I just want to bring perspective to why I decided to form a team, and why it has been so successful for me and my teammates. In this sport, unless you have lived it yourself, no one else can ever truly appreciate the lows and highs, the sacrifices, the mood swings, the doubts , the fears, the anxiety, the pleasure, the intensity, and the list go on, of what we as competitors go through in preparation for the “big day”! We are in an elite group of people that most do not, and cannot, understand. So, to have a team of girls that truly “get it”, is something that I have grown to love and cherish. It is a sisterhood that supports each other and lift each other up.…
The strength of the team is each individual member. The strength of each member is the team. -Phil Jackson The Lady Cubs summer basketball team during the game is stressful and happy.…
Kevin Davidson: From Professional Baseball to Coach, Mentor and Friend Kevin Davidson’s playing days are behind him, but now he passes his knowledge on to the next generation. He is an assistant coach for the varsity baseball team at Orangewood Christian School, which is coached by Scott Hilinski. The two swap roles after the high school season. Davidson has coached in the Florida Collegiate Summer League (FCSL) the past seven seasons, including the past five as a head coach.…
“It was a unique coaching girls, especially back when I took over the program,” said Johnson. The girls program was not developed like the boys was; there was only one girls team at the youth level when he took over the program. “One of my goals was to try and get a girls team at every age level and by the time I left we had that,” said Johnson. There was even two different teams at two of the levels. Johnson said he also wanted to get younger girls involved in hockey.…
WHO’S THE BEST??? It was July 4th. It was the offseason for the NBA. Kevin Durant, one of the top players in the league is a free agent. He gets to go to any team he wants and one of those teams is the Golden State Warriors, one of the greatest teams in the NBA and maybe even all-time.…
The game ended 1-0 Ole Miss with a finesse shot by Weatherly to seal the deal. That night, I gazed into my mother’s eyes and proclaimed, “I want to be an Ole Miss soccer player." I remember when my dream had a glimpse of reality. I went to my first Ole Miss soccer camp as a freshman, where I…
This is one of my favorite quotes from Socrates and I believe that it’s really meaningful. I find this quote very interesting since, there are many ways to find a meaning for it or a way to feel identified with it. The meaning of with quote for me is, when humans do something that they have not done before and they enjoyed or really like it, and they know that they will repeat it again. Human are that way. When you find pleasure doing something you want to do it again, to feel the emotions you felt.…
If you love baseball this is the perfect story for you. This is about baseball. This is a different story because everything is true. Everything happened We are a team of eleven.…
In the past four years, I have had many experiences with family, friends and an extreme amount of clubs, activities, and home life occasions I am involved in. But in all honesty sports have taught me a lot about people, life and even myself. I have been a part of many teams in my lifetime and played several abstract sports, but at Summit Academy High School the sports are very unique. There are mixed attitudes towards the teams, players and coaches that you would not see at any other school. But I like to call them obstacles and challenges.…
When I was in grade 10, my dream was to organize a soccer team with my classmates. Noticing that many of my classmates who loved soccer but had no chance to enter into the school team, I decided to organize a soccer team with my classmates. I did planning for three days and gave an inspiring speech before them. Soon, my soccer team was built up with 14 men, and I was elected to be the captain.…
When her team gets cancelled, her purpose is to have a co-Ed soccer team so the girls will get to play too but the idea gets shot down. According to Judy Berman, women’s bodies can do fascinating things like giving birth but when it comes to sports, men are given a bigger advantage because biologically they are faster and have more strength. She also believes that “women are alienated in co-ed teams” which is also something that is seen in the…
Soccer has always been my love, my passion, and my outlet. If I have a rough day, all I have to do is lace up my cleats and step onto the field and just like that, all my worries drift away. I would always play for myself and no one else, it was my game and I thought that no one could take that away from me. Every time I played soccer I felt free, until the day that everything changed.…
Omg. Omg. Omg. The day is here. I will finally enjoy hanging out with my brother and sister.…
Leigh Reason reported, “allowing boys and girls to play sports together builds friendships that might not otherwise exist” (1). Coed sports can give one a chance to be less intimidated by the other sex. Being friends with the opposite sex can become an important lifetime quality. Etienne Noumen wrote in her article on pros and cons of coed games that after research, she discovered that many athletes look forward to meet and greets with their opposite sex (1). Building a friendship with the reverse sex can help athletes build knowledge from one another’s actions.…
Playing together as a team creates a special bond that is difficult to break. Infact, it was a way of getting to know people, the teachers, students and even parents. During one of the inter-school game competitions, I met John, a player from the team. We became friends and the relationship became a life time commitment. Today we are happily married.…