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My Freshman Year On The Junior Varsity Football Team

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My freshman year on the junior varsity football team I was not a great athlete; I wasn’t fast or strong and generally didn’t know much about the sport, and as a result, I didn’t get a lot of playing time. About half way through the season I became significantly better at playing football and earned a starting position. Then, during practice one day, I unfortunately broke my left fibula, and had to watch the rest of the season on the sideline. This injury set me back pretty far and made it difficult to train in the offseason to prepare for the upcoming season. I had constant thoughts about quitting and focusing all the free time i would have as a result on my school work, but eventually I decided I would stick it out and hope for the best.
As my sophomore season approached I had regained most of my lost muscle in my leg and had once again secured a starting spot on the JV team. Then during summer workouts, only …show more content…

These obstacles didn’t affect my football aspirations as much as they gave me a challenge with my school work. My concussion made it difficult to process information in my classes, and my broken arm made it difficult to write to complete my class assignments. Nevertheless, I applied the lessons I had learned from previous obstacles that helped me improve as an athlete to the classroom. I persevered and learned to accept the hand that I was dealt and made the best of a bad situation. The character that was revealed to me about myself through injury is that resilience is what allows one to effectively overcome obstacles in life. The challenges that I faced from playing football have revealed to me how I can accept a situation and make the best of it. My personal injuries that have affected me during high school have demonstrated and built my character, which will benefit me in the long-term as I prepare for college and life in

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