Before the Game

rules players have to follow while practicing the sport. For instance, only captains and the coaching staff are mandatory to claim anything to the referee during a game. Also, a part the goalkeeper any other player has the right to touch the ball with his hands otherwise, he or she could be censured with a card and miss a couple of games. However, even the goalkeeper in a certain spot of the field cannot touch the ball…

in their kids to drop them off before heading to the main church. There were two adult and three adolescence volunteers in the room to assist with the children. The volunteers who were around 16 were there to help with the toddlers that could talk and walk. The infants that could not walk are carried in and place in mats or buckled chairs. There were around six toddlers and four infants brought to the room. The walking toddlers that have been in the room before run in the class and go…

Characteristics like cocky and arrogant came to mind when I asked myself this question before my interview. I’ve had a few interactions with football players at parties and have also observed their mannerisms from a far. My personal observations led me to believe that they are just out to win the game, party after and end up with a pretty girl by the end of the night. Not to dis credit all of their hard work during the game, but the ‘I’m-better-than-everyone-just-because-I play-football’…

never had before.…

The Strange Day Before we got the call, I was at my aunt’s house with my cousins Jawah `and Hasan playing a video game while my aunt and mom were drinking. While we were playing the game, my cousin went downstairs to get a glass of water. I had an eerie feeling that day. It felt weird with a sense of doom and things just weren’t like they normally would be. While playing the video games, my aunt called us downstairs while my mom went to the store. She said, in a distraught voice, "I have bad…

For example in football, the very first thing that happens is a ritual that is important to the game. It decides who gets the ball first starting the game. Ritual in play can also very from player to player. For example, LeBron James Throws powder in the air before every game. Another example is how almost players in the NBA have a different free throw motion or different action they do before their free throw. Another example is the different dances or celebrations players do it football after…

all day. And being that it was still early in June, that had turned out to be a very long day. Our hands were covered in dirt while our arms glistened with a thin sheet of sweat. To a passerby it may have seemed like a casual game of basketball, but it felt like a game 7 to us. Bragging rights and so much more were on the line in our small group of friends playing that day. Even so, after playing for hours, no one complained when the “next point wins” rule was brought in to play. We all…

dusty diamond is executed with purpose, precision, and perfection on this searing, blistering August day in 2017. Eye black streaks our faces and dirt is smothered on our deep blue uniforms. Undoubtedly, we are sore from the games we played throughout the week. Game after game, we pitched, hit, and ran. Over and over again. Afterwards, we would party in the hotel, crash the swimming pool, eat at restaurants, and compete at bowling alleys. Despite the entertainment, when it is time to play, my…

you wake up 10 minutes before you leave your house at 7:35 and you go to school, then to soccer. When you go home after practice you shower, eat, and pack your stuff for the next day so you can sleep in as long as you possibly can. When you can you play with Ayden and he loves it. He is so full of happiness and energy. On the weekends you have practice Saturday morning and on Sunday you hangout with your boyfriend Adam until you have to go to work. Sundays and soccer game days are your favorite…

The ball is set between the two girls’ lacrosse sticks. Four defenders guard the corresponding four attackers on the other team. The defense and attack on the other team mirrors. The ball is pushed up vertically and the game begins. One girl yanks the ball into her lacrosse stick and sprints with the speed of light toward the goal. The defenders rush to her, but are too late. The girl runs over to shoot and despite the goalie’s attempts to stop her, she shoots with a winding force so strong,…