How Does Soccer Influenced My Life

Ever since I could remember, soccer had been in my life. If there was a soccer team that needed a coach, my father was always the first to volunteer. There were almost too many strenuous weekends spent hours away from home for soccer tournaments to count. My entire family, consisting of my parents, my siblings, my dog, and myself, packed in a mini-van heading to a city that I had never heard of for soccer games. But when I entered high school, all that would soon go away. I kept playing the same sport that I always had, although now I had to wake up at five in the morning for six hours of high school soccer practice in the smoldering summer heat in order to make the high school team. High School sports were more competitive than anything I had done before. I put in as much effort as I could to make the Varsity High School team, staying out past dinner to practice even longer. I was utterly divulged in soccer and trying to be the best I could be. Soon, I would regret placing a game over spending time with my family.

Growing up in a house with all boys in Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania, I was taught to be tough and injuries were very common but easily shaken off. When it came to sports, I would put all my time and effort into one thing: soccer. Soccer was always a true passion of mine; as a matter of fact, it was more of a lifestyle than just a sport. I would spend weekends traveling around my local area playing the game I loved with people I enjoyed being with. My teammates became like my second family after countless seasons and we did almost everything together off the soccer field. The idea of putting on my jersey and lacing up my cleats was a moment I would not trade for the world and something I would never take for granted.

Everyone has that certain thing that makes them who they are. That certain thing for me is soccer. It’s my hobby, my biggest interest, and my passion. Soccer isn’t just a sport for me, it’s my life. It has been part of my life for as long as I can remember. I have played the intriguing game of soccer since I was four years old, and I have loved it ever since.

There has been many important events that have occurred since I have been born but there is one in particular that has sparked a light in me that has changed the way i have looked at things. It happened when I was playing with the Sacramento FC and everything was going well until the middle of the season. When we got to the middle of the season things started to look shady. I wasn't getting playing time and that really opened my eyes to reality. Soccer was not the only thing that I needed to do in order to have a good life. I needed to start focusing on my dreams and different routes to success other then just soccer. It really showed what I need to do in order to survive in the real world. If it was not for my family's support through this

Soccer led to days sitting in the park talking about our futures, bike rides to the beach, and nights of mischief. Around the same time I started playing and watching basketball. I remember watching Kobe Bryant play in the 2009 NBA Finals against the Boston Celtics and thinking I want to try that move, hoist a trophy, have a crowd cheer for me. There has always been a sense of energy I got from playing in front of people which can be attributed to my competitiveness. Regardless, the only people that I cared about watching me were my parents. My father was always working and my mother also working among taking care of my younger sisters and I. That is until my championship game with the boys and girls club in 6th grade. I vividly remember my dad waving to me as we started the game and although we lost I was never happier. Basketball gave me a reason to smile. There were countless nights of trash talk and one on one games with people who were my rivals, rivals that are now my closest

I wanted instant success. I kept switching in and out of sports teams, until when my parents enrolled for a soccer team. At that time, I hated soccer. I was frustrated when I found out, but most of my

It wasn’t an easy decision since being a multi-sport athlete, I was also a great boxer and football player. I had love for the sports that I took part in, the potential I had was like no other. I had the academic qualities and physical attributes to go a long way with all three sports but nothing beats time. I had to make this decision in order to establish what I was going focus on. I decided to focus on soccer because this sport takes my mind off everything, I feel like i'm in a different realm when I play, I don’t get that feeling for anything

The sport of soccer was what motivated me to do better in everything I did. I had played every position on the field except for one up until high school when everything changed; our keeper had quit and the only person we had left was incredibly untalented. My coach at the time asked if any one was willing to step up to fill the position. It was a cloudy and

Some plays can be attempted, but they are usually unsuccessful due to the position of the teams’ players and the lack of communication across the field. When players are halfway across the field, it’s difficult to communicate a play and getting closer requires running which results in a loss of energy. Another reason why soccer isn’t as interesting is the fact that scoring occurs infrequently and sometimes never. Nobody wants to sit in a stadium for three hours to watch a game where the final score will be one to zero; where's the enjoyment in that! The overall play of the game comes off as boring, watching athletes kick a ball up the field makes the game unbearable to watch.

Soccer not only joins me with my family and heritage but it fuses the countries citizens together.

Growing up in a small town, where there wasn't a whole lot of activities to do, when you did find something to do, you stuck with it. When I was around five years ago, my parents signed me up for soccer. I didn't know anything about soccer, but my dad was the coach and taught me almost everything I know. He coached me until I started playing for the middle school team and had a different coach. I was nervous but dad never missed a game. Another new coach when I went into high school, but still, dad was always there.

I had to play in a position I had never played before which was a fullback and our first couple games I had to learn how to play it. I never would’ve thought I would enjoy playing soccer as much as I do now. Before I played soccer I was never a big fan of it until I actually played it. Soccer has changed me in a positive way because it taught me a lot of important life lessons. I will never forget these life lessons that soccer has taught me. They have shaped me into the person I am today. Soccer has taught me sportsmanship, hard work, confidence, teamwork, dedication, and commitment. Being on the soccer team also has some negative things. Sometimes our team would not agree on something and would end up in an argument. It taught me how to work things out with my teammates and get along with them. Also being on the team means you have a chance at making new friends. Throughout my experience of being on the team, I had some struggles. Whenever I was on the field and missed a chance at making a goal, I would get upset after the game. So my family and friends would motivate me and tell me I could get more chances at getting better. One of my biggest supporters was my cousin. He was a soccer player for 4 years for Dunmore and he always supported

Throughout my entire life, my parents always expressed to me that, “You can do anything you set your mind to, but it takes action, perseverance, and facing your fears.” It took a little bit of time for me to truly believe in this quote, but my junior year of high school I finally started to believe that it was true. It all commenced when I tried out for the soccer team and I had made it. From that moment, it motivated me to want to be the best on and off the field. In order for me to be the best on the field, I had to put in hard work, dedication and effort into this sport. Eventually, all my hard work, dedication and effort paid off a year later in my senior year. From this hard work and dedication, I learned many life lessons and I also learned I can really do anything

Soccer has always been my passion, and I have been playing it since I was 10. I consider it to be a beautiful sport that is exhilarating and whose outcome is based on the on cooperation and teamwork.

Ever since I was a young girl, I have been fascinated with the sport soccer. However, I truly became passionate about it when I played my freshman through senior years in high school. We would practice on the field for an hour every weekday and if it was too cold outside, we would practice in the school gymnasium. During this hour, my team and I would stretch, run, scrimmage against each other, and sometimes do strength training. I became involved in this sport when I was eight years old because I thought that it looked fun and I had many friends that played. My parents fully supported me and my dad especially was so excited to be a mentor and help me learn to become a better athlete. I really enjoyed this sport because it taught me so much