it. From the outside looking in, many people do not fully realize the impact it has on each and every player throughout its history. Football has made me who I am today.
If a football player is interested in becoming a professional football player, it’s essential to be on a college football team. If a player wants to go to the pros, he should attend a college that puts a lot of emphasis on its football program. If the player shows promise on a college team, that’s one way to open the door to being successful. Players need to learn about the sport, in addition to knowing the rules, regulations, and policies. They should read about the history and about the players of the past (Field 11). It is also imperative that the athlete train to become a professional football player and start out early like youth football leagues (“How…Professional”).