My name is Bryan Waddick, I am thirteen years old and have lived in Dubuque my whole life. I live with my mom, dad, two brothers and my dog. My family is very into sports, both of my brothers and I play hockey, baseball and lacrosse. I also play football and track here at Roosevelt. We are all very into technology and own a lot of it.…
Accomplishments come plenty to those who underappreciate them, and scarcely to those who fight for them their entire lives to even have one. Accomplishments come to those who work hard every day while so many others get them default; these people are the ones who without hesitation give up everything else when a chance comes to be better, not only for others, but for themselves. Accomplishments are marks and decrees of excellence and achievement, and they signal the growth of a person’s character. An accomplishment is when an opportunity comes and provides a chance for a person to move forward on their path to success. When my opportunity was presented and I was given the responsibility and requirements needed to be successful, it was second…
I never been held more accountable in one school year other than my senior year of high school, I was taught how to build off the good and not the bad growing up. In high school I played football, and my senior year my football team hired a new coach, Coach Robbie. Coach Robbie has lived in the same city as me since he was a child, so he knew how hard the streets were, and knows how to make someone not to settle for what it is that they do not want. Coach Robbie held people accountable, a great father, and a smart man.…
I am Guss Crab ’s I wake up in the morning and I smell my mom’s coffee brewing. Just me and my mom live together because my dad died when I was in 7th grade four years ago. I go to school that morning and I see football tryouts or August 25.…
As I arrive home from football practice, it was just a normal night, all the neighbors are headed inside. That’s when I see a figure in the distance and it has a human figure to it with beady red eyes, and it has a strange aura around it. As I start to think to myself what to do, I start to walk to it, not realizing what the suspicious figure is, and the figure does the same. We trayed eye contact until that very moment I see headlights, and then the figure was gone in flash. As I stand in the road, a man in a small truck yells at me“hey, get out of the road” I look up in shock and yell back…
Football is an american sport played all over the world when i started playing football i was like 7 or 8 years old. I remember the first time I caught with 1 hand was when me and my brothers and friends were outside. It was Noah,Jonah,Jurell,and me so we were play a 2 on 2 and noah said down set hike and I ran a streak route and he threw it to me and no one was guarding me because i’m faster than everyone so I was running as fast as possible to the ball and then I put one hand in the air…
It was on a wednesday when we got to football camp. We just got there when coach told us to go stretch. We did. We went in to offense for a very very very very very long time. Every ten minutes we got a drink and we were on the tenth minute.…
GAME DAY On Tuesday, September 15, 2015 we were playing Madison-Grant and it was an away game. It was a nice day outside and it was warm. I think it was in the mid 80’s that is good football weather. Before we boarded the bus the 8th graders got their cleats, pads, and jersey on.…
I would stay up all night, researching, “how to fit in” or “how to feel” normal, but nothing effective would show up. Every other girls seemed to play soccer and had straight brown hair. Two things I did not have in common with anyone. I tried soccer, tried so hard just to fit in.…
The boy who can’t throw One time in a hot Summer day on the football field at practice my best friend Mark was throwing a football, but when he threw it ,it would only go five feet. When the coach was in a drill or doing something the boys would tease Mark. Saying mean things like you suck or you couldn’t throw a football for your life. I thought that if you bully your insecure and I would always try to stop them.…
I have an extreme passion for football. It is my personal favorite sport. We were coming off an ok year and looked to strive for better. We practiced very hard and looked to be the most conditioned team in the conference. Our hard work paid off as we started the season 4-0 and looked like one of the strongest teams in the conference.…
In high school, I played football. It was my identity. My days were scheduled around practice, my weeks were scheduled around the Friday night game, and my months were scheduled around the football season. My friends were football players. My mentors were football coaches.…
That Moment It was then my time to shine, and show everyone what I’m made of. The moment all the hard work and practice was made for. Countless hours perfecting my technique and routing. I stood there looking around at the hundreds of kids, teens, parents, players, the student section, the band, everyone.…
I dribbled up the court with anticipation. Already having scored a few points, I was sure that a great game was coming for me. My coach stood on the sidelines, arms crossed. She was tough, and this was where I needed to prove myself. She ordered the next play and I executed without hesitation, determined to out hustle and outscore our opponent.…
A Football Life The statement “participated in Varsity football”, doesn't nearly come close enough to explain the amount the impact that football has had on my life. Next to my parents and my church, football has shaped me to the person I am today more than anything else. As I look back on my high school career the words of Vince Lombardi hold more truth than ever when he said “Football is like life - it requires perseverance, self-denial, hard work, sacrifice, dedication and respect for authority.” Football has been a major part of my life for as long as I can remember.…