Spring Break Research Paper

In the spring of my freshman year, I was faced with something I had never faced before. I either had to choose my friends and spring break or basketball. I loved basketball, but at the same time, I realized that freshman year was the year to make a lot of friends. All I had heard in the past month was my friends talking about Spring Break. I knew that basketball would take place every single weekend until August 1st. To this day I remember telling my parents that I was questioning playing summer basketball due to having more free time. Throughout the three week break in between Rockhurst basketball and Mokan tryouts, my morale was tested. I understood that basketball could teach me lessons I needed later in life, and that hanging out with friends

I distinctly remember a conversation I had with him. He said, “Ross, now that I am in high school, I understand why my parents put me through sports. In high school, it’s either your friends or sports. I regretfully chose my friends over basketball. Stay with basketball.” I never really knew what exactly he was talking about until I had to make my decision.

I was now a freshman. Basketball season had ended. My parents assumed that I wanted to play basketball that whole summer, but they were wrong to assume. I searched the web for mokan basketball tryouts. The document popped up and read, “High School Tryouts will be held on March 15th, 16th, 22nd, and 23rd. Times and locations are below.” I immediately went to the Rockhurst calendar and saw that Spring break was in between those two weekends. I had been waiting all year for Spring break, and just like that my dreams were crushed. There was no way around the tryouts. I vividly remember having this conversation with my parents. “Mom and Dad, I’m not one hundred percent sure if I want to continue to play basketball with MoKan. I play sports the whole year and rarely have time time off.” I