I then got my height and weight measured 6ft 1in 221 lbs, which Is huge for a thirteen year old, but compared to all of the others I was underweight. I then began to wait for the coaches to call us up for warm-ups, my dad came up to me and told me this “ You have been training for this since February, you have put the work in and now you are ready”. As I was waiting I looked around and saw many very athletic looking athletes, many were bragging to each other about how they would definitely make the team. Lots of guys looked bigger, stronger, and faster. I could tell that I was the only one who was still thirteen.
After the tryout the main coach announced, "Good job everyone. We will email your parents to inform you if you made the team. We have 3 to 4 spots. " When me and my dad were driving home I asked him if he thought I made the team. "I don 't know.
Accepting a position to play with the top team in the next highest age group in my club was a great opportunity, although I was certain that it would present obstacles to overcome. Being the youngest player on a team with incredible athletes who display their talent on the court is an exceptional achievement. However, this accomplishment can comes with questions, hesitation, and stereotypes. Yes, I am only in eighth grade. Yes, I am small.
I was being Stereotyped by kids that were saying that i look boring and Im emo. It was not true at all because Im ok to hang out with and i prove
The second day of practice as an official team I arrived at practices one hour early, and so did one of my teammates. One of my teammates said, “Hey you’re on my
After the first practice I told my mom I wanted to quit. I told her they were beginners and I need a more advanced team to show off my skills. My mother asked me if it was really was that bad and then I told her, “It was worse than that.” Then my mom kicked me of
Outside of practice you have a lot of people distraction you. There will be the people saying stuff like “You made it to semi-state that’s so good.” There will also be the people that say stuff like “Win or lose you made it to semi-state that 's really good.” It 's good that people are supporting you but you can’t listen to that
I was immediately in the gym trying to get bigger, faster, and stronger. I spent countless hours each night during the week perfecting my game and fixing any flaws I had. I had one goal after that day and it was to prove the coach who cut me, that it was a mistake. I started to work harder than ever before. Being told you are not good enough takes a toll on your self confidence.
I felt like I didn't stand out anymore. Every time I got an opportunity to play I would seize the occasion and show out. For some reason this wasn't enough to show the coaches how good I am. I was tired of putting in so much work to be benched behind the coaches “favorites”.
Misjudged On a hot sunny day at the baseball field I was trying out for the carolina lining and the coach that was their did not believe that i could play good baseball but when we started practicing it looked as if I was the best player on the team and the coach was looking at my dad and was nodding well I figured that he wanted me on the team but even after that I still put one hundred percent on the field every time I put my foot on a baseball field and that is why i 'm still playing of the carolina lining. So don’t ever give up even if you don’t think you are doing good trust me it will work out for you.
One person called my “nerd” while others called me “glasses”. After that day, I felt sick so I decided to stay home. When I got back to school, I asked someone what I missed and they said “ you should know that right ”. Ever since then, I got scared of asking questions. I conquer my fear during junior high since my friends proved, that stereotypes is just a hurdles that I can get over with.
With being at that academy and around that competitive nature I learnt perseverance, sportsmanship, as well as how to stay humble. Samuel Johnson once said “Great works are performed not by strength but by perseverance”. With being the youngest on the team, I was passed over multiple times for ice time, sitting out of important games due to the fact that I was the youngest and the newest member to the team. When you get constantly looked over time after time, it takes a toll on
Growth Mindset Definition Essay In this paper I will be explaining the concepts of a growth mindset, a growth mindset is when people appreciate a challenge. I will not only be talking about the definition, but I will also tell you what a person with a growth mindset is like, they are optimistic. They would rather solve a problem they run away from it. I will go into depth about how they act when faced with certain challenges and everyday things in life such as relationships or stretching their abilities.
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
Crutch words are words that we add into sentences in order to give ourselves more time to anticipate, or to emphasize a statement. Over time, they become instinctive verbal habit. ‘Actually’ is the appropriate example of a crutch word. It signifies that something exists in reality, but it is more often used as a way to add effectiveness to a statement.
