For as long as I can remember, athletics have been a part of my life. I am an athlete who will put my everything into trying to be better. I’ve always been a shy person, but the field was where I was the most confident and I could be myself. That was until my junior year of high school, when a coach took the athlete inside me and turned it into a broken player who ended up hating the sport she loved. I had seen him hurt people before me, but I absolutely loved the sport so I thought I could handle it. Boy was I wrong. It shouldn’t have been like that. Practice, otherwise known as stupid drills that helped no one and lots of unnecessary yelling, made my afternoons awful. I actually enjoyed going to practice with each of the coaches before …show more content…
I was fighting back tears because of the way he constantly tore me down. A some point, I couldn’t take it anymore. At practice one day, Coach had us doing a drill that wasn’t very well thought out, so naturally we couldn’t do it right, so he began yelling at us. Some tried to explain how we could fix it to make it better, but he liked to make it very clear that he had authority over us, and wouldn’t let us speak. “I don’t care.” was repeated anytime we tried to voice ourselves. I tried to get him to understand what the others were trying to say, but he yelled at me for being “rude” and “disrespectful” and I wasn’t going to stand there and take it so I walked off the field, tears running down my face. I never told an adult until that practice. I know that I should have, but something stopped me, i just don’t know what. Meetings were set up, investigations, the whole nine yards. It was chaotic, but worth it. Even though the season was over, I knew that if I didn’t do something, no one would and no one deserves to go through what I did. There needed to be a change, so that is exactly what I made
In the annual Ely Tigers versus Dillard Panthers football game, there was a play caught at the last minute, giving the Ely Tigers the win. The score was 14-10, and Donnell Wilson caught the winning touchdown pass. How he caught it, no one was quite sure. All they knew was in the Ely-Dillard football game, the winning catch was caught by Donnell, it was lucky, and it was a team effort.
I went to practice even if it meant I was going to go through Hell under the coaching of Satan. I would stay home some days so I did not have to go to practice. I was pulled out of drills because I was not doing them right. I was yelled at when not doing the drills right. I never understood what I had to do because the coach never helped me. I would ask, but I was told the same thing over and over again. I show up for the practices, I work my butt off, and I perform well. But, when it comes down to playing time? There I am sitting back on the bench either playing behind someone who has less talent or someone who only puts half the work in.
Football season is winding down. As you know, the end of football season means everyone is gearing up for big showdowns between their favorite matchups. If you are a football fan, then it’s possible that you are planning to tailgate this year. Although tailgating is a great way to show you team spirit, safe tailgating is critical to having a good time and prevent claims against your auto insurance.
He said “you could be the best person on this team but because you are not confident in what you do you will always be number two, you are the only person holding you back”. All of my teammates eyes were trained on me to see how I would respond and after what my coach had just said and everyone’s attention on me all I could do was nod because I was still too stunned. I went home that day I thought about what he said and I realized he was right. I was the only person standing in my way, the only person stopping me from reaching my full potential, so I decided that I wasn’t going to hold myself back any
I currently play on the U13 Girls Black soccer team for Fredericksburg Football Club. Recently, our team experienced a difficult time. Our previous coach, Jens, was getting very irritated towards our behavior. It seemed as if our team did not care what he was saying, as well as what our teammates were saying to us. We were consistently receiving discipline and were getting defeated during our games due to our lack of concentration.
On my first day of rocket football practice in fifth grade I was nervous. This was the first year at my new school I would be playing football; Because of this I felt I had to prove myself to the players and the coaches. Unexpectedly, my coach yelled promptly at 6pm for us to fall into a line. Out of fear of running laps we all compelled to orders. Being the new guy, I was shoved to the fresh start of the line, after chatting with the two coaches beside him. Suddenly he began to speak in a less tempered voice. In such a way that made it seem he just realized he was yelling at kids to begin with. Calmly, he told us about how we were not allowed to practice without our helmet, shoulder
And in sports where that they are familiar with they are willing to do the right thing and not take the upper hand. It also showed me areas I need to improve, I need to have someone come speak about the important of an opponent. It also showed me that I need to teach that it is okay to questions authority, something that I can cover in the weekly team meetings. However, I will start by talking to the coaching staff on how we can make a plan to achive both of
There is nobody who knows more about football at the age of twelve than Charlie Gaines. Charlie is a very smart kid about football he knows the ins and outs of football. He is already a fantasy football mastermind everybody wants his insights about the latest week fantasy picks. Also, to add his best friend's grandfather owns a NFL team called the L.A Bulldogs, so he gets to go to all the games in L.A. Charlie is a very interesting character.
High school football over the years has become a huge spectacle lets just talk about the DWF area or we can even get smaller to make a point if you made a 25 mile radius these local high school teams play at the Star (seats 12,000), Allen stadium (seats 18,000 cost 60 million), and McKinney’s new stadium (seats 12,000 costs 69.9 million). This is just high school football these young kids playing under tremendous pressure from the start. The pressure to play high school football is immense, there are so many media outlets for these kids, and they get coverage from what it seems like all the time during the season, yet this is all just considered a recreational activity I think it has become more than that now. The pressure for coaches is high as well dealing with parents, board members, keeping up with classes as a teacher, and oh you also have to win since football is a performance-based business (forewarning this will be said a lot). For example I will refer to Boobie Miles from Friday Night Lights for one final point. Boobie knew if he did not make it in football there was nothing special for him. That is why when he got hurt he still wanted to play, because he knew that’s all he had. That is a lot of pressure for a 16-18 year to handle, and if they are not up for it they crack.
The second practice we went straight to work. Coach Andy made us run as well as tackling drills. It was during one of these tackling drills that Mike had gotten injured. One of the team members had accidentally hit Mike’s elbow with his helmet. Mike was in severe pain and the coach insisted he keep doing push ups. I went over to Mike and tried to talk to him but he was in too much pain to even hold a conversation. Eventually, the coach realized he was injured and sent him to the bench. The next day, Mike was in an arm sling and was forced to quit the season.
I observed that she is from a Spanish speaking country, living in the rural area. She was a tom-boy who loves to take care of bulls. The first time she saw a picture of a bullfighter, she became interested in the sport. She started the sport at a young age and when all the men in her family failed at their attempt she didn’t fail. She was dedicated in becoming a professional matador in which she did. Before she enters the bull ring she practice her routine, dressing in her jump shot of fine patterns and dazzling decorations. In the ring, she uses a red flag to distract the bull in order to kill it. The way she moves in the ring reveals her love for the sport.
We walked together to the field, the spikes on the bottom of my cleats clicking with each step on the parking lot pavement. A huge field with onlookers filling the bleachers on the far side came into view, lit up by the soft evening light. I spotted the girls on my team and my tired looking grey-haired coach. Me and my dad split up, me going to warm up with my team and my dad going to sit with the team parents. As I was passing with my teammates I watched the opposing team carefully. I observed how neat their drills were and how accurate their shots and passes were. They all looked so athletic and that really made me doubt myself. How was I supposed to prove to everyone that I was a good player if I had to play against a team this good? What if I mess up and the other team completely destroys my team? The loud buzzer that ended the warm ups sounded and both teams went to their side of the field. My coach called today’s starters out, and luckily he didn’t choose me. Relieved, I went to go sit on one of the hard metal chairs they provided for the teams on the sidelines. The chairs were uncomfortable but that didn’t bother me. I had other things on my mind. I sat shivering watching the events of the game
Hearing him say that to me made me want to drop my things and walk out of the room, I wanted to turn away from football and never look back. Instead I went with it, that whole practice I was mad and everyone could tell. Many times, that day players would come up and ask “hey man is everything okay?” The only thing I could even say back was “I’m fine,” but they all knew I was anything but fine.
On the last day of tryouts, the coaches made cuts for the teams. They called each one of us separately to meet. The head coach started off by saying that I was a good player and that I had a lot of potential. Then, the praise quickly dropped off.
Playing football has had the most impact on the development of my character. I started playing football when I was 5 years old. Playing football has taught me many valuable lessons. While playing football, I have better understood the values of hard work. Football taught me that the only way to succeed in something is by working harder than anyone else. Football has also taught me that when working with a team, everybody has an important role and if one person slacks off it hurts the entire team. There is no “I” in team and teamwork is a valuable life lesson. Whenever teammates are focused on individual accomplishments, instead of the team’s success, the team as a whole does not perform as well. I have learned through this that when you