The topic I chose was “write about your nickname”. My real birth name is Liberty Renee Rupp but I go by Libby Renee Rupp. The reason I go by Libby is because i got made fun of a lot as a kid, especially in elementary school. I also just didn’t think it fit me.…
I never thought that I would ever end up being a Warrior Wrestler at Henry Sibley High School. It all started with one of my brothers wrestling for the High School. His head coach was close with my brother so he also knew me. He was and still is an social studies teacher at Heritage Middle school which is connected in the School district of 197. Every morning at Heritage he would see me and always call me by my brothers name and always bug me about wrestling and trying out for it.…
We had been attempting it for months. We never thought that we would get far at all. The only thing that I knew was that it was going to be tough, tougher than finding a string of hay in a stack of needles. I had the entire match set up. Every player was ready, I made sure all our internet signals were wired in correctly and would not disconnect.…
I started wrestling for the Smithville Youth Wrestling Club. At the time I was in the fifth grade and I was 12 years old. At first I hated the idea of wrestling because of the tight singlet you had to wear, and also the idea of people making fun of you because of “rolling around with other guys”. Plus to make thing worse a lot of the other kids there have already wrestled since they were 5 which gave them more experience. I remember coming home from practice and just hating wrestling because it was hard work…
In the article “Why we still allow bullying to flourish in kids sports,” Lisa Lewis argues that bullying from coaches shouldn’t be accepted or condemned in today's society. Lewis used a video of a coach being physically abusive towards one of his players to make point of how extreme the situations can become. Arguing that point seemed to come easily towards her as she not only blamed the parents for supporting the coaches actions, but also thought lack of education on positive methods was the cause. In order to have qualification for coaching Lewis explains that extensive classes are not required. Lewis believes that coaches are going back to old methods of coaching which includes harsh behavior from the coaches towards the kids.…
The kids I were wrestling felt stronger, were harder to take down, and I struggled with my coordination. As a result of myself not adapting to these changes, I found myself wrestling JV for the first time in my life. It was heartbreaking…
Growing up most kids participate in basketball, football, and baseball. But growing up with a father who was a wrestler, I chose to wrestle. My dad got me started in wrestling when I was about three years old; I instantly loved it. I fell in love with the sport and by the time I was in high school, wrestling was about the only sport I participated in. My freshman and sophomore years were a bit rough, as I wasn’t big enough to field the lightest weight class.…
I joined my school’s wrestling team during my junior year of high school and went into this new environment with 0 years of prior training and 16 years of “Girls don’t really wrestle”. I was determined to excel during my first wrestling experience to challenge the skepticism that surrounded girl wrestlers. Despite this resolve, I was terrified at the thought of having to actually wrestle someone, so when I found out that my first wrestling match would be against a small, unassuming girl 20 pounds lighter than me, I was relieved. With newfound hope, I went into my match thinking, “How could I possibly lose to someone half my size?”…
I said back while devouring my food. About 45 min to an hour later I wrestled my Semi-final match, I won by pin in 14 seconds. The next kid I was going to wrestle in the finals was not a bad wrestler but I should not have a problem with him. While warming up I saw my opponent, he was tall with brown hair and very skinny.…
Throughout my life there has been a lot of adversity which has caused fear, strength, and has caused me to be a good leader. All of this has been able to reach the goals that I have for my schooling and for the rest of my life. Some of my goals are to be the best student I can possibly be. I want to be an Athletic trainer which means that I need to be a good student so I can keep my grades up. Some other goals is to play sports and be a team leader which I think I am.…
My middle school days were not the best; I encountered many instances of bigotry from students. I was teased endlessly and disrespected because of my diversity. Born and raised of West Indian Heritage, students made my life a living hell because I spoke with an accent. “Where are you from?” instantly began the conversation.…
During my junior year of high school, one of my friends who wrestled for the school talked me into joining the team. I knew nothing about the sport, but decided to join the team anyway. I bought myself wrestling shoes and headgear and went to the first wrestling practice of the season. The wrestling room reeked of sweat and was relatively small.…
In the essay How We Wrestle Is Who We Are by Brian Doyle, Doyle is speaking on his sons’ illness. His son is suffering from a severe cardiac illness. The author utilizes many distinctive literary techniques such as personification, alliteration, imagery, and a couple examples of play on words. One of the literary methods Doyle uses is personification. " He looked like cucumber on steroids."…
“You won’t amount to anything…you’re too small…you can compete with us”. For my whole life I have been hearing those words from my peers to adults, coaches and the list goes on. During my school career it was a breeze until I got to middle school. Once I hit the sixth grade the name calling and constant judging from the seventh and eighth graders started. However, what really struck me with disbelief was how my “friends” started to treat me, as if joining in on the banter was “cool” and did it to fit in with the older/cooler kids.…
After all, I was only ten years old and I think everyone can agree that kids can be mean, especially if someone is different. Understandably enough, fitting in was very important to me. So what if I had to stop acting the same way I had acted throughout my entire life? It is amazing to see what people, especially children, are willing to do just to fit in. Similarly, moving away from home as a child took a massive emotional toll on me.…