“I don’t know what is wrong with me” I told myself. I have always wanted to score a goal to give my team a point. I plan to just risk it all today and shoot. I was so nervous I turned red.
While I was in the car going to the game, I was thinking of what I should do when I get a hold of the ball. My mom has always wanted me to at least make one goal for the whole season, but I kept arguing with myself that I was not going to be able to do it. I finally arrive at the field and suddenly start sweating.
Finally, the game starts and the ball starts moving. I had no idea what I was going to do, when all of a sudden I felt the ball at my feet. I knew this was my only chance because the goal was wide open so I shot with all my might and the crowd
Unlike all other game days, this one is very special. We take on UC San Diego in hopes of securing a playoff spot. My emotions have been running all over the place, and no it’s not because I am a young adult trying to get through college. I have been playing soccer for 15 years already so it is safe to say that soccer is my life. All I do is constantly train to get better and improve as much as I can and today is my chance to showcase my talent at the highest level I’ve played at so far. It’s my second year at SFSU and my second year playing soccer here and with 20 games already recorded for me at the school, I should be coming into the game with a cool head but I am far from it.
Road trips with the family weren’t always fun and exciting. Sometimes they could get very irritating. For instance, I remember the time when my family and I went to Indiana for Carter’s Hoop Shoot Regional Final. When we were finally about two hours away from our destination, the transmission on my mom’s GMC Acadia stopped working completely. As a result, we had to pay around 4,000 dollars to get it fixed and had to wait an extra couple days after the Hoop Shoot so it could get fixed. That trip was very stressful and made everything we did harder and a lot more frustrating.
We arrive to the field and see all of our fans there tailgating and cheering us on as we got off the bus. We make the walk into the stadium and watch the other team play before we start warming up. I remember it being cold and playing with my breathe as I see if come out of my mouth. We start warming up, Johnny a friend who I met in pre-k and I are right next to each other. The game then started and we were playing Florence our opponents took a quick 1-0 lead off of a free kick we gave up. I was playing center back along with Johnny and we were mostly responsible because we were the defense. Shortly after going down a goal in the 30th minute of the first half we have a corner I am taking it. I send the ball in the air in the middle of the penalty box where Johnny heads it in and tie the game at 1-1. Time goes on and it starts to get colder and rain just a little which makes it even worse conditions to be playing soccer in. We then have a friend kick and our forward Evan
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The score was tied 2:2, and the clock was winding down like a time bomb. I had the ball. I dribbled it past the halfway line on the left side of the field, and saw my teammate who I will call Bob on the other side of the field. Bob was slower than a turtle, and he would not have the speed necessary to beat the defense, so instead of passing to him, I booted the ball as hard as I could, towards the opposing goal. The ball curved towards the right, and hit the top left corner of the net. I had scored!
TWEEEEEET. Boom boom, boom boom. I heard the beating of my heart as I picked myself up from the ground. Trailing 1-0 with just over a minute left to play, the referee had blown the whistle for a penalty kick, and my coach was calling my name to take it. I stepped up to the spot, it was the last play of the game. I stared into the keeper's eyes. Left or right, left or right. He blew the whistle. Strategically placing the ball into the lower right corner, I could smell the celebrations, I could hear the parents and teammates chanting my name, but instead, all my senses were snapped back to reality when the keeper hit the ball out of bounds. That was it, I had the chance to win the championship for my team, and I blew it.
But in some of the greatest moments of skill I might ever have I had one moment of luck. The ball ricocheted in my direction, but not at me. Both of my feet left the ground, directed at the ball that would have gone far right if I hadn't. I scissor kicked it, striking the ball with my right foot, and hoped for the best. Only seconds later, I was lying on the ground with a crowd cheering. Then came the sudden realization- We are in the
Our car rolled and bounced along the grey and dusty gravel road that reeked of gasoline and exhaust. Finally, we came to the entrance of the patchy green fields to start my first practice. I soon learned that there would be no need to be nervous as we all worked hard on this team and all became friends and were very serious about the sport. Every week we attended the five hours of practice and worked our butts off every practice. Finally, It became time to talk about our first games together that were that weekend. Before practice started coach pulled us aside and talked to us about the tourney. We were excited and prepared, but I think all of us were a little nervous. When we got to the tournament we warmed up for our game and and did some quick warm up drills. The game started and my chest was pounding out of my chest thumping so hard I could feel every beat. FWEEE! The whistle sounded and our team advanced on the field passing and running around. The ball was passed to me and I panicked and passed it right back. I realized that I needed to calm down so took a little break on the bench and settled down and got back out on the
The game was going quick and the score was 4 to 5, but now we were winning. We had to keep them from scoring, but our defender wasn’t going after the ball. She depended on the goalie to get it, but the ball soared over her head and went into the goal. The score was now tied 5 to 5, and under five minutes left to play. We had to score.
We are coming toward the end of the season prepared to defeat Martin. Before the soccer game had started they were playing loud music to get us pump up to clear our minds for the game while the other team getting prepared for a competitive battle. As I looked around, I could see my teammates focus, serious, and talking to each other to get used to it when we head on the file. Seeing the size of the opposing team made me thinking to myself that they were going to smash me in little pieces. Even though, both of my coaches had the most confident look on their face as the players took the field. This excitement night we all was eager for this team arrive.
I have to get back up and score the goal my brain was saying but my body was in shock and I laid there in the cold grass. The ref blew the whistle and my good friend Brandon comes over to help me while the others tell my coach to get out on the field or wait for me to get back up.
I was thinking now is the time to push harder and give it my all. A few minutes later, the captain of the team blasts past all my players and comes in on a breakaway. I push out to the top of my crease and put my gloves up right out in front doing my best to look big and tall. The girl made a pump fake and took it to her backhand and I push my blocker out and make an incredible save. The crowd goes wild again, the ice rink is full of energy. At the end of the first period, the score is tight it's 1-1 and I can't wait to get back in net. My goalie coach, Anj, tells me to keep it up and not to take my foot off the gas pedal. I skate back to my net grinning from ear to ear, my teammate and friend Vail comes and skates by and tells me that I'm
One cold winter day, I walked down to the blacktop at the start of recess period. The first thing that seemed odd to me was that the wall-ball crew did not have a tennis ball to play with. Then, as if in answer to this thought, I saw Levi and Tim struggling to get the tennis ball unjammed from the rungs of a gate to a ventilation system at the PCBC pavilion. Without giving much thought, I ran down to help them.
If there was one moment that changed me forever for how I felt towards playing soccer it had to be this moment. This is my first time playing soccer again after my asthma stopped me when I was young. I was 10 years old and I was looking for a team again so my dad found a team call Albania FC. after a while the team started from 5 to 10 then 20 and we are growing as a team and as a club. our coach that put us in our first tournament tomorrow this was all our debut but I didn't know if I wanted to play again. We won most of our games to make it to the finale at the end of the year and it will be a year since I started playing to play soccer again. Today I felt different than all the other days I played soccer it was a pretty nice day and it was around 12 and I just arrived. Most everyone was there, and the coach was telling us how we're going to play and who's going to play what position. Tony and I looked at the other team that was warming up and they look pretty good we also look what players to watch out for we need also to know if the goalie was good we waiting for him to arrive and dam well was he good. He Could have been on the other side of the goal and still saved if the ball is kicked towards the other side of the goal. As I warmed up I felt pretty good about this game I felt that we could win this game and go home as Victor's. It was just something in me that felt right about today it just felt I had more passion for soccer and it feels like I could dribble and take
Not only was sweat dripping from my brow, it was dripping all over my weak body. I sat down and took my first sip water. That sip tasted like the most glorious pure ice water I had ever drank. Five minutes went by and resting was over. Luckily though a shooting drill came next. On my first shot I used great force and my laces to send the ball in. It flew up towards the very top right corner of the goal frame but my effort my not enough. The team goal keeper leaped with all her might, knocking the ball out of play and diving onto the ground making an unpleasant thud. Although it was a good shot, I felt defeated and as I got back in line, the frustration set in. I stepped up for my next shot brimming with determination and made the goal, my confidence restored. After a few more rounds of shooting we were given another water break. Time was passing and the humidity was rising. This time the water just tasted like any other water, but I was still satisfied. As practice was drawing towards the end, it was time for our last activity: scrimmaging. It’s what I looked forward to almost every day.