The Unfairness of Seniority
“Freshman duties! Grab a bag and take it to the field.” It was the first day of soccer practice and I was already annoyed with the upperclassmen. This was the exact opposite of how I intended practice would be. During my entire childhood, I was told that sports provide you with the most important and exciting memories in your life. However, this practice was making me feel as if I was lied too because this practice was the worst. As I thought deeply about it, I decided to ignore the unfair treatment so I grabbed a ball bag and started walking towards the field. I had a small feeling that one of the freshmen would stand up for us, but nothing was said, the situation was totally ignored. Finally, we arrived in the …show more content…
My brothers came downstairs from their bedrooms so we could eat dinner as a family. After everyone was sitting down, my brother Karscen asked me how practice was. I replied with, “It was okay. There was some drama but other than that it was good.” Both of my parents looked at me with a very surprising look on their faces. When my parents were in school, there was no drama in sports. Everyone got along and nobody complained, so to them this was a surprise. My mom asked me in a strong tone, “Drama on the first day of practice? What happened?” I then explained the situation to my parents and brothers and they were all surprised. Furthermore, my dad told me that most things in life don't work the way that they should, things are just unfair. However, they told me that if something happened like that again then I should stick up for my …show more content…
Three days later, we had a scrimmage against Laingsburg. Coach Thelen scheduled this scrimmage so he could get a good idea of everyone's skill level. At first, the scrimmage was going good, everyone was getting along and nobody was complaining. However, at about halfway through the scrimmage, we began to fall apart. The sophomores, juniors, and seniors decided not to include the freshmen. This became a huge issue. At this point I was in the game, I was wide open and screamed for the ball. However, Emily decided to pass it to another senior who was nowhere near open. Additionally, the upperclassmen continued to only pass with one another for the rest of the scrimmage. I along with every other freshman felt invisible. What was the point of playing on the team if we weren't even involved? Finally, the second half was over and it was time to leave. Before we could hop into our cars and leave, Coach Thelen talked to the team. He discussed certain things that we would have to work on before our first official game. However, he never mentioned anything about the upperclassmen purposely not including the freshmen. When he finished his talk, I angrily grabbed my bag and walked out to the car, where my parents were. I decided not to speak to them about the scrimmage because I would have just become more upset. Additionally, the whole way home was complete
“Freshman duties! Grab a bag and take it to the field.” It was the first day of soccer practice and I was already annoyed with the upperclassmen. This was the exact opposite of how I intended practice would be. During my entire childhood, I was told that sports provide you with the most important and exciting memories in your life. However, this practice was making me feel as if I was lied too because this practice was the worst. As I thought deeply about it, I decided to ignore the unfair treatment so I grabbed a ball bag and started walking towards the field. I had a small feeling that one of the freshmen would stand up for us, but nothing was said, the situation was totally ignored. Finally, we arrived in the …show more content…
My brothers came downstairs from their bedrooms so we could eat dinner as a family. After everyone was sitting down, my brother Karscen asked me how practice was. I replied with, “It was okay. There was some drama but other than that it was good.” Both of my parents looked at me with a very surprising look on their faces. When my parents were in school, there was no drama in sports. Everyone got along and nobody complained, so to them this was a surprise. My mom asked me in a strong tone, “Drama on the first day of practice? What happened?” I then explained the situation to my parents and brothers and they were all surprised. Furthermore, my dad told me that most things in life don't work the way that they should, things are just unfair. However, they told me that if something happened like that again then I should stick up for my …show more content…
Three days later, we had a scrimmage against Laingsburg. Coach Thelen scheduled this scrimmage so he could get a good idea of everyone's skill level. At first, the scrimmage was going good, everyone was getting along and nobody was complaining. However, at about halfway through the scrimmage, we began to fall apart. The sophomores, juniors, and seniors decided not to include the freshmen. This became a huge issue. At this point I was in the game, I was wide open and screamed for the ball. However, Emily decided to pass it to another senior who was nowhere near open. Additionally, the upperclassmen continued to only pass with one another for the rest of the scrimmage. I along with every other freshman felt invisible. What was the point of playing on the team if we weren't even involved? Finally, the second half was over and it was time to leave. Before we could hop into our cars and leave, Coach Thelen talked to the team. He discussed certain things that we would have to work on before our first official game. However, he never mentioned anything about the upperclassmen purposely not including the freshmen. When he finished his talk, I angrily grabbed my bag and walked out to the car, where my parents were. I decided not to speak to them about the scrimmage because I would have just become more upset. Additionally, the whole way home was complete