A Career As A Soccer Player

The career I want to have when I get older is going NBA/Athlete. I picked this job because I want to make enough to make sure my family life is care free as possible. Also I want to be able to play the sport I love. What I like most about this job is that I can play the game I love and get paid. Another thing I like about this job is the competition it isn’t nothing like competition. And I want to donate and help countries and be a good sport.

I began refereeing youth soccer at the local soccer complex when I was in 7th grade, and remain at this job today. At this job my responsibilities are the safety of all the children playing, keeping the game fair, and upholding the rules set in place. I am responsible for taking the leadership role of the entire game at times, and at other to follow the instructions of the referee who is in charge for the game. Moreover, I am responsible for keeping myself informed on the updates to the rules of the game and other new material. Since this job is the equivalent to that of an independent contractor I am responsible for when my scheduling can work, with keeping track of my payment at times, and with my recertification each year. Additionally,

I have learned how to play baseball well. I have been playing baseball since I was 5 years old. When I first started I was the only one that knew what they were doing because I had seen baseball on TV before. When I first started I played first base for the first few years, but as I got older I started to play multiple positions until high school. I never really got coached well and actually learned anything until I was 10 years old. I still talk to that coach every once in a while. The first coach that gave me valuable advice was Dave Farace. He helped me become a better player by teaching me how to field certain balls and he also changed my stance, which helped me become a better hitter. He came to my practices and helped coach me until middle

I would like to share a short anecdote about an amusing incident that happened to me. Two years ago, I was selected to officiate at my first Georgia State Cup, a large soccer tournament held over Memorial Day weekend with teams competing from all across the state. The four-day tournament was held at a university in Columbus, GA. For the referee crews, it means long days officiating many games with few breaks. Typically, evenings are relaxing, however, as all the referees stay in the same dorm together, sharing humorous stories and building camaraderie.

Throughout my childhood I have always had a passion for soccer. I loved to watch and play soccer whenever I could. During my freshman year of highschool I got the opportunity to take my dedication to the sport to the next level and was asked to coach a family friends youth team. As a coach on a youth soccer team I learned valuable lessons to further my leadership qualities, but this position required a vast amount of leadership from the start. I was expected to be committed to my team and was responsible for creating the motivation and heart I have for soccer in the children I was coaching.

I got my referee license as a Freshman in high school, the year of 2013. This was my first job and it was a good way to make money. I got to referee games for kids ages 8-14. My job description is to officiate at competitive athletic or sporting events and to detect infractions of rules and decide penalties according to established regulations. I stopped reffing because I did not like how the coaches would yell at me for the calls I made, or when parents would yell at me like they knew more then me.

Ever since I can remember I’ve lived life with a ball at my feet. I started playing soccer when I was three, fell in love, and never looked back. Most of my childhood memories consists of sweaty shinguards and weekends spent at soccer complexes and hotels all over Texas. I was learning how to kick, pass, and shoot, before I knew how to read or subtract. I wouldn't be the person I am today without the influence of the coaches and friends that I have met throughout my soccer career. The late night practices, aching muscles, and long car rides have all added up to create the person I am today.

It’s always been in my genes to play sports and work hard at whatever I do. My grandfather played sports through his infancy and my father played soccer all through his life to become a better person, but financially he could not move to a distinct place that would allow him to play division two soccer in Mexico and then rise to play professional soccer. I worked hard when I first started to play soccer, I was a bit overweight and it didn’t allow my body to excel as my father wanted, but I worked hard. The experience that shaped my soccer career all began the beginning of high school at Aurora Central. This was a strange environment that I was not remotely used to. The school was massive to my perspective and I did not know how to navigate

No, I do not speak Spanish. I didn’t “hop over a fence” to get into the United States, and it may come as a shock, but I have no intention of becoming a professional soccer player. The majority of my life, I have been subjected to preconceived assumptions of what a woman of my race should be like. Having the last name Gonzalez, and bearing the complexion of someone of Latin decent has influenced others to believe that they know exactly what type of person I am. It is for this reason, that I do not only identify myself as a proud Latina, but more importantly as an advocate for multiculturalism and diversity.

Be a referee can be one of the hardest works you can imagine. People always will criticize you even if you’re giving your best. Be a referee means be a judge, a testify and a lawyer of yourself. Referees got the toughest work of the game; players do, they create. Referees read, they read in body language, they got to do it right away, without hesitating and with no mistakes! Anyway; let’s stop talking about how much people hate referees and let’s get over with the expository writing.

Knowing that your camp offers general activities such as arts and crafts, music and games as well as more specialized programming like skating, visual arts, dance and sports, I believe that my skills that I have gained will be an asset to this position. Starting out with my time on the Outdoor Boys’ Soccer Team at my school, it has allowed me to experience what it feels like to be part of a group. To add on, being coached by my coach showed me ways that I should be as a person when I work with a group of students. This experience got me to become a volunteer at the Scarborough Town YMCA. From September 2014, I have assisted a soccer coach for a Youth and Teen soccer club. Here I embraced and improved on my leadership skills while working with the youth and teens as I coached them on soccer drills.

Since I was five years old I have been a goalie for my soccer team whether it be the local rec team or the high school varsity team. I have always loved the game but I have also enjoyed playing multiple other sports such as basketball, ski team, softball, and eventing. With juggling all these activities as well as doing well in school I never really got all year round training many other goalies get. So when I was a freshman there was an upperclassmen goalie who was the varsity goalie and it was expected that when I was a junior I would take over where she left off. However, a bunch of changes started to happen that year. We got a new coach which meant we all had to prove to him that we deserved our spots the team. There was also a new freshman

Several remember can be cause of moments in my kid and adult. When I was child, I wanted to be a soccer player. I liked very play in the street, in the park, and the yard of my house with my friend. I saw the movie about the life of Pele. This was the motive that grow in my the wish to be a soccer player. I had 13 yerars old and my thought was the image of Pele. This stayed like a stand by in my life for different reasons. Also, like kid can finished my studies with awards.

At the time, I was just a basic soccer player. Until the day I became a winner, to them I

After being mentored and mentoring new soccer referees it reminds me of a quote by  politician, John C. Crosby. He once said, “Mentoring is a brain to pick, an ear to listen, and a push in the right direction.” This is why I strive to help the youth find mentors that will be a strong role model and help them succeed. A degree from the University of Missouri - Kansas City (UMKC) will help me create connections, make a positive change, and build a mentoring program.