Throughout my childhood I participated many different sports and gained lots of experience. I began participating in sports while in kindergarten, sports like basketball, soccer and tee-ball. These sports were great for me as a child because I loved playing them and they were good camaraderie with peers. I would go on to play these sports throughout middle school, with tee-ball turning into baseball. These three sports are some of the main options for children in America, and are certainly among the most popular options. In middle school, the two main sports I played and enjoyed were basketball and soccer. As the years went by, I began to not like baseball as much and took a few years off, focusing on basketball and soccer. The reason
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I really just grew up playing sports, I never really thought about not playing them as a child, it was in my DNA. As a child I was always watching sports on TV, so a big influence in my life has come from viewing sports as well. Playing sports has really influenced my life since age 12. I have learned and gained so many experiences from sports that have helped me in life. Learning to work with a team, learning how to compete, and learning how to communicate successfully. These sports experiences have helped shape me into who I am …show more content…
I thought that my middle school did a great job of integrating boys and girls in sports and in school. My middle school soccer team was co-ed, and I always enjoyed playing with the girls in my grade. Also, I was on the track & field team in middle school and we would practice as co-eds as well. This integration of genders is important for socialization, team camaraderie and friendships. Now, when regarding social class, it did not come up much because when you are on the field, nothing else matters. All problems go away and the sport is the main focus at that point in time. However, I do recall playing the Indiana School for the Deaf, and this had a great impact on me as a child. Playing the Indiana School for the Deaf in basketball was common. It was interesting to see how they communicated on the court, and this was definitely a great learning experience. My parents were very key in encouraging me as a child to play sports and facilitated many opportunities for me to do so. Obviously, without my parents I could not do much of anything, so they were huge in my development as an adolescent. Throughout my childhood my dad was often my coach for a soccer or basketball team. My dad would be the coach along with one of my friend’s fathers who was on the team also. My mother and father supplied about the same amount of support
I really just grew up playing sports, I never really thought about not playing them as a child, it was in my DNA. As a child I was always watching sports on TV, so a big influence in my life has come from viewing sports as well. Playing sports has really influenced my life since age 12. I have learned and gained so many experiences from sports that have helped me in life. Learning to work with a team, learning how to compete, and learning how to communicate successfully. These sports experiences have helped shape me into who I am …show more content…
I thought that my middle school did a great job of integrating boys and girls in sports and in school. My middle school soccer team was co-ed, and I always enjoyed playing with the girls in my grade. Also, I was on the track & field team in middle school and we would practice as co-eds as well. This integration of genders is important for socialization, team camaraderie and friendships. Now, when regarding social class, it did not come up much because when you are on the field, nothing else matters. All problems go away and the sport is the main focus at that point in time. However, I do recall playing the Indiana School for the Deaf, and this had a great impact on me as a child. Playing the Indiana School for the Deaf in basketball was common. It was interesting to see how they communicated on the court, and this was definitely a great learning experience. My parents were very key in encouraging me as a child to play sports and facilitated many opportunities for me to do so. Obviously, without my parents I could not do much of anything, so they were huge in my development as an adolescent. Throughout my childhood my dad was often my coach for a soccer or basketball team. My dad would be the coach along with one of my friend’s fathers who was on the team also. My mother and father supplied about the same amount of support