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Daniel H Soccer Journal April 5th: This was my first lesson with Henry. I was pretty excited, as this would probably be my first time playing soccer. I have played with friends before, but it wasn’t very serious. Now that I get to improve on my soccer game, I am pretty excited. At first Henry focused a lot on dribbling. He explained to me that I need to get familiar with the soccer ball, and the best way was to just dribble around. We did a drill where I had to dribble in and out of pylons, and…

The Shootouts Have you ever heard of "the shootouts" well I've been in quite a few of them in the many years I've been in soccer. If you have heard of "the shootouts" you know what I mean when I say they're absolutely horrendous! We were ecstatic! My friend Nyah and I had drove a long way for this, and we weren't about to let our team down. It was a Saturday night, at the Star-fire complex, Nyah and I were there to play our first soccer game of the weekend, we were pumped! so was the rest of…

In my four readings that I had this week, I learned many new things about how important it is to be a leader who is capable of working efficiently with others. Being able to work with others and form networks is very important when it comes to the real world. It defines what kind of leader you are and how efficiently you can achieve your goals. In the book, Emotionally Intelligent Leadership, the author discusses that to be a leader you must be able collaborate, and effectively work with others…

“Lets Go West” As a cheerleader I have been to many school football games before, but none of them compare to our first game this year. It was on a Thursday night, and the date was August 27th, 2015. The whole school had a new attitude going into this game. I could almost feel the excitement in the air. It was a feeling I have never felt before, and it was exhilarating. I am more than sure that this feeling came from our new coaching staff and all the hard work our boys put in this summer.…

Professional Soccer Player Introduction: A sport career has always been a favorite choice for a profession. Many people think that a sport career is just a image or a thought. In fact, it is much more than that. Many of the sports career around the world can earn the same or even more money then a actual profession. One of these sports and the most popular in the world, believe it or not, is soccer. A professional soccer must know more about the sport then any ordinary person, have advance…

Dreams Drive. WIthout passion, what would life be all about? Wouldn’t everyone just be driven by what was expected instead of what makes a person feel alive? Having knowledge about a subject is a safety net for what really drives a dream, passion. When the begining of a dream takes hold there is a simple thing that drives that dream to be something bigger than one could ever imagine, passion. In the story “Barrington Irving Pilot and Educator” A 15 year old boy named Barrington Irving was…

My family sees soccer as a culture. Everyone played it at some point in their life and to this day watch it actively. I’ve been playing since I figured out how to walk. Most likely two years old. In the Mexico streets, every kid in the neighborhood would come out and play day to night. On the weekends, we sometimes closed the street and played until midnight. There was always a place and the desire to play. Soccer never went out of season. It was played year round, sun or rain. It became a…

An artifact that would be found if Gulf Shores was rediscovered would be a bible. My bible is just an everyday bible. The same as everyone else's. However my grandpa wrote me a note in my bible. My bible is important to me because it is God’s word. I love to learn about God and my bible is a way I can do that. My bible is also special to me because of the note my grandpa wrote in it. This note is special because my grandpa is a very important part of my life and I love him a lot. This is why my…

In 1999 the US faced China for the Women’s World Cup. More than 660,000 individuals entered stadiums over the US to watch. The match came down to a penalty kick. After scoring the winning goal for the US, Brandi Chastain made a very unsuspecting and revealing gesture. The United States and China played to a scoreless draw during regular and extra time. Both teams squared off for a shootout to decide the winners of the cup. China scored their first and second shot only to be matched by the United…

Alexandra Patricia Morgan Carrasco (Morgan) is a female American soccer player. She didn’t become a successful female soccer player easily. Morgan had to work hard and do her best in every opportunity. Alex Morgan has gone through many clubs and places to have achieved where she’s at. Alexandra Patricia Morgan Carrasco was born in San Dimas, California, United States on July 2, 1989. Morgan grew up in the city of Diamond Bar. She is the daughter of Michael T. Morgan and Pamela S. (Who). Morgan…