ipl-logo

Personal Narrative: High School Soccer Team

454 Words2 Pages

I have played premier/select soccer for 11 years, I dreamt of being a pro soccer player when I was little. The summer of 8th grade I tried out for the high school soccer team. After the three days of trying out. I waited to see if my name was on the roster. My dad called me and I said I do not see your name on the roster, I don't think you made the team. I was shocked, tears started to fall from my face as my dreams became to crumble to floor. Never in my mind did I think this was going to happen. After that day it was hard to just go day by day knowing that my dreams were crushed right in front of my eyes. I was doing my homework, my dad texted saying why don't you try out for the rowing team. He spoken to a friend who’s daughter won

Show More
Related

  • Pee Me Narrative

    301 Words  | 2 Pages

    Six years of pee wee, four years of travel, roughly 10,000 dollars of my parents hard earned money spent in payments, numerous nights of practice, countless days consumed by games and I did not make the team. An entire summer of early mornings dedicated to workouts, and I did not make the team. My freshman year I tried out for the Brentwood High School soccer team and didn’t make the cut. I will never forgot waiting anxiously for that email, opening it and not seeing my name on that roster. I was devastated, embarrassed and simply sad.

    Read More

  • Personal Narrative: How Soccer Has Affected My Life

    740 Words  | 3 Pages

    When I first thought about how soccer impacted my life, nothing really came to mind. I was that kid who mostly looked forward to the end of the game snacks and bringing around the goal jar. But when I actually began thinking about more about playing soccer I realized that soccer was the first place where I was fully submerged into something completely new. I learned how to make friends, how be a leader, and how to have good sportsmanship. These are all things that have made me into the person I am today and it all began on the soccer field.

    Read More

  • High School Soccer Personal Narrative

    189 Words  | 1 Pages

    Participating in high school soccer has taught me many life lessons, of which “determination” was the most important. At Fleetwood High School, soccer is a highly respected sport. As a freshman, I competed against many talented upper classmen for a spot on the team. Being one of the youngest players trying out was intimidating, but it forced me to establish a goal for myself. I was determined to, not only make the team, but to make the varsity team.

    Read More

  • Personal Narrative: The Girls Soccer Team

    332 Words  | 2 Pages

    The past few weeks here at the University of Maine at Farmington have been excellent. I had the opportunity to come a week early to try out for the girls soccer team. I didn 't make the team but in retrospect, I think that was the best thing to happen to me. I moved into Dakin on the 24th of August. My roommate there was a sophomore that was here for the field hockey team.

    Read More

  • Personal Narrative: My First Soccer Team

    506 Words  | 3 Pages

    My eighth-grade year, I tried out for the school’s co-ed soccer team and was confident that I would make the team. During the three hard days of try-outs, I pushed myself to improve each day and received several compliments from the coaches. On the last day, the head coach pulled me aside to tell me

    Read More

  • Personal Narrative: Junior High School Football

    190 Words  | 1 Pages

    The best leader I’ve worked with was my Junior High Football coach. My coach used the Path-Goal Theory. I hated football and saw no future for me in that sport. I was teased and literally quit the year before at a different school. I heard about try outs at another school and decided to go.

    Read More

  • Personal Narrative: Mission Vista Men's Varsity Soccer Team

    807 Words  | 4 Pages

    A sense of jubilation ran across my body while having a stomach full of butterflies was with me as we did our team cheer for the first time before our first game. The coach gave the starting line-up, I was not in the starting eleven. I expected this because I was in fact one of the new players. The referee blew the

    Read More

  • Personal Narrative: Seaman High School Soccer

    122 Words  | 1 Pages

    While soccer is singled out as one of my very strong passions, I find myself playing harder and smarter during school soccer. With the help of Craig Rocastle, former professional soccer player and the current coach of Seaman High School, we are undergoing one of the best seasons Seaman High has ever had. Presently after seven games we have yet to face defeat; furthermore, Rocastle pushes our team to the limits and states, “We will fly, I am proud of our season so far but there is still another level in us.” As our team enter each game with new mentalities and expectations we are; in fact, becoming a better team while also handling the task at hand and winning the game.

    Read More

  • Perseverance In Football

    585 Words  | 3 Pages

    I never thought I’d play ball after high school. To be honest I thought I wasn’t going to play after my freshman year. My freshman year at practice my coach had the guts to tell me I would never make the varsity team as long as he the coach. I thought to myself like why would a coach ever say that. He said that because we had a cut off relay race and our team already lost so I jogged down the line instead of sprinting.

    Read More

  • Personal Narrative: Captain On The Soccer Varsity Team

    99 Words  | 1 Pages

    Last year I became captain on the Soccer Varsity team of my high school. Being captain isn’t just being the head of all the girls, but is doing the best for the team. My goal was to work as a team in and outside the field, and working together to win and have fun. But my conflicts with certain girls were getting in the way, because how can I expect them to do a certain thing if I’m not setting an example. I chose to talk to those girls, set things straight and set an example to my teammates.

    Read More

  • Personal Narrative: My Growth As A Soccer Player

    156 Words  | 1 Pages

    This year was great some of my highlights are basketball and touch rugby. I’m proud that i moved to room 43 because i have gotten smarter stronger and faster also i have meet some new friends that helped me thru the year i will miss some of them. The most challenging thing was the tests because I had to think hard. I’ve achieved my goal of being better at soccer because I’ve been play with Reece and Guy and they have helped me aswell. I want to to the same goal as this year getting better at soccer and hopefully I can find Reece and Guy To up my Soccer skills because i think if you play with better people you get better as well.

    Read More

  • Personal Narrative: My First Soccer Game

    313 Words  | 2 Pages

    Everyone was cheering and chanting my name. Nowadays, I play soccer almost every second of the day. I have a mini soccer ball that I kick around with. I was taught how to play amazing in soccer, and it gave me a career.

    Read More

  • Personal Narrative: My First Soccer Team

    895 Words  | 4 Pages

    Thump. Thump. Thump. My heart hammered my ribcage as beads of sweat dripped, slowly, down my face. The grass beneath my feet burned to ashes I was moving so fast.

    Read More

  • Personal Narrative Essay About Soccer

    509 Words  | 3 Pages

    One of my best days was when my soccer team won the championship. I won several other championships ,but with other teams. This was my first season playing with this team. The major characters in this event were me, my teammates, my coaches and the parents. This event took place in a park at sanger during the summer.

    Read More

  • Personal Narrative: My Failure Of The Soccer Team

    407 Words  | 2 Pages

    It was the summer before my eighth grade year. During the hot month of June sixty other girls and I all showed up to the soccer field to try out for the upcoming season of club soccer. I left tryouts feeling like I had left it all on the field. Having been on the team for multiple years I was confidant this year would be no different. Then I received the email.

    Read More

More about Personal Narrative: High School Soccer Team

Open Document