Why Do You Leave A Team After Being Together Since Second Grade?

“I don’t care where the coaches decide to play me,” he said. “As long as we get a ‘W’ at the end of the week. That is all that matters.”

I ran back to the ball with all of my might pick up the ball with 10 sec left...10...9...8...7...6...5...4... I shot the ball! 3...2...SCORE!

“I’ve already played with a lot of the boys, I think I’ve played with everyone in the team except for our fullback Nick [Meaney].”

My team,coaches,and I all headed to the dug out of the field we were going to play on. We put our softball bags and waters in there including more things and we grabbed are gloves and masks and headed out on the field to play some catch. Then we all were finished so we hads to go back into the dugout for a drink of water,put down are gloves and masks and grabbed are helmets and bats. That flew by and the time for the game was getting closer and closer and I was getting more nervous by the minute but i was really excited. My whole team was pumped up and ready put in the inside of are head was saying the complete opposite and was filled with negativity. After we were all warmed up and loose we started to head over to another dug out at another field for a private pep talk with our coaches.

The alarm sounded signaling that it was time to start the game. Each team got their line up and went out on the field. Tweet. The whistle blew and the game started. The game was boring at the beginning. It was not very physical until a player from Pike and I collided going for the ball. We both fell and hit the grass hard. Eventually we both get up and continue to play. I soon started noticing my chest tighten and I began

"Go, Set, Hut!" I yelled. As I got the snap, Kody took a fake to the seven, I dropped back further and further while watching Kody as he was swallowed up by the defensive line. I looked down the field as I saw Sonny wide open after shedding a block. I planted my feet, wound up my arm, and launched the ball. As I climbed back to my feet, I paused, everyone in the stands went silent, as I watched Sonny dive for the ball into the end zone, I heard the crowd celebrating as Cory came over the speakers, "Touchdown Nordics!" He yelled in excitement.

“Let's go play some football!” This caused me to snap back to reality and caused the entire locker room to erupt with screams, including me.

As the game started, I immediately knew that this game was going to be close. I was subbed in, handing off the dirty, yellow scrimmage jersey. Our opponents were good, but we were better. I stood there, wind blowing around the little hairs that wouldn't make it into my ponytail, ready for my opponent. I knew I had one job, to defend my goal. I located the girl who would later change the game for me. She was slightly taller than me. She had dark brown hair and bushy

Right before the halftime whistle I found myself on the left wing looking for a deep attack. Brodey, my teammate and co-pilot of the team found himself on the left wing looking into the penalty box for a cross. I was on the receiving end of that cross, with the defender guarding me much too far away to block any sort of shot I had. It was a 1 vs 1 now, finisher vs goalie. I tried heading the ball into the right corner of the goal, but only to have it parried by the goalie.

“We might have to take you off the field for the rest of the quarter?” the other said.

“Alyvia!” yelled Haley as she ran on the field to sub for me. I ran to the sidelines and hoped to get to play forward again. It was tied with under two minutes left. My team kept getting the ball down the field, but the goalie kept my team from

By then my coach had ordered everyone for some space and he knelt down and said, “Whats wrong”.

“Our defense is very good. We’ve worked hard at that so I’m more worried about [Wests Tigers] not scoring than winning the game, but hopefully those two come together.

Jasmine, a few other people and I weren't starting, so we sat down. Later in the second half Coach Benny usually would have subbed by now. Then someone said, " I wonder is we are going to to play? " Loud enough for Coach Benny could hear. I was thinking the same thing, but I know better not to say it out loud.

“Let’s try to win”, spoke Kayden as the team ran to the soccer area. First of all, I continued to be the goalie and they started the game with a fierce kick. However, they mostly kept the ball zooming out in the field area. Four times we scored in their goalie box. After that, the ball was kicked passed the goalie box I was guarding and by the basketball courts.