Sports are not only fun and competitive, but they teach valuable life lessons. Most kids are put into sports by parents, not to keep them active but to give them these lessons. I grew up as one of these kids, I have played a wide range of sports, consisting of baseball, soccer, hockey, and swimming. Each one of these sports has taught me lessons I could not have gotten anywhere else, but the most significant lessons I have learned, are from hockey. These lessons consist of teamwork, responsibility, and respect.
I first started playing hockey when I was eight years old. The season had already started, so I had joined in the middle. The first time I stepped foot on the ice was in a game, I had little to no experience of skating prior. Of course …show more content…
We were excited to play the game. In the state championship the atmosphere was different, there are ceremonies at the beginning and end of the game, along with all your family and friends watching. When we stepped out on the ice I could hear the crowd in the stands, they were excited. The opening ceremony consisted of the National Anthem and an introduction of every player, when your name was called you would skate to center ice and return to the bench. This was an amazing experience, it gave you a sense of accomplishment and pride. Once the ceremony came to a clause the game was underway. My team and I fought hard, after two periods of play the game was tied 2-2. Going into the third period my coach put me in front of the net, and it paid off, I scored a goal! it put my team on top, I was so happy I could help bring my team closer to a championship. Sadly the other the team was able to come back and win the game with only one minute left in the game. It was a devastating loss, we had worked so hard to get there. After the game was over they had the closing ceremony, where they present the winning team with trophies and medals while we watched. Once they all received the trophies the winning team did something I did not expect, all the players came over to my team, shook our hands, and said good game. This was when I learned about respect. The
I first started playing hockey when I was eight years old. The season had already started, so I had joined in the middle. The first time I stepped foot on the ice was in a game, I had little to no experience of skating prior. Of course …show more content…
We were excited to play the game. In the state championship the atmosphere was different, there are ceremonies at the beginning and end of the game, along with all your family and friends watching. When we stepped out on the ice I could hear the crowd in the stands, they were excited. The opening ceremony consisted of the National Anthem and an introduction of every player, when your name was called you would skate to center ice and return to the bench. This was an amazing experience, it gave you a sense of accomplishment and pride. Once the ceremony came to a clause the game was underway. My team and I fought hard, after two periods of play the game was tied 2-2. Going into the third period my coach put me in front of the net, and it paid off, I scored a goal! it put my team on top, I was so happy I could help bring my team closer to a championship. Sadly the other the team was able to come back and win the game with only one minute left in the game. It was a devastating loss, we had worked so hard to get there. After the game was over they had the closing ceremony, where they present the winning team with trophies and medals while we watched. Once they all received the trophies the winning team did something I did not expect, all the players came over to my team, shook our hands, and said good game. This was when I learned about respect. The