Why Is Basketball Important To Me

At the age of ten years old I began to show interest in the sport known as basketball. I began playing basketball to pass time, increase physical exercise, as well as spend more time with my younger brother. As time passed I found myself playing basketball more often, at some point on a daily basis. Years pass and it is now time for high school, many of the other children that had seen me play at the park encouraged me to try out for the girls’ varsity basketball team at my school, I wasn’t sure that I’d make but I decided to test my luck. With hard work and determination I made the final cuts onto the team as the only freshman. Throughout the season I worked hard with Coach Cushing to improve my game and attempt to gain a natural . During …show more content…
Time comes for me to return to tryouts and I do, and due to my hard work and determination I made the team. Another season passes, except this time we make it to the second round of playoffs! I also leave the season with an award for most improved player and eagerness for the next season. It’s now junior year and the team has lost four of it’s starting seniors, our coach is worried for the fate of the team and that this season may be mainly rebuilding, but little did he know that we would be successful in making it to the second round of playoffs once again with the same record as the past season. As the only junior on the team I was successful in becoming the team’s starting center even though I am 5’5”. I managed to balance a roster of challenging classes, including two AP courses, and maintaining an impressive 4.0 gpa. I am now a senior and looking forward to possibly becoming the team captain. Becoming apart of this team has taught me lessons about teamworks, such as working together in order to improve, as well as other life lessons that I look forward to applying later on in my