Water polo

extremely popular activity: water polo. Me, the girl who has not participated in organized sports since my soccer team in second grade. Me, the girl who had not been in a pool since I was pronounced a “Guppy” at the Y when I was seven years old. Me, the girl who cannot run up the stairs without having an asthma attack, much less sprint across a pool. Me, the 5”2’, 135 pound freshman, with a sprinkle of acne and leftover baby fat that would the most intimidating water polo player the pool has yet…

Separating Neat Breath: Autoethnography Water-Polo The strongest feeling any water-polo player feels about their love and passion for the game is sportsmanship and the closeness of the team. Through the smell of chlorine. The echoing chants. Cheers and splashing making the player feel and fully realize that they are in a water-polo game. Coaches distantly yelling from both sides of the pool “It’s not over yet, keep pushing.”. The strong humid air surrounding you heating you up until near…

Water polo is not easy for me, but that does not stop me from loving it. I started playing water polo in 9th grade, and from the moment I threw the ball I knew I had to play the sport. One of the toughest skills for me in water polo is ironically also one of the simplest: releasing for the ball. Releasing for the ball basically just means getting open for someone else to pass to you, but whenever there is someone guarding me, I panic. One day at practice my coach’s patience was waning thin. I…

_ Female reader; 01 The berserk family that belonged to you consisted of five human beings, including you. In first place was your father, the noisy bald-headed man acted more like a moonstruck fitness coach for someone who was about to enter the olympics rather than an actual Dad. Even though your father acted like a coach with no chill, he still managed to treat your three other bothers- I mean, brothers, with more respect than you ever received. Thus you diligently worked hard ever…

I had always played in middle school, but when I started high school, I quit basketball to row crew year-round. I loved crew, making new friends at a new school. Unfortunately, in my sophomore year, the team began to crumble as coaches were being replaced. Thus, I decided to join the basketball team for the winter season, taking a break from crew. I was anxious joining the basketball team. I had not played since eighth grade, and even then I was no star player. My fear was furthered when I saw…

History making is in the air and the game is getting closer to the end, you only have one chance to make one shot, to cash your check in the bank and the buzzer sounds. Your team wins because of you! You did it! But how? Basketball is amazing. Everyone says, “ball is life” but I personally believe I bring life to basketball. My natural athleticism and electrifying excitement I bring to the court is primarily why I believe what I do. I get fans riled up, I get the crowd jumping out their seats, I…

The following writing represents a review and criticism of Twain's short story "The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County." This short story is one of Twain's earliest literary successes and most accomplished early sketches, this 2,600-word narrative was written following a three-month stay at Jackass Hill and Angel's Camp in California's Calaveras County in late 1864 and early 1865. The tale is told using the structure of a traditional Southwestern frame story, wherein a gentle, educated…

Millions of players watch basketball and tend to try and jump right into all the moves these NBA allstars do, yet it doesn’t work like that they all started with these simple issue and took the positive concepts from it and became the player they are. Key points will be discussed on how to fix and form an average player into an elite ball handler just like all the NBA players you watch on tv year-round. Ball handling skills are very important to the game of basketball, there are some critical…

NURTURING SKILLS AND BUILDING CONFIDENCE IN THE WATER For more than 160 years, the YMCA has nurtured potential and united communities across America to create lasting, meaningful change. Everything the Y does is in service of building a better us. One of the most effective ways to accomplish this is to teach youth, teens, and adults to swim, so they can stay safe around water and learn the skills they need to make swimming a lifelong pursuit for staying healthy. Y swim instructors are…

We all have that one person that motivates us to be successful. Me personally, throughout all of high school, one of my teammates, Kayla, constantly spoke about me behind my back. Continuously, Kayla rambled “she’s not good” and “she sucks at basketball”, as much as she could. Consequently, I lost confidence and became intimidated and anxious, along with fearing the years I had left with her. However, I overcame this adversity by remembering the greater adversity that a high school basketball…