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“To the windows, to the walls, to the walls, till the sweat drips down our socks, all these girlies rock! Park View Soccer!” The Park View varsity soccer team yelled before going on the field. They knew that they could win this game if the played as a team. This is the game that they have been waiting for. The game that would show everyone that they are the champions and always will be. Dribble, pass, shoot, the fundamentals of soccer. What you do when you play soccer. You get better at…

Despite what most people think, Soccer is a very simple game. In order to play a game of soccer, you will need eleven people per team and two teams per game. In addition, it is helpful to have a referee. Each player will need to have a team jersey to wear for the game. As well as shin guards, socks and cleats. In addition, each team will need to have a goal net that should be placed at either end of the field, along with a soccer ball. Once all these are acquired you are ready to have a soccer…

I play soccer. Anyone who knows me, knows this. In high school, I have often been labelled as an athlete only. Some see me as a goofy, arrogant, jock; however, I do not believe a student-athlete who achieves a 3.75 GPA can be defined so narrowly. My identity, interests, and talents are heavily influenced by soccer, but I am much more than a central midfielder. As a result of my confidence, especially on the soccer field, I am often misunderstood and seen as having it all together. Some see me as…

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…

crashing down like a building to the ground in pieces. The crashing waves would soon teach me the importance and meaning of being strong when you feel the weakest, how hard work pays off in the end, and that I was in fact mortal like everyone else in the world. It all started in the cold wintery month of February.…

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…

Easy steps on how to become a professional soccer player how to become a pro soccer player, soccer training To be an expert in any sport requires a lot of practice and passion. If you are dedicated to learning it, you would no longer remain an amateur in it. All this holds true for soccer too. It is not something that can happen only in childhood. It can happen even in your teens and for that matter, at any time of your life. What it takes is a bit of conviction, hard work and some luck perhaps…

Imagine you are at your child’s soccer game and they are sitting in the field playing with grass, yet, they receive a trophy. What is that really teaching them? Where there are youth sports, there are participation trophies. Over the years, there has been quite a debate about these materialistic goods. Kids should not receive participation trophies because it gives them the wrong message about making mistakes, it will teach them about success, and make them appreciate the sport itself.…

Have you ever considered which event made you who you are today? Well, the answer to that question for me happens to be a soccer game. Soccer is the best way for me to be who I am and who I want to be. Since I was nine years old, soccer has been a huge part of my life. Throughout all my years of playing, one certain game sticks out in my mind. That special game happened during my junior year of high school, against our biggest rivals. During that game, I learned new things about myself. I…

My first soccer team Occasionally friends become similar to a family. One of the best decisions have ever done was sign up for a local soccer team. I was a genuinely shy kid. However, I loved (and still love) soccer. I didn't know at the time how attached I would become to my team and how much teamwork mattered. Assuming I knew beforehand, I would have joined earlier. To start, I was ridiculously excited when my parents told me that they were signing me up for soccer though I was a little…