Why Soccer Is Important To Me

I started playing soccer when I was 12 which is an older age to start playing competitively. In doing so it threw me out of my comfort zone by having me learn a sport with people I didn’t know, but it taught me about hard work, commitment and how to be apart of a team. Throughout the years, it was hard work that got me to be one of the better players on the team and captain. It was not just skill that I learned, it was how to be a good leader and what it means to be apart of a team. It also taught me the importance of perseverance and hard work.

In grade 11, I received a concussion from playing soccer. Getting a head injury is quite different from any other injury in terms of it taking a long time to recover. It was especially difficult because I felt fine at times and then I would do more than I were cable. I struggled a lot at this because I like to push myself and I had a hard time of knowing when to stop. It was really hard for me at school because I wanted to catch myself up and do hours of homework where in realty I could barley get through reading a page. It took awhile, but I was able to learn to be patient with myself and accept that sometimes it takes time to complete tasks however, I should not give up because it is not happening as fast as I wanted.

I did all school sports throughout middle school on top of competitive hockey and soccer, golf and boxing. I wanted to do every sport, however as the work load increased as I went into high school, my grades were not as high as I wanted. I had to find a balance. I love sports, however I discovered my interests for after high school are academic, so I had to make the hard decision of what sports I didn’t have time to pursue. As sad as I was I knew I made the right decision because my top priority was school. This experience taught me how to prioritize and find a