New Beginnings: Upperclassman Year In High School Football

Beginnings, the point in time or space at which something starts. The significance behind beginnings is different for every individual. For me, beginnings mean a new, exciting adventure and an unforeseen future. Others view beginnings as a scary encounter and approach it with fear. Beginnings are what the individual chooses to make them.
One of the most distinct beginnings I remember occurred prior to entering my freshman year in high school. Preseason soccer of my freshman year was a new beginning for me. Entering high school as a freshman is already a new beginning, but playing a high school fall sport is a whole different beginning. Going from playing soccer with the same group of girls for the past six or seven girls, to playing with and against girls that were up to five years older than me was shocking.
Walking up to the group of upperclassmen girls on the first day of preseason was where my new beginning began. A few of them casually said hello and then went back to chatting with each other as they put their cleats on. Prior to arriving to practice, I knew the names of one or two of the girls, but that did not make them any less intimidating. Most of the sophomores were girls I knew, but the juniors and seniors were mostly unfamiliar to me which made the experience slightly more frightening. Other freshman arrived one by one, …show more content…
I had only met him on the day in middle school where we signed up, so he was yet another person here that slightly frightened me. We all moved to a spot in the shade where we remained for the next fifteen minutes as Coach Caldwell gave his typical first day speech. Sitting there, still scared, I listened actively and kept quiet as other girls chattered to each other as he spoke. Being a freshman, I wanted to make a good first impression as a person, and I also knew that my first impression soccer wise would be determined today by the coach as