Varsity team

other sports, but I got over it once we started our off-season work-outs. I thought I could handle anything thrown at my team, until we made it to the Junior Varsity Championship. My team had a great season before the game, but after the game none of that matter. Moreover, I knew I was going to be on a young team with great talent, I just did not know what to expect. Our team was made up of three core players, which were eighth graders, and five solid, complementary players. We started…

success was a day that I believed in myself and had faith in overcoming adversity. The week began in my freshman year when my close friends convinced me to try out for the Men’s Varsity Soccer team at my school. At the time, I had never played soccer a day in my life so, of course to anyone I was guaranteed to not make the team. Well, when I went to try-outs, I was struggling to keep up but I would always give it my all. Each day, I went to the field with determination, motivation, and an…

Introduced to the FIRST Robotics Competition Team 3102 in sixth grade by my teacher, I became hooked on the program’s emphasis on improving technology education since day one. I wanted to join a program where the most sought-after award is more important than the first place trophy. In fact, the Chairman’s award, which recognizes the team that successfully develops a program aligning with FIRST’s core values of furthering science and technology education, is the most prestigious honor that can…

what happened to me last year. We had just finished choreographing our impressive states kickline when my coach told us to come and sit down. She felt as if we were not practicing like a team that wanted to win. As a competitive person who puts my all into everything, I was immensely disappointed in my team. The captain then spoke up and said that we did not want to compete, just do games and fun events. This shocked me. It was never part of my plan to not go to States. My favorite part of…

successful in life. I always think that I am perfect at what I am doing. When I was a sophomore 2 years ago, they were soccer try outs late February. I was so hyped up for try outs, I told all my friends that I was going to make it and be a starter for varsity. It was a month away for try outs and I never knew how to play soccer, I just knew the basics to the sport, like pass, dribble, and kick, but I wasn’t that very accurate at it. So I would ask my older cousins if they can teach me how to…

can be cut from a team, laid off, or rejected. For me, being cut was a shock and a huge disappointment. I tried out for the Bridgewater State University men’s soccer team and was dismissed in the second round of cuts. Soccer is not just a game for me, it is a significant part of my life. I have played year round for the past fourteen years both indoors and outdoors. Elected as varsity captain of my high school team, and leading goal scorer for both my high school and club teams, I proved I…

everything and is not measured just by the score board. I believe that a team that sets good goals can be a “winning team” if they can achieve their goals without winning the game. I think that it is important to teach teams what it feels like to win. Winning is addicting and helps to motivate a team especially in sports. 2. Losing My teams do not lose. We either win or we learn. Losing a game is never easy, but a team that learns from a loss never loses. I believe that from failure we…

Cross country and track have the same coach, and most teammates continue to do both sports. Because the teams are so similar, they retain the same captains. I inputted 52 weeks per year for both sports, because I am always running and contributing to both sports. The sports mesh together; I help plan for Track during Cross Country, and vice versa. Due to daily intense training, I suffered from shin splints in tenth grade. Although I worked hard to heal, it took months, and I was injured for the…

spirit, red, white and black and across the field the visiting team had a couple of spectators dressed in orange. As I look down at the perfectly grassed, green soccer field marked with white lines and a red letter N in the center, i see both teams doing drills, shooting, passing and running. Our team captain has a neon green arm band, he leads the team yelling across the field and keeping everyone focused. Shortly after, the two teams and the starting players are introduced over the speaker,…

consider to be the best sport. I played at the varsity level all four years for my high school career and the school off-season was filled with club volleyball. My passion for this sport has left me with many bruises, a few concussions and hundreds of great memories! I love the rush of a win and I cry with each defeat but as in life, every loss is a lesson. My high school career was filled with highs and lows as we all learned how to play as a team but it came to an amazing final year in which…