Personal Narrative: Softball Conditioning

Improved Essays
When I was 6 years old I’ve always watched softball on ESPN. One day I thought for a minute ummm….. I want to try to play softball. When my mom came home from work that day I told her I want to play softball. She was surprised. Mom said “Oh really? “ “Yes really” I said. “Ok I will talk to your dad about it.” I got my way like always. That next day my dad and I went to Hibbits to go buy me a pair of cleats, batting gloves, a glove, and a bat and a helmet that matches. I was so excited to start playing softball.
Months passed, August came. That’s when the softball conditioning started for fall ball. A Friday night was our first conditioning. Everyone that signed up was there warming up and practicing in different age groups. The coaches that were there helping out and getting the kids information, they
…show more content…
Saturday morning I woke up and jumped out of bed rushed to my mom’s bedroom and asked my mom “did you get a text message from the softball coaches?” “Yes coach salamander texted me saying you will be on her team and your team color is blue, and they are called blue streaks.” “Oh cool” I said. Monday was our first practice at the YMCA softball complex. I found my coach and my new teammates they looked way older than me. I noticed my best friend was at the fields I ran up to her and asked “What coach do you have” “Coach salamander” “Cool me and you have the same coach” Then we both walked towards our coach and she said “What are your names and number would you like to be.” “My name is Yazmin and I would like to be number 2”

Related Documents

  • Improved Essays

    But my dad always told me to stay humble and remember everything he taught me unfortunately I was young and just wanted to hit homers. And I started to swing for the fence and I fell into a slump which means I was not hitting very well. Finally my dad told me just make good contact and the ball will fly he told me to quit swinging for the fence so I did…

    • 846 Words
    • 4 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Decent Essays

    Addey Greenhalgh - My Story Monologue It was our last softball game of the season. I was pitching. It was the second half, and if we let them get even one run, we would lose. We had already beat this team twice, and were ready to beat them again.…

    • 213 Words
    • 1 Pages
    Decent Essays
  • Improved Essays

    Playing at the collegiate level has made an effective contribution to not only her life but also her character. It has taught her valuable personality traits such as determination, motivation and resiliency along with the concept of failure and how to overcome obstacles. Her love for the sport came when she was young girl and she knew then that she was going to play softball as long as possible.…

    • 598 Words
    • 3 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Decent Essays

    It was one of the things that kept her motivated to go to college. Jessica’s goals were to go to college and play softball. Her freshman year of high school she made the varsity team. She was so thrilled because everything was going the way she planned…

    • 368 Words
    • 2 Pages
    Decent Essays
  • Improved Essays

    Essay On Softball Dad

    • 608 Words
    • 3 Pages

    A convenient shoulder strap and options for custom embroidery are just icing on the cake. Softball Dads are definitely in a league of their own. Their dedication to showing up for their child, obvious pride in their child’s accomplishments, and generosity towards the whole team truly sets them apart. Owning the Coaches Ball Buddy helps any devoted Softball Dad stay organized,…

    • 608 Words
    • 3 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Superior Essays

    How Has Softball Changed

    • 1630 Words
    • 7 Pages

    It has also given me some of the greatest memories that I get to remember for the rest of my life. Softball is a wonderful sport that has not only offered us, as a nation, and those around the world an abundance of greatness in so many ways but has also given back to us and more importantly, to me, so very much more in…

    • 1630 Words
    • 7 Pages
    Superior Essays
  • Improved Essays

    Softball Satire

    • 790 Words
    • 4 Pages

    Softball: It's More Than a Sport Hey batta batta swing! No, I'm not talking about baseball, i'm talking about something even better: softball! Softball isn't just a sport, it's a fun pass-time that can help with stress relief, build positive relationships, and help one cope with failure as well as gracefully accept success. Let us first discuss the topic of stress.…

    • 790 Words
    • 4 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Improved Essays

    With a smile on his face “it’s time to learn how to play Baseball”. Instantly my heart started to race and I could just feel the energy has taken over my body and mind. I ran down the baseball field and just stared like it was the first thing I had ever seen. Finally my dad caught up to me and he asked “what position do you want to play”? Infield, that’s where the action is dad!…

    • 594 Words
    • 3 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Improved Essays

    I have played since I was a little girl, I know mostly everything about it. It's such a fun and active sport. I am on the same team as most of my friends, or some new people I have never met before. I have played since I was five but still play till this day. Softball if like really important to me, when I play it feels like I am a different person.…

    • 909 Words
    • 4 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Improved Essays

    The coach threw me out first to bat because I have a higher batting range. As I was getting a helmet and my bat, I was watching the pitcher to see how see pitches. I walked up to the left-side batting box since I am left-handed. When the pitcher pitched the softball I swung and hit a double straight down between third baseman and shortman. That got my team pumped up and…

    • 555 Words
    • 3 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Improved Essays

    Like all little kids, I just wanted to get to feel the thrill of getting a hit and running around all of the bases to make it home. At six years old not only was I new to the sport of softball, but also to the girls that were signed up for the team. Prior to living in Brasher Falls and playing softball in North Lawrence, my family lived in Bombay. I have always been very talkative, sociable, and bold, so making friends with the other girls was not an issue for me. Some of the girls that I became friends with through coach pitch and first-sixth grade softball ended up being my teammates while playing basketball and softball all throughout high school.…

    • 804 Words
    • 4 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Improved Essays

    The softball field is the one place I’ve always been comfortable, content. When I step onto the field nothing else exists; I don’t have work, an exam to worry about, or a long list of chores to complete. Ever since I was young I knew I wanted to play college level softball. Making it into the NCAA has always been a dream of mine. My first encounter with the field occurred when I was six.…

    • 529 Words
    • 3 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Improved Essays

    When immersing myself with the softball weekend culture, there were many times when a story would be told and the phrase “She was a senior last year, so you wouldn’t know her” would be said…

    • 1891 Words
    • 8 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Improved Essays

    College Essay On Softball

    • 570 Words
    • 3 Pages

    It all started when I was only four years old. It was tee-ball at first. When I turned six years old I started playing coaches pitch. Then, I turned eight years old that’s when the real excitement came in with fast pitch softball. I have realized that the passion I have for softball is very strong.…

    • 570 Words
    • 3 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Improved Essays

    My Wiffle Ball Game

    • 1337 Words
    • 6 Pages

    Our daily wiffle ball game was about to start. There was a wiffle ball game every evening behind the apartment complex I lived in. The game was played in a luscious green grass field with a monstrous hill in left field. The usual squad was myself, Ricky, Justin, Michael, Jonathon, Latrell, and occasionally Greg but his parents usually make him stay inside and play monopoly or some other dumb board game. Our teams were always different from the last game.…

    • 1337 Words
    • 6 Pages
    Improved Essays