Reflection Paper On Varsity

In the spring of my freshman year I tried out for and made the JV squad. My first season was painful. I finished with no hits, having spent most innings on the bench. I knew I would never play if I did not improve my hitting.

I have not and will never forget those series of events. This time hurt me but also helped build upon my character. It was my freshman year of high school. I had decided to play soccer, which was not a hard decision for me since I had played travel soccer pretty much my whole life. Also my brother was in high school at the time and played for the boys soccer team, and had my dad as his coach. He loved it and was having a great experience playing high school soccer so of course I like to follow in my brother’s footsteps. I was very nervous at first. There were over eleven seniors on the team, and they were pretty intimidating to me. During the summer, I played with the varsity often and enjoyed it. As I kept playing with them and performing well, my nerves lessened. Finally when the actual season rolled around, I was put on full varsity. All my hard work had paid off. I was one of the two freshman put on varsity. I was ecstatic. I was actually very lucky at getting put on varsity because at this point in my life I played purely out of natural talent. I was never one to put in extra work outside of practice and be disciplined in the way I lived my life. I never really strived to be the best I could be. Making varsity made me somewhat of a threat for the older girls. Some were happy for me, others did not like the thought of a freshman on varsity. These girls were hard coore they were bound and determined to make it to state that year. They were not going to accept anything less than amazing. This put an incredible amount of pressure on us younger girls. I remember going to every practice nervous that I was going to mess up and they get mad at me. I never really felt at ease with them. In the first few games I got good playing time. I was doing really well. I was finally getting comfortable out there on the field, but that was not the direction God was taking me and with one swift kick of the soccer

It was volleyball heading into freshman year that changed it all for me. I realized if I was going to pursue my dream of being the best libero, I had to work my butt off. It definitely wasn’t easy, I had bruises, scars, and was sore day after day that summer. I still was very frustrated because I knew I could get better but it just wasn’t in God's timing. When it came to freshman year volleyball tryouts I went in calm, because when I’m nervous I don’t play well. I heard from coaches “Great pass, Jamaica!” or “Nice job, Jamaica!” but then it came. The day where we found out what teams we got on. My dream was to make varsity, but that wasn’t the case this year. Will the JV coach pulled each of us into his office and he said to me “You will be the starting libero for JV and for

A year later, I was accepted into varsity. At first, it was nerve-wracking because I didn’t know anyone. I started to work hard every single day because I knew that I had to practice harder than most people. If I don't, the team would be curious on why I was even accepted. On the first week of practice, it was called hell week. At first, I didn't think that it would be anything hard. On the first day of practice, we had to get to the gym at 5 AM until 8 AM and 13 out of 18 people went. We were conditioning the

Our coach at the time, Coach Lallemand, would have cuts at the beginning and end of the year every year. So, at the end of my sophomore year we were at tryouts going through our drills and what have you. Then at the end he called us one by one into his office. I was expecting to make the team I had no doubt in my mind I was going to make the team. When he called my name I wasn’t nervous or anxious, I knew I was

Basketball has always been an easy sport for me. I was the team captain and one of the carriers of the team. I was quite confident in myself and knew the consequences of not playing. But when I became a freshman in high school and could not play on the middle school team I had one option, to play on the varsity team. I was nervous because I had made friends on the middle school team but did not know the dynamic of the varsity team. When the first practice rolled around I was anxious.

After the first half of the JV game my coach took me out and I was confused as to why until she told me I was going to play for varsity instead. A million things were going through my mind and I couldn’t believe it! I was so nervous to play because everyone was watching from the energy and excitement I had I played amazing. When we all came up after the first half my coach then asked me if I wanted to go in the play

I’m 5’8, which is pretty tall for a girl, so I have an advantage. People were getting called into the coach's office and it was pretty obvious when they walked out if they were satisfied with the news they got on whether or not they made varsity. SLAM! Went the door as my coach walked into the gym. It was like it was being screamed, but my name was finally called.

During the last day of try-outs, we all had to scrimmage each other. The teams were divided by I felt like I couldn’t be stopped, that I was a pro. Both me and Derek were playing out of our minds. The week of try-outs, Coach called me over and said to me “Do you want to play on varsity or JV?” That was one of the hardest questions I’ve ever

I wasn’t going to stop there though. I kept working and was gradually getting more and more play time. Before I knew it, I was called to one of the JV meetings and was told I would be permanently playing with them. When my first full JV game came around, I scored another 8 points and had many assists as well. That’s when I became a starter. At least until the two girls that were hurt recovered. I now play JV games about twice a week and practice with Varsity. On occasion, Jv gets a tiny bit of Varsity time, but hardly ever. I have gotten a few minutes in a few different games. It isn’t much but it is still cool for me to think how a month ago I was on C. Basketball this year has taught me a great deal of lessons. It has taught me to always work to the best of my ability. I realized that when I slack and not try I will just end up hurting myself in the end. I also learned that when something's hard, you cannot give up, and that you have to be persistent, even if you think it is impossible to continue, do it anyways because it will pay off. Basketball taught me a lot of things, but I never would have thought it would teach me those valuable life-changing

Taking the field with a varsity football team as a freshman is quite scary. Friday nights are something I have grown to love even more than before. Mental toughness as well as physical is very much needed in this sport. This year would be the test for me. Nerves are always going to be a factor for people that are starting to play football with older guys.I was a fourteen year old freshman. Over the summer break I had been lifting a lot of weights and getting strong. It wasn’t ever going through my mind that I would start as a freshman, Until Coach Cole came to me and said that I was going to have to be tough because I had a good chance to start because we needed another lineman.

I was about halfway through my sophomore year of high school. I was on the varsity soccer team and we were having a terrific season. We were hoping to make a run for state, which had never been done by the boys team since its inception 10 years ago. I did not receive a lot of playing time over the course of the season, but I was integral to the depth and strength of the team. At first, I had to prove to myself and my coaches that I could be an asset to the varsity team. I stepped up my intensity during the junior varsity games and focused all my energy during practice to make sure my efforts would not go unnoticed. My hard work and determination paid off and as a result, I was asked to join in the varsity practices. It was a great opportunity

Next we went over the basics and we practiced who to pass, set, hit, serve, and roll, It was easy for me because I have played volleyball for the last 5 years. After practicing for awhile I realized tryouts was about to be over. Then we would find out who made the team. So we took the nets down and changed our shoes and then the roster was put up. So when we saw the roster we all ran over to where they had posted it. When we saw it we screamed, WE HAD MADE IT!!!! We were so happy. When my mom came to pick me up I told her the great news. She was so happy for me,as a few weeks went on we practiced and practiced. Time had passed and it was our first game we were going to play our rival school, Fall Creek Valley Middle School. We were ready to win. In are game we had lots of great thing and lots of mistakes, But in the end we came out with a loss. But overall we did great for our first game of the season. When we were done shaking hands and saying good game, I got to go talk to my mom and she told me I did a good job, I didn't feel like I did. After the 7th grade game the 8th graders play and they did great to but in the end they lost. Overall it was a good

My sophomore year I did not expect to be playing varsity until the coach came

When I was in middle school and was just beginning to get involved with Volleyball in a general P.E. class, my friends and I had begun playing every day. At the time the school I was attending was just a Fine Arts Academy and had not began the process of making in Varsity sports teams. This lead to my friends and I, trying desperately to convince the dean into letting us start a Varsity level team. This was highly unlikely considering it was the first year the school was being opened and the district was still working on the funding for all of the different programs the school had to offer.