I remember blankly staring at the field hockey field retracing my past year. I did not understand how I could be on the junior varsity team for a third year after receiving the most valuable player award the previous season. I thought it was supposed to improve from there, but I was mistaken. I knew beforehand that those three days of tryouts could define my entire season, but in my mind it was not an option to be on junior varsity again. The summer before tryouts my junior year, I did absolutely nothing. When tryouts finally began my thoughts screamed at me, reminding me of how stupid I was not to physically prepare myself. I thought I could pick up my skills where I left off from the previous season, but I soon realized just how wrong I was as I repeatedly messed up the …show more content…
It was heartbreaking to watch all of the girls I made the team with my freshmen year leave me behind. My depressed mood was soon replaced with frustration. I knew I deserved to be on varsity, so I began taking practices extremely seriously. I focused on improving instead of feeling sorry for myself. My determination paid off immensely, because I was asked to be a swing player for varsity. This meant I was playing both the junior varsity and the varsity games. I was thrilled and I loved all the playing time I received, but I still had not reached my main goal. Finally, around the middle of the season, I was beginning to warm up for the junior varsity game when the head coach pulled me aside and asked me to officially be on varsity. The season only improved, because not only was I on the team, but I felt like I was actually contributing to the team. By playoffs, I was a starting midfielder and I scored the first goal of the game. At the end of the season I received the award for most improved