JWired to Overachieve
Alex Barron holds the record for the most balls juggled at thirteen. If a twenty-two year-old man can only juggle thirteen balls, how is a seventeen year-old girl, like myself, supposed to juggle even more ball (also known as activities) at one time? Today, teens are extremely overbooked and do not have time to focus on the important pieces in their lives. They spend an absurd amount of time studying for tests or out on the court do not have time to focus on family and friends. Teens miss out on fun activities because they are overbooked. The pressure is on to be the most intelligent, most athletic, and most diverse. My pressures include basketball, school, and family commitments, due to these commitments I have …show more content…
As a young child, I started playing the game of basketball and instantly fell in love with it. Deeply engrained in my personal DNA lies a gene that motivates me to try to be the best at anything and everything. This is how I approached basketball. I played on multiple teams, practiced with boys, worked on my ball handling and shooting countless hours a day. This led to me improving, but with improvement came opportunities to join more competitive teams with longer practices, in far away places, playing in tournaments almost every weekend, and then traveling across the country to tournaments. Since I was so young I do not think I understood the seriousness and effort that comes with trying to be the best at something. To compete at a high level, I have to also eat a consistent, healthy diet and do agility and weight training, adding more to my already overflowing plate. The next step that comes with being an elite high school athlete is getting recruited to play in college. While traveling to national tournaments with numerous colleges watching is exciting, it is also stressful, because I only have one chance to impress a coach. A good performance leads to colleges pursuing you which in theory is great, but it can be overwhelming with calls, texts, and coaches asking an abundance of questions. The recruiting process reminds me of dating. It is fun to be pursued and it takes awhile to figure out if you have similar chemistry, but it can be hard to turn people
Alex Barron holds the record for the most balls juggled at thirteen. If a twenty-two year-old man can only juggle thirteen balls, how is a seventeen year-old girl, like myself, supposed to juggle even more ball (also known as activities) at one time? Today, teens are extremely overbooked and do not have time to focus on the important pieces in their lives. They spend an absurd amount of time studying for tests or out on the court do not have time to focus on family and friends. Teens miss out on fun activities because they are overbooked. The pressure is on to be the most intelligent, most athletic, and most diverse. My pressures include basketball, school, and family commitments, due to these commitments I have …show more content…
As a young child, I started playing the game of basketball and instantly fell in love with it. Deeply engrained in my personal DNA lies a gene that motivates me to try to be the best at anything and everything. This is how I approached basketball. I played on multiple teams, practiced with boys, worked on my ball handling and shooting countless hours a day. This led to me improving, but with improvement came opportunities to join more competitive teams with longer practices, in far away places, playing in tournaments almost every weekend, and then traveling across the country to tournaments. Since I was so young I do not think I understood the seriousness and effort that comes with trying to be the best at something. To compete at a high level, I have to also eat a consistent, healthy diet and do agility and weight training, adding more to my already overflowing plate. The next step that comes with being an elite high school athlete is getting recruited to play in college. While traveling to national tournaments with numerous colleges watching is exciting, it is also stressful, because I only have one chance to impress a coach. A good performance leads to colleges pursuing you which in theory is great, but it can be overwhelming with calls, texts, and coaches asking an abundance of questions. The recruiting process reminds me of dating. It is fun to be pursued and it takes awhile to figure out if you have similar chemistry, but it can be hard to turn people