Association football pitch

Stadium packed game, filled with energy, all coming down to the final seconds. All we worked for was to live for this. Jogging back down to the other end of the court I remember seeing all the fans in bright red erupt out of their seats as my team scored the ball to put us up by one point. All I could hear was a loud ringing noise and I knew it was because of the moment and how big it was for us, I couldn't take it all in at once. I turn around to see the opposing team heading down the court, so…

One fall afternoon on a chilly day in 2012, I was playing for LCSC against Canton Celtic in the state cup finals. The game was at noon and I had prepared myself some oatmeal for breakfast, knowing that eating healthy would help me during the game. Most of our team arrived an hour early to warm up, but I was running late and arrived only a half hour early. Stepping on such a well cut field filled me with joy and took my mind off of the fact that I was so late. Canton Celtic has been our biggest…

Under Pressure Today is the big game, as I’m sitting in class thinking how important this game is to the whole school. Even though I was not going to play because I’m the backup goalkeeper I was still excited to be part of the team. This is my senior year and I hoped to have memorable moments. “Let’s all support the boys and girls soccer team in today’s game versus Leuzinger at 7 o clock. Go Cougars!” The principle, Mr. Newell seem extremely excited over the announcements for tonight’s game…

We might ask to ourselves why all these violent events take place at first, or how a human being can behave in such manner that hurting others and deteriorating that beautiful game is enjoyable. The reason is simple; hooliganism or comparable behavior is also not restricted to a certain city, region, or country. Hooligans often resemble other young men who have problems at school and at home, particularly in connection to authority figure relationships while social control for the greater part…

Entering my sophomore year of college I now grasp the concept and understand what being a student athlete embodies. My freshman year, my grades were average and my time management was very poor. I didn’t prioritize things according to importance but rather what I wanted to do, so homework and sleep suffered tremendously. For most people, being a student athlete really means being an athlete first then a student. But what many people don’t understand is that being a good student now, will benefit…

How Outdoors Impacted My Life When I was young, all I did was play outside. Being outdoors was all we did as kids. Summers consisted of long wiffle ball games that ended up being overly intense, complete eight-teen man baseball games out in the field, and huge blowout soccer games that would last hours. The last, but my most favorite activity was fishing, it is a passion I cannot stray from. From the time I could walk I have fished. While I was planning this paper I struggled with a topic, after…

1. Ali: What is your full name? Why did your parents select this name for you? Did you have a nickname? Interviewee: My full name is Jamal Chowdhury. I don’t know why my parents selected this name for me, I’ve never asked. I did not have a nickname. 2. Ali: When and where were you born? Interviewee: I was born on March 12th, 1940. I was born in Moli Bazar, Bangladesh. 3. Ali: How did your family come to live there? Interviewee: My family came to live there because, that’s where all my…

If everyone’s a winner, then is there ever a true winner? After a season of any sport, every child is handed out an award. Whether or not they actually deserved it is the true question. They claim that the child needs to be encouraged and build their self- esteem. Build it through what, lies? “You lost and I can see that you didn’t try your best, but here, take this piece of plastic that’s supposed to build your confidence.” In reality, they are not being rewarded for their hard work, they are…

The FIFA World Cup, or more commonly refered to as the World Cup is a global sports event that is organized once every 4 years. The most recent World Cup is hosted in the largest country in South America, Brazil, which is held from the 12th of June till the 13th of July of this year. The event has caused many troublesome effects on Brazil as a whole such as, rising inflation, decreasing jobs after the event, and spending government resources badly. According to Oxford English Dictionary,…

Women have struggled for years to gain equality with their male counterparts. In the 1960’s, women were expected to marry in their early 20’s and devote all of their time to domestic chores in the home. She was expected to watch after her children and have dinner ready for her husband he arrived home from work. Because of this, women had fewer opportunities in sports and were seen as inferior to men. It wasn’t until a famous tennis match in 1973 between a woman, Billie Jean King, and a man,…