At Franklin High School sports are taken very seriously and being a five foot three senior it’s not as easy to make the school’s teams anymore for sports such as basketball and volleyball. So when I wasn’t able to play for my school I decided to join a church league where I could still play. I became a co-captain of the team as well as called most of the plays and even learned some great leadership skills. My coach did not have much experience coaching basketball and was only coaching because the team needed one. Therefore I used the opportunity to step up and call the plays for the team along with our other point guard and we ended up getting second place in the league. As you can see I’m not going to stop what I enjoy doing when there is a bump in the road. After my recent tour at Whitewater I’ve learned that if you aren’t playing a varsity sport, there are intramural sports which I would love to get involved in. I am a very active person and playing sports is one thing I love participating in. I’ve been involved with sports since I was about five years old and currently I play lacrosse for my high school and basketball for …show more content…
I believe that not only will I be receiving a wonderful education and experience from Whitewater, but also that I will provide a lot to Whitewater in return. I would love to get involved in the tutoring, intramural sports, starting new organizations, and sharing new ideas that could enrich the community, such as the water bottle bubblers I heard about on my tour. I think it would be amazing to become a Warhawk, to attend the football games in white and purple, to meet new people, to get involved in sports and clubs, to generate ideas to help improve the school, and most of all to be a part of an excellent college where I can receive and incredible education while helping others get one
Hi Mr. Rosenwalt, Tomorrow morning, I know their are the hockey tryouts. During the time of the tryout, I have a tournament hockey game that starts at 9:30 and I have to be their at 8:30. So, Is it possible that I could leave the tryout early? or go to another hockey tryout? Please tell me what the possible options are if there are any.
To a lot of people, mostly boys’ cheerleading isn’t considered a sport. But did you know that cheerleading was originally meant for boys? I bet you didn’t, the first cheerleader’s name was Johnny Campbell; he decided that one day that he wanted to lead chants at the University of Minnesota’s football game. He then created a whole team that would help him lead the crowd at different University of Minnesota sports games. Then, on November 2, 1898, Johnny Campbell was recognized to be the world’s first official cheerleader.
In the National Collegiate Athletic Association wrestling is one of the top five viewed championships in college sports, but how are we supposed to know who we like best when we only get to see them in the playoffs? I believe that there should be more college wrestling on TV. There should be more wrestling on TV because it’s unfair. There’s NCAA football and basketball on television all the time, so why shouldn’t there be wrestling too? Eighty-three percent of the people I interviewed agreed with me on this subject.
Diagnostic Essay After reading the article “You Can Grow Your Brain”, it made me feel more confident in myself and encouraged me to take on new tasks in the near future. By reading this article I have learned that the more you practice or exercise at something, the better you will be at whatever it is you chose. There was a time in elementary, where I discovered how much I loved sports, however, I wasn 't very athletic. I loved watching the game of basketball, it interested me so much and was very entertaining. When recess or free time came around each school day, after lunch, some guys including my older brother would shoot baskets and play games with teams.
While some believe that athletes should have their own choice at making a decision to go pro straight out of high school, they should not do so because they will not be able to manage their million dollar contracts respectively. Speaking of contracts, the NBA should eliminate guaranteed contracts for rookies drafted in the first round of the NBA draft. They should do this because a careless high school kid, could just go into the draft not knowing, or caring on how much they are going to make, with the lack of experience on handling millions of dollars. This is very unrepsonsibible for a teenager, and not only for the high school athlete, but also for the basketball association as well. This is because of there noncommitment to have these players
There should be limits on hits in football. People get hard hits and suffer huge injuries such as concussions and broken bones. One person theat i know is teddy bridgewater he was trying to score in a game na d he slid and he had a 300 pund person jump on top of him and suffered a huge concussion. Rex ryan is another person i know a long time ago and hhe suffered football concusions almost every football season and he couldnt play. There is another person i know that had broke his collarbone his name is charles woodson.
The ironic part is it sparked something in me; I was determined to heal quickly and push myself past my limits. In the end, I became more aggressive on the field and one of the best players on my team. The coaches noticed this huge change and awarded me the Coaches’ Award at the end of the season. Knowing I had more potential, I pushed myself even further and my talents were recognized by the new coach my senior year. I achieved my goal of starting every game and played a majority of the eighty minutes of regulation time.
The same aggression to improve that I put into rising in ranks academically, I also put into my new sport of choice; Tennis. I have been determined to improve as a player and have thrown myself at any opportunity to do so. This drive has helped me transition from the bottom of varsity to the top-ranked male player and team captain both junior and senior years. I may not be playing baseball today, but I have taken the lessons I learned from leading my team and applied them to other aspects of my life, such as my position as Tennis Team Captain.
“Play for the name on the front of jersey, not the back.” A popular quote for sports players. What does it mean? Anyone who’s seen any sports game with a team uniform would know that the team name is located on the top of the front side of the jersey and the player’s last name goes on the top of the backside of the jersey. So, the quote means play for your team and not for yourself.
NHS Leadership Essay Being involved in several clubs and activities has enlightened me with valuable life lessons that will sustain with me through my schooling and my life. The club that has presumably impacted my life the utmost is our school 's soccer club. We have a considerable amount of assistant coaches who help us better ourselves not only in our athletic talent, but in our character as well. Kevin Kuhl, our head coach, has taught me to always win and lose with class.
In middle school, I was a starting small forward on the basketball team. As a member all throughout middle school, my reputation with my teammates was at its peak. As a senior on the team, I was now given the opportunity to be the team’s captain. However, I was also on the school’s track team. With high hopes from both teams' coaches, I was stuck in a dilemma.
Introduction A. Attention gaining device: Many know about the aspects of sports on the field, but do you know their contributions off of it? B. Relevance Statement: Sports are involved in many facets of life that either affect us or the people around us, which makes it important to understand the contributions sports have made. C. Credibility Statement: I am a huge sports fan so I have always been interested in things like statistics, players, and sports history.
The game is closing down, your team is down by 2 points. Ten seconds are left in the game. Your team gets to throw the ball in from out of bounds. The pass is good, your player runs down the sideline... Pulls up to shoot.
In life, people will experience different things that will have an influence on who they are as well as who they will become. These experiences are in direct correlation to future success. Some believe that most of these experiences are outside of one 's own control, such as where he was born, where he goes to school or even a financial situation. While this makes sense, there is one thing that is within one 's control that will greatly increase the likelihood of one 's achievements. Playing sports in high school has a positive impact on future success.
“In the U.S., about 30 million children and teens participate in some form of organized sports, and more than 3.5 million injuries each year” claims Stanford Children’s Health. It’s definitely true that competitive sports can cause all sorts of injuries from big to small. The media teaches people simply that sports leads to horrific injuries and can cause stress, but what the mainstream media hardly discusses are the great benefits of competitive sports. While there may be some negatives to competitive sports, that’s just life, and to add on to that; there are plenty of benefits which are sure to override to media’s facts. Kids should play competitive sports because competitive sports teach children powerful life lessons, contributes to their social and mental stability, and because of the physical gain competitive sports provides.