Practice was light the day before the game. There was minimal running with mostly set plays, and things like that. We got the usual spiel about drinking water, eating healthy, and getting plenty of sleep, but we would all stay up until two anyway. Although, something was different about the team, there was an anxiety or something of the sort radiating off of each player. Everyone was thinking about what would happen tomorrow at the first game of the season, Pike versus Guerin Catholic. Our adversary Pike, is a large public school with a good soccer team and lots of talent, and we were going in with a target on our back. We were Guerin Catholic high school, state champions the year before, and everyone was out to get us. I knew the only way that made winning feasible was if we worked hard and played together as a team.
Post practice was even more stressful. I was not hungry, so I did not eat dinner. I felt sick to my stomach. These are not ideal conditions for anyone, much less someone with a few hours of homework to get done. When I finally got to …show more content…
A certain intensity and fear hovered above the players. Almost like they were walking through a haunted house, taking every step meticulously, waiting for something to jump out at them. Because of that, it was not very hard for the captains to get us hyped for the kick off. From the minute we stepped off the bus we were ready. Ready to win, ready to give 110% to this game. Five minutes before kickoff, the team huddled up, and coach gave us a speech about having fun and working hard, nothing outside the ordinary. We took the field, our hearts racing with anticipation. Our defense was comprised of all seniors and was almost impervious to any attack. We were counting on them to win this game. But, that didn’t mean that the rest of us were not going to give it our all. The midfield had tricks up their sleeves that the coach didn’t even know about. And boy, we would
Post practice was even more stressful. I was not hungry, so I did not eat dinner. I felt sick to my stomach. These are not ideal conditions for anyone, much less someone with a few hours of homework to get done. When I finally got to …show more content…
A certain intensity and fear hovered above the players. Almost like they were walking through a haunted house, taking every step meticulously, waiting for something to jump out at them. Because of that, it was not very hard for the captains to get us hyped for the kick off. From the minute we stepped off the bus we were ready. Ready to win, ready to give 110% to this game. Five minutes before kickoff, the team huddled up, and coach gave us a speech about having fun and working hard, nothing outside the ordinary. We took the field, our hearts racing with anticipation. Our defense was comprised of all seniors and was almost impervious to any attack. We were counting on them to win this game. But, that didn’t mean that the rest of us were not going to give it our all. The midfield had tricks up their sleeves that the coach didn’t even know about. And boy, we would