Baseball terminology

When I first started softball I never thought the game would have had as big of an influence on me as it has. From softball, I have learned many valuable lessons and acquired many traits that have been and will continue to be beneficial in other aspects of my life. This sport has brought to light the importance of teamwork. Being on a team has taught me how to old myself accountable in many situations as well as knowing when to give suitable advice to other teammates so we all can benefit from…

It was a hot, humid day in September out on the courts that day. Standing there, poised and ready on the green asphalt, I sprang into action, like a cobra ready to strike, nearly tripping over my foot, and execute a nearly perfect slicing forehand swing of my racket, returning the bright green tennis ball to the far right-hand corner of the court. It happened so fast that my opponent, who was sweating just as much as myself, wasn't able to process that I earned the winning point after a long,…

Five Goals I take the ball up the right side of the fields and I take a shot… It is a sunny day about 80˚ outside to make it better I have a soccer game today it smelled like a win was going to happen. I head over to the field and warm up with my team. There is 2 minutes before the game starts. Our coach tells us we need to play hard because the team is undefended. We get our positions then head onto the field. The game started and it already looks bad from the start, we are losing 2-0 after…

I learned an important lesson the day I was a ball hog in basketball. I took a bad shot at the end and the other team came back and won in our first game of the playoffs. In basketball you have to have good I.Q and be smart with the ball to set up open teammates. Today, after that game I learned how to pass better and set screens. It was the first day of the playoffs. All of the teams were crammed in the middle school. After the regular season we were a 4th seed facing a 5th seed. My team…

Football It was a hot cloudy day and you could smell the fresh smell of the freshly cut grass. The football team and i were ready and hyped for our first home football game. We were hyped up and ready to destroy Hill-Gustat. They won the coin toss and got the ball first, we kicked the ball to them and ran and scored a touchdown. I wasn’t worried because i knew we could beat them. “ready set go go” “blurrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr” all i heard go through my ear as the referee blew the whistle. We had a…

It was summer and it was time for football in East Hall. That means we practiced 3 days a week, 100 push ups a night, 2 hour practices, helmets never came off and we were only 9 year olds. We were almost undefeated the previous year and we want be undefeated that year. So we had to be disciplined, work hard and do what coaches told us to do. We were determined to win the Hall County Football Championship, since Flowery Branch won it the previous year we wanted to beat them so bad. Practices were…

Trout is my favorite Baseball player. He plays for the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. I have liked Mike Trout since he came in the league. Some things about him are he wears number 27, plays Center field, and bats 2nd in the Mike Trout has won a lot of awards. Such as, Al MVP, Silver Slugger, 4 time all-star, Rookie Of The Year, AL player of the year, and Al Hank Haroon Award. Wow, that’s a lot of awards! If you can tell Mike Trout is super good. All the Baseball Commentators say he…

team can have pros and cons. I have experience on this since I’m in a baseball team. There is people of different attitudes selfish, helpful, caring, etc. Mostly when a game is in a bad situation. People get stressed out, they get disappointed to themselves, causing disruption on the team. But of course there is always the good side to everything. Being part of a team can be helpful in many ways Ever since I’ve been in a baseball team I have encountered with many people with different…

The swing of a baseball bat, the sound of it gliding through the air, the swoosh sounds as it swings by. Now there is something used for a job that is closely related with the baseball bat but a bit more tactical and is in the law enforcement and requires a police baton, which is used for both law enforcement and self defenseive techniques. The type of police baton should be chosen carefully due to its affordability, length, and the material it is made from so that it’s helping out with the job…

It was 2014 state was right around the corner. This was our second to last tournament of the year, it was a local tournament in Kimberly Wisconsin. This year we had a good year, we won quite often and we qualified for a lot of nationals but waking up that morning was different. This tournament weekend will forever remain in my mind. I woke on Friday morning. The sun was shining, and the birds were chirping. Such a beautiful day for softball. I did not suspect what we would be in for. None of…