June 18 2014 changed my life forever. I was playing soccer and there was less than five minutes left in the game. My one leg planted as I pivoted around a defender. I heard a crack and I went down. That one moment changed everything that I thought I knew my life was.
I had played soccer since I was three. I loved it, everything about the game was fun. I had played all the positions over the years, but forward was definitely my favourite. I especially loved playing forward in the outdoor seasons because I loved to run the big field. That season I was on a soccer team that didn 't have a goalie, so I stepped into that position and I was doing well at it. At the time of my injury my team was six and one. I still wanted to play forward, so my coach was letting me play for higher …show more content…
It was a lot of soccer, but I jumped at the chance. It was raining, which was always more challenging, as the ground was slick and it was hard to stay on your feet. The only time games were called was if there was lightning, but that day there was just a lot of rain. We were in the second half with about five minutes left I was running down the right side of the field with the ball. None of my team was up with me, so I knew I was going to be taking a shot. A defender came towards me, I went to pivot around her and my left leg planted, but my knee went the other way. I heard a noise as pain exploded in my leg and I went down. The ref blew the whistle and motioned for my coach to come over. I tried to get up, but couldn 't. They had my mom come out on the field. I heard the linesman tell her that he had heard a "crack". One of the dads came out and carried me to my mom 's van and we drove to the hospital. The doctor ordered x-rays and told me nothing was broken, but I needed a stabilization brace and that my knee should be fine in a week or two. I thought he was crazy because my knee was as big as a soccer ball. How was it going to be "fine" with ice and rest? After three days my knee
I had played soccer since I was three. I loved it, everything about the game was fun. I had played all the positions over the years, but forward was definitely my favourite. I especially loved playing forward in the outdoor seasons because I loved to run the big field. That season I was on a soccer team that didn 't have a goalie, so I stepped into that position and I was doing well at it. At the time of my injury my team was six and one. I still wanted to play forward, so my coach was letting me play for higher …show more content…
It was a lot of soccer, but I jumped at the chance. It was raining, which was always more challenging, as the ground was slick and it was hard to stay on your feet. The only time games were called was if there was lightning, but that day there was just a lot of rain. We were in the second half with about five minutes left I was running down the right side of the field with the ball. None of my team was up with me, so I knew I was going to be taking a shot. A defender came towards me, I went to pivot around her and my left leg planted, but my knee went the other way. I heard a noise as pain exploded in my leg and I went down. The ref blew the whistle and motioned for my coach to come over. I tried to get up, but couldn 't. They had my mom come out on the field. I heard the linesman tell her that he had heard a "crack". One of the dads came out and carried me to my mom 's van and we drove to the hospital. The doctor ordered x-rays and told me nothing was broken, but I needed a stabilization brace and that my knee should be fine in a week or two. I thought he was crazy because my knee was as big as a soccer ball. How was it going to be "fine" with ice and rest? After three days my knee