Personal Narrative-Catholic Versus Public School

“This is by far our biggest game of the year. You need to go out there and give one hundred percent every shift. Play with the intensity you’ve been playing with all year. If you do that, if you leave it all on the ice, you can walk the halls tomorrow at school and feel proud of yourselves. Wear that jersey with pride tonight boys because this is your time.” My coach’s words were ringing through my head as I was on the bench waiting for my first shift. I couldn’t stop moving my legs when I was standing watching the puck drop. It’s as if they had a mind of their own and it was out of my control. My stomach felt like it was going to just quit on me and I was unable to get rid of the butterflies. I paused and lifted my head to see the other team already dominating in our zone. These were the games we lived for, catholic versus public schools. There is no better feeling in the world than knowing that as a public school, you can skate and compete with …show more content…
All I did was smiled and turned away. I looked up and took a good look at the other team, scanning every player on the ice. I thought to myself, “I’m as good as every one of these kids out here. I can’t wait to get out there!” At first I looked and saw how good they were but now I was able to see flaws. I could see their weak areas that I could beat them on. I now realized that there was two ways of looking at the challenge in front of me. People look and they either see obstacles or a path and at that moment, I was able to see that path. The whistle blew after our goalie covered up the puck. They were putting a lot of pressure on us already and the game was only just starting. I stood there still a little bit nervous but in a zone I’ve never experienced before in my life. My coach tapped me and the shoulder and said “Get your line out there. We need a moment shift so one hundred percent for forty five seconds and then hustle back to the