Association football ball

In my time at Wilkes Central I have prided myself in being a well rounded student, participating in multiple sports and a variety of clubs and other extracurricular activities. Through these activities I have developed into a more mature and responsible person. I have had to become more outspoken and assume roles of leadership as a part of my sports teams and my job. I always try my best to be a moral and honorable individual and am always humbled when I get the opportunity to volunteer and give…

I have been playing soccer for an organization called AYSO, since the age of five. This organization is overseen at Liberty Park, which previously was a burn dump before the conversion to a park. As a kid I was very care free and never thought about the consequences that may follow an ignorant decision. Over the years I adopted the nickname “wild child” by my parents because I wore shoes the least I could, but my bad habit quickly changed in the matter of one day. It was a hot afternoon at…

I started playing tennis at the age of 4 years old. Not only that I have always enjoyed working hard on the court, all of my family members were somehow connected to tennis. When I was smaller, I used to play either with my father, mother, or my uncle. They all have been great tennis players, and I think that is one of the reasons that pushed me forward in becoming a professional tennis player. I knew from the beginning that trying to build your career to the highest level is extremely difficult…

The meaning of kicking the ball to playing with determination; soccer has been with me for the past thirteen years. I started playing soccer on a recreational team at the age of five and eventually for Wenatchee Fire. I was always known as “spark-plug”, always on a mission to keep going and attack the ball (metaphor). Freshman year of high school, I was brought up to the varsity team to play against Chiawana. This was a huge step to play varsity soccer as a freshman in high school. Two minutes…

The laughing sweaty children of El Trapiche reminded me every day since arrival in Managua, Nicaragua why I quit soccer when I was seven. Before I could even think about scoring a goal, I felt a warm familiar body wrap tightly around my leg. I looked down, saw Mario tugging at my trousers and reaching for the ukulele I carried on my back. He officially cracked the code of my weak defense. Forget soccer; I should have stuck to playing music in the first place. My daily trips to the school to the…

“Don’t cry.” I repeated this to myself over and over as I, a fourth-grader at the time, nervously walked onto a soccer field for my first practice ever. “Just don’t cry.” The cool fall breeze ruffled my hair as thoughts of regret swirled around in my brain. “Why did I sign up for this?” I glanced around at a sea of unfamiliar faces as my new coach began talking. Sounds of cheering and laughter mixed with the screeches of whistles as I tried to ignore the butterflies fluttering in my stomach.…

I could relate to with this word because there was a time where I felt I was going through it and experiencing a sympathetic division. It was Sunday in the afternoon and my little brother, who at the time is ten years old, was having his soccer game take place. Crowds around the field were very tense because of the two teams being big rivals. As well as the crowds be tensed up so were the players with each other. While the game went by there were many times in which the players were having…

The first thing you have to do to play soccer is you to have speed. Also, you have to have control over the ball. If you want to play this sport well you will need cleats, shin guards and shorts. Then, you have to get strengths in your legs so you can kick the ball hard enough so when you try to make a goal it is more likely to score. Also, the positions you can play are Forward,Goalie,defense, and midfielders. Also, If you are forward you are more likely to score goals for your team because…

At the top of the Gulf South Conference board and now ranked 23 in the nation, the women’s soccer team hoped to remain undefeated at home against Spring Hill College on Friday, October 16, and West Florida University on Sunday, October 18. On Friday, the Tigers prepared to take on the Badgers, eager to improve their record towards the GSC tournament in November. Although the Tigers were 8-3, the Badgers were desperate to prove they are good enough to compete with quality teams, despite that they…

and I’m overjoyed. Then it happens. The ball is kicked and I’m in the way; it hits me square in the face. While my mother jumps to save me my father gently reminds her that soccer’s a contact sport. I stand there stunned for what seems like forever, before running off crying to my mom. It definitely wasn’t the perfect start to my soccer career. Although I don’t remember every minute of that game, I do remember the feeling when I got the ball and started dribbling. I had tried other…