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My Life Of Softball

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I've been playing softball since I was 8 years old. My family always been a baseball or softball family. I have 3 sisters and 2 brothers and we all started playing at a young age. My parents signed us up to keep us out of trouble and motivated. It helped keep us busy on our boring days. Not only that but it was fun and enjoyable. Softball has always been a big part of my life. Playing softball always been a family thing, I had many challenges that I faced, and softball can really help through school. How it all started, my brothers and sisters always practiced in my backyard. Looking at them okay made me want to play as well. So when sign ups came for them, I asked my mom if she can sign me up too. Days went by and it was time for my first practice. I remember feeling nervous because I never played before. There were about 12 other girls practicing and 2 coaches. Our team name were called the ''Baby Dolls". We wore a purple jersey, black pants, and purple socks. At practice the coach taught us to run the bases. After that he threw us big yellow softballs on the dirt and I had to field it with my glove. At first it was hard but I had got the hang of it. After practice was over the team all huddled up and yelled "Baby Dolls" on the count of 3. It was time to go home, and my parents asked me "how was practice". I looked at her and said " I loved it". After that I fell in love with the sport and never stopped playing. There are many challenges that I faced during

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