This is the day I will never forget. South Caldwell’s football teams had workouts every Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday mornings. It was pretty hot outside and it was only around 8:00 in the morning. We started the day off by doing warm ups on the tennis courts, this was both the JV, and the Varsity teams before they split us up. The coaches kept on telling me that I had potential and that I was a great ball player, so they had me work out every day with the varsity team. I did not think anything about it, I just thought they wanted me to work with the big boys just to get the best workout that I could.
We had to stay outside and get our cardio workout in while the JV players went to the weight room and lifted. We ran hills, sprints, worked on abs, and we worked on the perfect running technique. After all of the enduring cardio …show more content…
I am horrible at power cleans. I hate the way they feel and I wish we did not ever have to do them. When we power cleaned we had to do five sets, five reps each set. I was finishing up my second set when my coach, Ethan James, pulled me out my group to tell me some very significant news. The conversation started off by him telling me that I was a great athlete and he saw a high amount of potential in me. He asked me if I thought I could handle a starting spot against Kings Mountain. I was amazed, I really wanted to be varsity and he just told me that I would be starting! I worked really hard for the rest of the summer to keep this starting spot. When the night of the Kings Mountain game had arrived, how did I feel?
I was extremely nervous as a result of having to prove myself to my coaches. Then, the game started. I played as hard as I possibly could, and it was worth it. Though we lost the game, my coaches were proud, congratulated me, and told me to look forward to a better season. Sure we lost our game, but even so I felt like a
We had to stay outside and get our cardio workout in while the JV players went to the weight room and lifted. We ran hills, sprints, worked on abs, and we worked on the perfect running technique. After all of the enduring cardio …show more content…
I am horrible at power cleans. I hate the way they feel and I wish we did not ever have to do them. When we power cleaned we had to do five sets, five reps each set. I was finishing up my second set when my coach, Ethan James, pulled me out my group to tell me some very significant news. The conversation started off by him telling me that I was a great athlete and he saw a high amount of potential in me. He asked me if I thought I could handle a starting spot against Kings Mountain. I was amazed, I really wanted to be varsity and he just told me that I would be starting! I worked really hard for the rest of the summer to keep this starting spot. When the night of the Kings Mountain game had arrived, how did I feel?
I was extremely nervous as a result of having to prove myself to my coaches. Then, the game started. I played as hard as I possibly could, and it was worth it. Though we lost the game, my coaches were proud, congratulated me, and told me to look forward to a better season. Sure we lost our game, but even so I felt like a