Soccer Team-Personal Narrative

Nothing in life goes as planned. I was a sophomore in high school and there were several things that I was sure would happen to me. Obtaining a spot on the junior varsity soccer team was one of them. What I did not know, though, was that it was not going to be as simple as I believed. Unfortunately, I was not able to acquire a spot on the team. Getting cut from the soccer team made me realize several things: I was not as good as I believed, you must work hard/put in the effort in order to be good at something, and it was not the end of the world.
My soccer journey began in the third grade. I had just moved to Oakville and began going to school at Wohlwend Elementary. One day at recess I saw a group of kids playing soccer, so I walked over …show more content…
After a couple minutes, a boy walked up to me and said, “Hey do you want to be on our team?” and I joined in. A couple days later, the same kid asked me to play on his soccer team, The Dragons. My mom said that was fine and she signed me up. Once I picked up on all of the official rules and attended a few practices, my skills began to improve. I don’t want to sound overconfident, but I became one of the best players on the team. My position was forward, so scoring was my main goal, which I did not have a problem with. Overall, the team was good, and we were victorious a majority of the time. As middle school came to an end, so did my time playing for The Dragons. My summer break consisted of a ton of soccer because I wanted to be prepared for the high school team. The countless hours of practice paid off. I made the freshman team and was on the starting lineup. The first game started our season off great. We won seven to zero and I scored three of the goals. The JV team, varsity team, my friends, and older students were all watching. My team and I received