Back against the wall I was ready to block a push. It was PE we were playing kickball and I was fifth in line to kick, and I was probably going to kick if it wasn't for this guy and his four friends. We just came back from the outfield and the kicking started good…
A Quarter Back for the Quarterback College athletics have gained a large amount of popularity over the course of the last twenty years, stirring up the question of paying collegiate athletes. Intercollegiate athletics generate an excess amount of annual revenue to their universities, up to $124 million at the University of Alabama. Student-athletes are rewarded with a free college education in exchange because they are viewed as amateurs. Mark Emmert, the president of the NCAA, stated “They are student athletes. They are not our employees and they do not work for us”…
For a long time high schools have had sports teams and art programs and they started out with equal funding but over the years sports teams started receiving more funding while the arts clubs received less. Why do they give more funding to the sports teams, it might be that if you walk into a classroom there will likely be a lot of students talking about sports or athletes and only a few who are talking about a musical or art festival so, the school board might think that only a few students like the arts programs and everyone else like sports but, that's not true. There is a lot of pressure for boys to join the sports team because their father of brother want them to be just like them, so most boys will join the team and not actively participate so they are just wasting the schools money when it could be going to the art programs.…
College football is in the early stages of spring practice this year. Many college football teams are preparing to beat other teams around the nation. College football can be an unpredictable sport. Every year it changes due to coaching switches, recruitment, and departures. In their quest to become the best team they will need to fight and endure many battles in the field with a lot of hard work.…
As the clock ticks, I wait anxiously for it to hit 3:23 P.M. All I could think about was football practice. My first game is tomorrow and I am overwhelmed with excitement. Forgetting to pay attention in class the teacher calls on me saying “Sabin, what does the m stand for in y=mx+b?”, me being clueless I look at my notes. Being lucky, another student answers saying “m is slope”.…
Playing high school football has changed the person I am now that I am at the end of my high school journey. From coming in as a quiet lazy freshman, I quickly changed into starting the development as a leader. Being vocal and demonstrating drills was not something I could reminisce on and say that I would of done the first day of summer camp my freshman year. From transferring schools football was my way in.…
Failure happens to everybody at least once in their lifetime. It all matters how you deal with it, that could affect your future. I've been a part of the high school football team for my whole high school career. The sport has taught me many lessons and who I am today. There's been a lot of ups and downs in my career as a football player and many times I thought to just quit.…
Shoot Straight Run Hard Have you heard about a “foreign” sport called lacrosse, but it started in America. It is a mystery to me how it turned out that way. My opinion lacrosse is a sport every athlete should consider. It started from the indians, has lots of different positions, and is complicated to play.…
The day I made it to varsity soccer Tryouts started at 6:30pm and ended around 8. My friend Miguel gave me a ride that last tryout. I remember being nervous because It was my last year I would be playing in high school and the only team I was able to play for was varsity. There was about 115 kids trying out, and 3 coaches looking for kids to play for them.…
While I played only one year of basketball, I played four years of volleyball and will be participating in my fourth year of track and field. High school sports made me keep my grades up, brought the leader out in me, and taught me that hard work truly pays off in the end.…
A basketball team in Texas was down by two points with seconds left. After two steals and a half-court buzzer beater, they win the game. However there is more to high school sports than the intense playoff games. High school sports do more for students’ than give them a varsity letter. High school sports are beneficial to a students’ education in that they teach time management, develop social skills, and improve a students’ grades.…
The thing that inspired me to want to play rugby is my uncle who plays for Morton High School and because of that he changed from getting…
Tackle Football As of 2015, 1.23 million kids ranging in age from six to twelve years old play tackle football. In 2014 only 1.216 million children from that age group played tackle (Farrey). Most parents start putting their kids in different sports around ages seven to eight. The majority of boys who are involved with football will say that it is their favorite sport to watch and play.…
Sport Science 101G Essay Rugby Rugby Union is a popular contact team sport played by many people all over the world. Millions of people participate in the sport from countries all over the world, with a significant increase in popularity occurring every year. History…
From a young age, I always loved playing football; being out on the field is one of the best feelings ever. The adrenaline, hearing the crowd cheering, scoring touchdowns; it a rush that goes through my veins and I cannot get enough of it. I would play because I enjoyed it, but I had no idea how the simple game of football would change my life for the better. Growing up I used to see my friends come home from little league practice everyday on school days and that really used to make me mad. They used to get home when the street lights were on and we were not able to come outside and play at that time.…