Have you ever been connected to a group of people who are exactly like you? For me, I was able to do so. For the entirety of my life, there has been a group of people who I have been able to connect with and compare myself to. During both high school and currently in college I have been able to connect with kids in both the community around me and the other kids and cadets on my college baseball team.
Ever since I was a child I was fascinated with sports. I enjoyed watching them and even more playing them. I’ve always been a very proactive kid which has allowed myself to make new friends wherever I go. Throughout high school and some of the middle school years, I was always involved in multiple sports. Whether it be football in the fall, …show more content…
In the end, we didn’t play better but we did all connect and build great bonds. During the season I was able to find things out about other kids on my team, like what they enjoy, who they are friends with and even if they played sports when they were younger. Many of us had a lot of differences that no one knew about. One player used to work as a mechanic. So I had him show me how to do oil changes. Needless to say, I have him help me because it takes me so long to do it. Being on this team also allowed me to travel more and do a lot of community services. We as a team would hold car washes to anyone who needed their car washed. After we were finished we’d offer the idea for a generous donation to our youth baseball league. Our coach believed that you not only play for your team, you play for your community, your friends, and your family. So being connected with our town was a huge factor in how we were perceived. This also made our fundraising more productive and enjoyable. We were able to do more clinics with the youth kids and more families in the community came to our games; which made the games even more
Ever since I was a child I was fascinated with sports. I enjoyed watching them and even more playing them. I’ve always been a very proactive kid which has allowed myself to make new friends wherever I go. Throughout high school and some of the middle school years, I was always involved in multiple sports. Whether it be football in the fall, …show more content…
In the end, we didn’t play better but we did all connect and build great bonds. During the season I was able to find things out about other kids on my team, like what they enjoy, who they are friends with and even if they played sports when they were younger. Many of us had a lot of differences that no one knew about. One player used to work as a mechanic. So I had him show me how to do oil changes. Needless to say, I have him help me because it takes me so long to do it. Being on this team also allowed me to travel more and do a lot of community services. We as a team would hold car washes to anyone who needed their car washed. After we were finished we’d offer the idea for a generous donation to our youth baseball league. Our coach believed that you not only play for your team, you play for your community, your friends, and your family. So being connected with our town was a huge factor in how we were perceived. This also made our fundraising more productive and enjoyable. We were able to do more clinics with the youth kids and more families in the community came to our games; which made the games even more