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Kevin Meza Personal Narrative Blue Ninjas November 14, 2017 One special event that has happened to me was when my dad first teaches me how to play soccer. When he first taught me was in our Guatemala vacation and we went to the field with my cousin and he started to show us the basics about soccer which was passing, shooting. I really wasn't doing good because I didn't even know how to play soccer or even kick the ball in the direction my dad was asking to kick it to. The first days it was…

Many times I have come to find that success is hard to obtain, and failure is inevitable. Soccer has taught me many lessons, from working hard to never giving up. There have been many instances when failure was the only option but I overcame it. In the first years of my soccer career I began on the local soccer club's B team. But after a few years of great perseverance, I was able to make a spot on the A team. Although I was happy with the progress of moving on to a better team, I was…

The Fisher family moved from Houston to Tangerine county, which is located in Florida. On his first day of school, he finds out about the soccer tryouts. However, later on he was turned down because of his IEP his mom turned in. Due to Florida having sinkholes and lightning bolts, the upcoming events lead to Paul having another chance to play soccer again without an IEP in his way, which transitions the story to part two. I claim that the setting of the novel drives the plot. First of the…

Indigenous North American Stickball History Of The Game: Indigenous North American Stickball is also known as Native American Stickball. The first written recording of the game was in the 17th century. Evidence suggests it was played hundreds of years earlier. Events could have lasted several days and 100 -1000 men played the game. Rules of the game: The size of the game has gone down over the years but tribes all over the world still play the game. The game is played on a…

Soccer is an international sport that growing rapidly around the world. The main purpose of soccer as any other sport is to have fun. Therefore, we cannot be talking about soccer without mentioning three important points which are: the rules, the competitive aspect of the sport, and finally the teams. First, there are some rules players have to follow while practicing the sport. For instance, only captains and the coaching staff are mandatory to claim anything to the referee during a game.…

There are four discussion topics that we discussed about football. Firstly, "Football has totally changed the worlds of sports, meddia, and leisure. What does this mean?". Guy said that football is now very popular worldwide. There are broadcasts of popular footbaall leagues all over the world. Poom also agrees and told the group that products of football are sold at high price ex. jerseys, shoes, ball, etc. Guy backed up by saying the revenue of football is up to billions of dollars. Secondly…

We have learnt that in Soccer there are many forces at play. Weight and mass are key concepts. A ball that weighs more is harder to kick and a player that weighs more can kick harder. However a heavier player cannot run as long as a lighter player. And while a taller player can run further with the same number of strides, a shorter player may have better control over the ball because of his lower center of gravity. We have learnt that friction prevents a soccer ball from going forward forever…

Yet another overseas series defeat for India. Following a stream of success on sub-continental conditions (and on similar pitches in West Indies), this tour of South Africa has been the first exposure outside its comfort zone for this Virat Kohli-led team. And here we are, India, the No.1 Test side in the world according to ICC rankings, are 0-2 down after two Tests in a three-match series. The threat of a humiliating whitewash is on the cards and yet the skipper is not ready to answer the tough…

Volleyball is now 100 years old, and over the years the ways of playing have changed drastically. It originally began with a man named William G. Morgan when he decided that there should be a way for all people to exercise while having fun, so he took a tennis net and instructed…

“I hate soccer!”, Jim yelled. Jim stood in the dugout alone with his arms crossed and eyebrows furrowed, focusing on the ground. Being Jim’s partner for the my high school’s Special Olympics program, I ran over and convinced him to come play soccer with us for just five minutes, promising that we would do something that he wanted to do later. I led the practice along with five other soccer players, practicing as a team with eight of the special education students at our high school. Each of us…