The Importance Of Field Hockey

I do not think senior year has been turning out like I have always thought of it as going. I have always thought of my senior year being the easiest and most fun year of high school. Yes, I have had fun, but it has not been easy. I have been put through challenges already that I know will prepare me better for college.

As you go through life there are many things that shape you as a person, many things that you learn and grow from. I have experienced all of these from one thing, hockey. I started skating when I was about 4 years old, persuaded into the sport by my dad, who came from a big hockey family. I was so young I do not remember my first reaction to it or if I even liked it, but there must have been a reason that I stuck with it. Hockey has caused me much stress and tribulation but every second of pain is worth the reward.

When I was eleven years old, I started playing field hockey for a simple reason: all of my friends were playing. Everyone else had quit playing soccer, so I decided that I wanted to play both. One season later, the soccer practices disappeared from my schedule. I started to play hockey year-round, and I fell in love with the sport by complete accident. I learned to dodge, pass, and shoot, and I got to run around and laugh at practice a few nights every week. Middle school recreational leagues turned into the high school varsity team in the fall and a club team for the rest of the year. Many of my friends stopped playing when we got to college, choosing to devote their free time to other organizations. I, on the other hand, could not let it

It was the hardest year of my life, but, it is also the most memorable because it has been teaching life lessons like telling the truth or, make friends who won’t use you. The most important life lesson I think I have learned is to never give up on life even though it is got you down. I hope next year is a lot

Every person has a place or a person they can go to in order to experience a sense of belonging. This positive feeling gives one the opportunity to escape the stressful factors of life and the ability to not feel like an outsider while being yourself. Looking back on my life before a sport, I was lost. After picking up field hockey, my life was transformed socially, physically, and mentally. Now, four years later, I am grateful to have such an amazing school team that allows me to feel like I belong there almost every time we are together, both on the perfectly trimmed grass with straight, white lines that mimic turf field, or in the noisy hallways crammed wall to wall with kids. Because this is a school field hockey team, I can always remember that I have somebody to talk to from the beginning of the school day to the end of practice. Without this group of people, I would not be lucky enough to become familiarized

My senior year has gone by so unbelievably quickly. It had been only four years ago when I first stood in front of the school a mere freshman. Throughout the years I gained a new experience that either made me a more global citizen or better prepared as an academic student. This year has been no exception and I feel ready enough for what’s ahead.

So far, my senior year has been pretty good. I’ve been maintaining my grades and turning things in on time. The start of my senior, to me, has been wonderful. The class I like the most is my first hour co-op class. The class is Culinary Arts. Anything involving food can keep me excited. I know it sounds bad saying that, but you can’t live without it.

I want to tell you a little bit about my background that can give you a better understanding of me as a person. As a young kid, I grew up on a pair of skates. Me and my brother couldn’t wait until friday night when my dad would take us the the rink and let us skate around. When we were finally old enough to join a hockey team that was the beginning of a life pacion that would continue to this day. Know I am greatly privileged to play on my high school hockey team, and in 10th grade our team actually won state.

This sport helps kids to work together as a team. “The most important thing about winning is believing in your team no matter what’’- Lauren Dallaglio. My two friends who I went to camp with never got along, but once we started playing field hockey they became best friends because they sport made them work together. “You may have the greatest individual stars in the world but if they don’t play together, they club won’t be worth a dime.”

I am a native to Virginia Beach going to Salem High School, and played multiple sports for the Sun Devils. Growing up sports was a big part of my family, which made me overcome adversity with serious knee injuries. I tore my ACL twice on the same knee, and it made me behind on the recruiting for colleges. In the end, I worked hard to get a scholarship to college in field hockey. When I was little, my dad would take me to the Admirals games, and watching the player’s movement on the ice.

It initially was not easy to transition sports after playing soccer my freshman year, however, playing field hockey made me realize that sports should be played to feel positive about yourself and create memories while doing so. Through field hockey, I was influenced by the idea that sports should be therapeutic and rewarding, and not

Senior year: you never see it coming. Before you start high school, you are told that the next four years of your life will be the best times. You are also told that those same 4 years will go by faster than you expect. Going into highschool I never expected it to go by fast. I thought these amazing four years of my life were going to drag on forever. Now I realize that is far from true. I am now a second semester senior and the time clock is almost to zero. Joining orchesis was one of the best things I could have ever done in high school. Being involved in something makes senior year that much harder. Everything you do is your last. You know you're a senior when it is time for you to make the senior chant for show.

“Leave your ego at the door every morning, and just do some truly great work. Few things will make you feel better than a job brilliantly done.” A job after I graduate from college, is what I shoot for. I aim for the green fields.I would love to be a field hockey coach. The knowledge required to coach this sport is training, English language psychology, administration and management, and knowing and understanding field hockey is essential too. Field hockey is a team sport of the hockey family. The earliest origins of the game date back to the Middle Ages in England, Scotland, France and the Netherlands.

Hockey has taught me a lot about sports, sportsmanship, and protecting myself. It has taught me how to stand up for what I believe is right, how to protect the people that mean the most to me, and teamwork. From the moment that I walk into the rink, the rest of my world seems to disappear for a few hours. While on the ice, my problems fade away like the sun burning off a thick morning fog.

This year has been so much fun. It's hard to believe that i'm finally done with high school. I've met so many people here who I think will be long term friends. Some of them are like brothers to me. I'm thankful for all the people who made this year so much fun. Everyone said your senior year is the year that flies by. They are right, i feel like we just started like a month ago. We didn't its been our full year. I have a new job now thanks to the skill I learned here. My senior year was a great experience. Now I have a beautiful girlfriend who I love so very much. Life is getting better for me. The things I wanted to do this year were to get more certs in my lab. I did and it also made me the most certified in my class. I have my 3g stick