My church plays in the Turkey Bowl Flag Football Tournament every November. This was not only a time to bond with my youth group, but to also create friendships with other church teams. However, there was a problem: my team consisted of players from age 13-20; however, the 13 year olds had little-to-no flag football experience. Consequently, they got less playtime and slowly became discouraged However, as a leader I wanted to show them otherwise: I coached them, helped them, and give them a new perspective on the game.
This ultimately paid off when we were heading deep into the playoffs. My team suddenly faced the problem of some older players going out due to cramps; however, the 13 year old players were able to step up and fill in those positions. Since I gave them an insight to how to play the game intelligently, they fit right in. After winning the tournament I realized how I was a leader both on and off the field. The 13 year olds came up to me and thanked me for helping them out and making them feel better after they were down.
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I was able to hold in my competitiveness when the younger kids messed up on the field because I understood their confusion. Additionally, I really saw my impact in helping the 13 year olds when my church was playing basketball with everyone (this included kids in elementary). Instead of yelling at these little kids, the 13 year olds learned to be patient with them as they had disadvantages in height and skill. I saw my leadership and mentorship experience impact the people around me as they learned and carried on what I had given(or taught) them to other
Flag football was invented as a modified version of the original tackle football sport, in order to allow individuals to partake in the game with a more minor chance of being injured through tackling during the play. The game consists of players attempting to score of touch downs by either running or throwing the ball across the field, and successfully crossing the marked end zone line. Before the year of 1905, football was a game played with the permission of physical contact upon players, as well as, with the lack of protective equipment during the game. However, that very year, after President Roosevelt took into account that football had caused 18 deaths and 159 severe injuries, he decided to take action, and implement certain rules
Bloody, bruised, and battered, Falls Church’s football team fought on in the fourth quarter. A football flew through the air as players crashed into one another sprinting to the ball, except I wasn’t on the field, nor was I on the sideline. I was a freshman watching our varsity footall team lose 0 to 48 on homecoming night, a familiar sight to many Falls Church students for the past 40 years. Those past 40 years are what has made Falls Church football the laughing stock of our conference, and since our school was one of the smallest high schools in the area, we never had the speed, size, or numbers to compete with other football teams. Our own school saw the team as a joke, 0-10 was a common season record, and being a Falls Church football
This weekend we get to watch a Detroit Lions game! We’re driving down to the West branch to spend some time with our friends. I can’t wait it’s going to be so much fun! My family traveled down near West Branch where we stayed for the weekend with our friends, Brent, Ronda, and their son Brendan.
On a cold, frosty, snow cover night in November at Welcome Home Stadium, was when my life changed. That night, two teams played for the chance to call themselves champions of 6th-grade football. All game, my team and I battled against the mighty Wilmington Hurricanes. We fought all game to win and finally we got the ball back with less than under a minute left and down by 4 points. The crowd was quieter than a church mouse as my coaches huddled us up during a timeout, and in that timeout, my coaches looked to me for answers.
When I was 7 years old I went to my first high school game with my mom, the teams that played were Roosevelt and Flower. I will never forget that day Sept 8th at 8PM friday night lights. My older cousin Brett Pierce was the starting Cornerback for flowers, I admired him because he the starting Corner and he was ranked #23 in the Nation for his position. My cousin ended the game with 18 tackles, 4 interceptions, and 3 forced fumbles that was one of the greatest days of my life. After the game was over I asked my mom could she sign me up to play football, she told me I wasn’t big enough.
When we first moved here my mom went to one of the high school football games and was amazed by the spirit of the fans. She then found out that it was because the football team had won the last two games and they are supposed to be a losing team. Also at this time my brothers and I had been telling my mom for years she needed to quit smoking which she had been doing since she was 13. So, we designed a contract. The contract stated that if the Wabash High School football team had a winning season meaning they had to win 5 games that my mother had to quit smoking.
The most popular football league in the world, the NFL is a professional football league. But, besides the NFL gaining more popularity in younger people is flag football. This could be growing in popularity due to numerous reasons such as injuries and long term effects. Specifically, more kids ages 6 to 12 are playing flag football over the tackling version of the sport. Another point is that the future of young football players will be playing with flags.
Danny was running with the ball when my cousin Miguel kicked the ball away. “You are never going to make a goal on me,” Miguel yelled. That 's when the ball came rolling to Vincent. Vincent was getting ready to kick when Danny announced,“miss”. Vincent looked up and took a shot with the ball.
Individulism is referred to self relience and personal independence. As a 15 year old high school student, I have not experienced many situations that show true independence, but an experience that I can personally relate to is softball. I have been playing softball for about 10 years now ,and have learned so many valuble lessons. When I think of sports I think of working together as a team and being independent is something that athelets have to do to fufill their journey. Some examples of showing individualism through softball, would be focusing on myself to improve my weaknesses, helping teamates in areas they struggle, coaching young softball players and taking responsibilty to teach them all they have to know to be successful and to
¨Now coming up to the plate for the Horned Frogs number 17, Mario Rivera!¨ In five years I pray this is the chance I will get to have, to hear my name while walking up to the plate, name in shining lights,people cheering my name. I pray that this opportunity comes to me as I dream to play baseball for my favorite college, The Texas Christian University Horned Frogs. Just imagine it the chance to play college baseball for the college you have have keeping up with since eight, boy do I hope I can have the special opportunity to accomplish something that big. First of all, I think this would be a great experience for me because I know many adults who have exclaimed the college baseball experience to be a joyride of fun as you travel coast to
Justin Callahan Mrs. Pace English 9-6 27 April 2023 Flag Football The article “2018 sees flag football scoring big with kids” asserts that the future of kids’ football is flag. It explains that flag football is the fastest-growing sport for kids in the past three years. The article then goes on to say that flag football is safer and less expensive than tackle football. The article then finishes by asserting that 78% of adults thought kids under 14 should not play tackle football.
The final reason is that when playing football kids learn valuable teamwork skills. According to NFL Flag When kids are playing football they learn accountability, teamwork, and positive sportsmanship. This is because when they play football each team member has a responsibility but it also is not just the responsibility of one kid and they all have to work together. Also to make the team the best they can be each team member has to fulfill their responsibility. This means that even if one of them doesn’t it can mean the difference between winning and losing a
Ever since I was a toddler, I loved sports. Baseball, basketball, it did not matter; I just liked to run. When I was around 4 or 5, I was in the living room watching the Steelers play the Cardinals and saw Santonio Holmes grab a game winning touchdown to win the Superbowl. I was so excited that I jumped up in the air and I told my dad, “Daddy when I grow up I want to play football and I want to score a lot of touchdowns just like 10 does.”
I would help encourage my classmen to do the same and this pointer allowed two other freshmen make the team. My sophmore year I transferred to a different school and this caused me to start over on another basketball team. I made the varsity squad as a starter because I would help motivate and teach the other girls how to do drills and basic fundamentals. My coaches assigned me as a team
The first time on a football field and i was very hyped about it cause i got to play and the coach put me as starter because i was the biggest one on the field. The very first play we got sacked but are left lineman didn't stop the ball they got pushed over and we got sacked. The ball was on the 25 yard line and we were trying to get to the fifteen yard line to get the first down and we were short 10 yards but we could still get cause if we work hard you play hard.