Why Is Football So Important To Me

I was proud of myself for what I’ve done that day. Before that, I was a very active and a strong player in my school volleyball team. Casey and I were best friends and she’s one of the volleyball players too. While coach Sunny was the one who discover my talent in volleyball, she always motivate me to challenge the state volleyball player.

But when I was turning 15, I had a severe sick and I had to skip all the volleyball practices. But one day, I was told someone had taken my place as a spiker in the volleyball team because I 've been absent for a period of time. I felt mad but at the same time I felt disappointed because I thought coach Sunny would reserve my position but not kick me out of the team.

There was one morning, a bright and sunny day, the day my world was turned upside down. When I woke up, I felt unconscious, my sixth sense told me that something would happen on that day. I was lying on my bed and suddenly someone called me. It was coach Sunny. Curiosity preoccupied my mind, why did coach called me ? I picked up the phone.

“Shaina, its coach Sunny. I need you to replace our injured spiker in the volleyball competition. I need you!"

“ No, no, I can’t make it coach. I’m sorry, I cant, I just can’t. I don 't want to be a substitution for the team".

The whistle blew and the ball went soaring over the net and defiantly hit the ground without a touch. Ace! We got one point from the opponent. We served the ball again and the opponent passed it from player to player and returned it to our side. We did not let it touch the ground. It was in the air for a few seconds. And here it goes, my time to smash. Smash. I hit the ball so hard that my hand hurt. I watched it as it passed straight through the opposite teams arms and hit the ground. What a thrill! My ‘tornado smash’ was fast and strong. The spectators gave us loud cheers and it definitely boosted up my