Tryout

exactly what to expect, I just wanted to maintain my grades and my health as those are the two most important things keeping me eligible for an appointment at West Point. The first thing I had to do was get through zero night. A night in which 90% of tryouts had been known to drop out as the whole school was allowed to watch. I therefore trained in the coming month…

Music can evoke a wide variety of emotions in people. We all, listen and interpret music in numerous ways, often reflecting the way we feel at a given time, as the lyrics and the tempo within a song changes, generating an atmosphere within each person as their own individual. Within the song, “Little Me” by Little Mix, clear messages entailing feminism, self-worth, and confidence is established. In this soft ensemble, with a variety of dynamic vocals and harmonies, this song demonstrates how all…

Jump Ball It was late in the afternoon. My brothers were cheering me on before tip off. The centers got into jumping position. The referee through the ball into the air and our center tipped the ball to me. I dribbled the ball up the court and I dished it off to Jaylen, my best friend. He shot the ball at the three and splashed it. After several drives the half was over and it was halftime. Our coach pulled us to the bench to talk about the half. We were up 32-29. I had four points, 6…

This is a tough job because the coach will have to cut people from the tryout. Then the coach must deal with the aspect of paper work such as physicals and insurance type stuff. The coach ten has to call coaches to set up games and travel schedule. Then the coach has to order the gear for the team. These jobs may not be…

Reality of High School As you go through life, people in this world make many mistakes but also learn tons of lessons. Some don’t mature fast enough to know they’ve made mistakes and some are taught a lesson but have never actually learned it. Luckily, I had a major reality check in February of last year causing me to realize that the importance of high school is figuring out the type of person you want to be. Every girl knows the story or the movie of the popular girl in school that every…

people have hope" (Alexie 43). Couch motivates and encourages Junior a lot during games and off court and their relationship is really strong. Coach tells Junior that “I was the best shooter who’d ever played for him" (Alexie 142). During basketball tryouts the first drill, one hundred laps. At the fiftieth lap thirty-seven people quitted but Junior wasn’t one of them. After that Coach is fascinated and impressed by Junior when he starts to guard Roger, he wanted to give up because he was…

a variety of experiences that I will use to my benefit throughout my impending years at Saint Hubert. The August prior to my freshman year, I tried out for Saint Hubert’s soccer team. I had trained all summer in hope of making the team. The tryouts were interminable and grueling, but my hard work had all paid off when I made the team. However, I had never thought playing high school soccer and keeping my grades up would be too much to handle. My grades in the first quarter clearly showed…

the ball in front of first base, then throw the ball lightly to the player at first. Remind the first base player to ignore any throws that cannot be caught easily so that she can always be ready for the upcoming throw. This is a great drill for tryouts as it showcases throwing skills from a variety of…

eventually come out on top among other competitors. Sophomore year was supposed to be my year, my year to be the starting catcher on the varsity baseball team at Mary Persons High School. The baseball coach even said that in his own words. In the tryout, I did not perform as well as I knew I could have. That was due to the lack of effort that I had in the off-season, because I just thought that position was mine for the taking. When the coach talked to the players individually…

dance studios my entire life, one better for me than the other. My first studio started off great, I made the company, I had very many friends, and I loved dancing and being there. Unfortunately, this only lasted a year or two. One summer before tryouts for the company, I told my mom I did not want to dance anymore and I wanted to cheer. My mom was willing to let me do what I want, but my dance teacher's pushed for me to go, so I went. The year following this in dance was absolutely awful. This…