The Importance Of Being In Soccer

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My mom says I should never be nervous about something as long as i'm thinking positive but I tell her “I can't help it!” Imagine going into a high school and being a freshman and then having the ball in your feet and at the moment standing in a soccer field being watched by coaches that are expecting the best out of you so they can see who is good enough to make it into a soccer team, I would feel nervous. This is exactly why I feel so nervous school starts and I am looking forward to soccer season even if I feel nervous, but then at the same time I also feel ready because that’s what i'm focusing on and what I love doing the most. Soccer tryouts are in November, in my head i'm picturing myself doing great but in reality when soccer …show more content…
If I started this with the thought that I was going to do great I am also going to end it in a great way because I started off on trying my best and i am not giving up ever. At the moment I am wearing Cristiano Ronaldo gray cleats with his initials printed on them and a red practice shirt from the outside team I played for. “Hey you with the red shirt what's your name!” the JV White coach yells, I step out the field and I respond “My name is Ana Benitez, nice to meet you” she looked at me and said “You're doing great keep it up!”. It was like I was in a book full of words that described stress and worries, and then out of nowhere is like a flipping a page that changes my thoughts so quick. I was thinking that it was impossible to get the coaches attention but look! shockingly it ended up to be easier than I thought, I feel relieved. I know how hard it was for them to decide who and who wouldn't make the soccer team, that scared me honestly so I didn't stop I continued to give it my

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