Association football

I am addicted. Sometimes I wish I could quit, but every time I lace up, my blood starts rushing, my palms start sweating, and I can’t think of doing anything else. That’s what soccer does to me. That’s what soccer does for me. Even when it’s hard and ugly, when I’m the focus of hate and on the receiving end of angry insults from people who are older and who should know better, as a referee, I can not shrink. Life lessons can be found in the oddest places, like the well-manicured soccer fields…

I can still remember many a moment as my feet pounded across the pitch leaving cleat marks in my wake; these moments are what have shaped me for the many years I’ve been involved in soccer. The game has given me opportunities to teach as a coach, lead as a captain, learn as a player, and grow as a person. Over the eleven years I’ve played soccer, I’ve met some of my best friends and made some of my best memories. The sport has given me a wealth of diverse experiences to learn and grow from. As a…

I am a native of Ethiopia. The environment I lived in was pessimistic. I grew up holding back on my dreams and not being the best I can be. As I progressed in school, I was always told that I could not make it and that I was weak. Girls do not have that much value in my society; therefore, I was told I had no power and I could not achieve what I sought. I went to a predominately male school. My school had ample opportunities for the majority of the students, but not for me since I am a girl. I…

Knee Surgery Disaster When I was a kid, I was a happy and quiet one. As I grew older, I started to think that I was unstoppable and immortal. I loved watching and playing soccer. Loving it so much to the point that I wanted to learn all the tricks and plays and become a famous soccer player. Like most I believed I could do anything and nothing could stop me from achieving my goals. Everything was great in my life until it came crashing down like a building to the ground in pieces. The crashing…

In 2006 I started soccer at the age of 4. Little did I know that it would have such an impact on my life going forward. Since 2006, I have not stopped playing soccer. I started playing soccer at a local club called the Georgetown Rangers. I always grew up with soccer. My older brothers have always played and my mom loved the game. It was in my blood. My parents say I stood out among the kids when I was young and was drawn to soccer like a magnet to a fridge. They also say that I was always…

On a sunny summer day in Manchester, England there was a kid named Alex Butterscotch. He was a short and funny kid. He was 14 years old but only 4 feet 7 inches tall. Despite his height he was one of the best soccer players ever. He was on his way to soccer practice with his best friend David Caramel. David was a 14 year old tall buff soccer player who looked very scary but was actually very nice. When they got to soccer practice all of the players and coaches had already arrived. He started…

A discourse community is something that I have been thankful to be apart of through out my high school career, and to this day. The Washington High School Soccer team all shares a common goal of wanting to win a West Virginia State Championship, and continue to be successful through out life, sharing means of communication through social media and email. During my upper classman of high school I got chance to be apart of family that was all held together by something that meant more than just a…

I did my observation at Miami’s women’s soccer game on September 6 against Florida International’s team. It also happened to be Senior Day, so a lot of families were there. There were also a lot of young girls wearing soccer jerseys, which makes me think that a soccer team was there. It was a very hot (around 90 degrees) and sunny afternoon, and a lot of people were sitting with umbrellas to block the sun. Both teams played very hard, but neither team scored until the last 9 minutes.…

Gavin Hoben Mrs. Williams English 9 CP 17 September 2017 Summer Reading Project- Shoot-Out By: Mike Lupica Summary: The book I read over the summer was called Shoot-Out written by Mike Lupica. This inspiring story is about a soccer player named Jake Stuart. The story begins with main character interacting with his first conflict. Jake has to move to a new part of his town. At first, Jake isn’t bothered with this change of setting, but he is bothered by the new soccer team. The team located in…

If you want to be in a boy's head, just land straight on it. The summer of 2008 had just stared. You could find me in the park playing soccer with my mates 24/7. I was an 11year old girl who was in love with playing soccer and upon this day I still am. Strangely enough the day of the incident I was not playing soccer, I was playing tag. My friends and I decided to climb on the top of a slide so it would be very hard to get tagged. Unfortunately the tagger didn’t think that way and ran to the…