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Personal Narrative: Arsenal Kuwait Team

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My sixth grade soccer tryout was just another let down. I was starting to get used to this, so far I had never made a team, but I loved football. (I realize that in America Football and Soccer are not the same sport). My dad watched the last bit of the tryout before picking me up. He told me where I messed up but said I did well. All be it not physical, he tended to my wounds before I got the usual shock of not making the team. One week later I spoke to my dad about joining a soccer academy to improve my skills. The following week I joined Barcelona Football Club Academy in Kuwait. I was embarrassed and ashamed by my teammates for constantly letting them down. It was terrible for me. Even the younger kids were so much better than me. I decided …show more content…

I had come a very long way from middle school. After my first three months at Arsenal in my ninth grade year I was selected as part of the Arsenal Kuwait team. This was one of the happiest moments of my life having felt so accomplished in finally earning my place in a team. That year I decided not to try out for the school team and to just focus all my energy on Arsenal. In grade 10 I made the school team and the Arsenal team and juggled both with studies. In grade 11 I started International baccalaureate, to make more time for studying and the 150hour minimum requirement for creativity, action and service extra curricular activities I only played for Arsenal and not the school team. Now as a rising senior I am spending my summer practicing at Arsenal and I have become an assistant coach for the Under 5 age group at Arsenal. One of my best moments as an Under 5’s assistant coach was when one of my coaches at Arsenal, coach Joe, told me, “Wow, you got Khaled to play, he’s a great kid but never seems to want to play football”. I am very happy with where I am now and don not once regret all the time and effort I put in getting better instead of just having a good

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