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The whistle blew as I ungracefully hit the ground. It went into slow motion. Lying on the ground a teammate rushed to me to help me up. I grabbed her hand and jumped up. The ref in the bright yellow shirt with black stripes walks over to the girl who pushed me, he reaches for his pocket and pulls out a yellow card that matches his shirt. The ref then turns to me, “Are you okay, do you need a sub?” he asks, “no, I wanna take the PK, I need to take the PK” I respond still catching my breath. I…

Day and night, I devoted my free time to get better at soccer. Thus, improving my kicks, accuracy, speed, stamina, and strength. I was never capable to kick a ball further than 20 feet so I created strategies to help me build strength on my legs. For example, in my back yard I would stand a few feet away from the brick, aim to a certain brick I’d like to kick the ball to, if I hit the brick I then would step a few steps back and repeat. I practiced for about 6 months straight after the season…

Pretend you have a grant to create a quasi-experiment to do a program evaluation on a non-profit. What non-profit(s) would you focus on? Why? The non- profit I would focus on is the Smithsonian National Museum of American History built in 1846. I have choice the Smithsonian because it’s the largest museum and research complex. The Smithsonian National Museum of American History claims to “Shape the future by preserving our heritage, discovering new knowledge, and sharing our resources with the…

It’s late summer, 2015. We had been practicing for months and finally we were playing games. It was supposed to be an easy game. We always win by six or seven points, but this time it was different. I’m Matthew Billing, and this is the story of the time I broke my elbow playing soccer. We start the game right on time six o’clock. We have been playing for probably fifteen to twenty minutes when it happens. I intercept a pass and start to make a run downfield. As I’m getting past midfield a…

As a young girl, I never thought I would become so attached to a sport, and definitely not soccer. My mother expected me to be like any other little girl with a barbie doll, which I was, but then I developed an obsession for the sport. I supplemented a very interesting passion for soccer when I reached the age of 8. From the good compliments I receive from my coaches, my family, and friends, I assume i’m a great soccer player skill wise. The reason I am mentioning how important soccer is to me…

River, I am so honored and humbled that you are my son. Your accomplishments on and off the field have brought me such pride and happiness. Throughout the years as people would talk about that kid that could hit the ball a mile, not knowing you were mine, always made me bow my chest out a little more. I am so thankful that I had the opportunity to be your coach throughout the years. Those memories can and never will be forgotten. They are truly some of the best times of my life. I was…

Have you ever tried running across a 120 yard-long field? Soccer is the most challenging sport because it requires a lot of lower body strength and much more cardiovascular endurance. A ton of lower body strength is required when playing soccer, which means it can be very challenging, if the player’s muscles aren’t used to that type of exercise. Cardiovascular endurance is also very important and critical when playing soccer, which is also makes soccer a very challenging sport. While…

The topic for my iSearch is how can I become better at dribbling in soccer. I chose this topic because soccer is one of my main interests, and one of my favorite aspects of the game of soccer is dribbling. One thing I hope to find out is how I can study and learn to play like some of the greatest players ever have. I will learn about my topic by studying and watching the technique and movements of the most elite players and then doing what I have to do to put that into action. Some sources I…

9:35- 10: 20 Skyann CFW Mike St. John and Andy Chavez attended an unannounced visit. Present were Skyann McGee, Charlie McGee, and Emily McGee. Skyann appeared saying that that the visit unfair; she said that the worker should have called in first. Mike stated that he was there to ask about a report; he said that he will not judge her. After a while Skyann calmed and welcomed the worker. Mike also introduced Andy to Skyann. After calming down, Mike narrated to Skyann that he came because of a…

Have you ever done something that you wish more than anything could take back? Well I had terrible game and I wasn't trusting myself I wasn't focus or on my grind. It was 8th grade year in we where playing u-city and I felt really off, something was not right. U-city kicked off and the game began. I caught the kick return and began make my way down field. We went on defense and when I should of hit him I missed the tackle and they scored. I was so infuriated with myself and unfortunately my…