Tryout

almost cried. Life was still really, really tough, or at least to a third grader. As the weeks went on I became more comfortable in my class, and the people around me. I soon signed up the local German club team in Landstuhl. My mom made me bike to the tryout which was about four miles away. I was the worst one on the team and the Germans would sometimes make fun of me because of how…

couldn’t score any more goals. After the game my best friend's mom texted my mom apparently she was so impressed with my hat trick that she was gonna talk to my friend’s (my friend played for two teams the school team and a travel team) team to give me tryout. I was so happy that she would ask them to…

In 2008, my mom took me to my older sister Hannah’s swim tryout. I was standing around on the deck, waiting for her to finish, when a man named Joe Cabel walked up to me and told me that I should try out, because my lengthy legs would make me fast. Cabel has been known to stretch the truth a little bit, and 8 1/2 years later, I’m not much faster. But I’ve definitely learned a lot of things, mostly from my high school seasons. Freshman year, I learned to follow and respect the seniors, and as I…

end my career, but I figured out that as much as you stumble, there is always a way to get back up and start walking straight again. It is December 3, 2013 when I heard the final bell ring for the day and I rushed to field for the second day of tryouts. First drill was done and over with and man I was feeling great after coming back from my first injury, thinking,” this is my year!” Except God had a different…

college usually makes an offer to that player for them to come to their school. The offers usually state that for as long as a player is a member of that particular football team, the college will pay part of their tuition and room and board. Walk on tryouts are also available for those who are not as highly noticed in high school football. Therefore, high school football players have a choice as to where they want to go to play college football. For professional football, all of the players are…

"Obstacles don't have to stop you. If you run into a wall, don't turn around and give up. Figure out how to climb it, go through it, or work around it." (Michael Jordan) .The theme for the story, The Absolutely True Diary of a Part Time Indian is showed by the main protagonist Arnold, many times throughout the story. The theme of the book is to never settle for what is expected. Arnold is an Indian who lives on a reservation in Washington. People on the rez never try to get out of the rez and be…

If Steve Harvey had asked me to tell him my story, I would tell him about my determination and leadership. I came from a small private school and throughout my years of sports, I fell in love with volleyball. If I had walked into tryouts without putting in any of the work I had put in, I wouldn't have made it. I worked five days a week for at least three hours whether it be private lessons at nine at night or open gyms early in the morning. While doing this I managed volunteering at a summer…

Growing up, I became adept at running away from people, problems and my fears. When I was younger, I was the victim of bullying being a shy, awkward and overweight child. Not wanting to be a burden to the adults in my life, I dealt with these problems alone, choosing to run instead. At the time, I had no idea that I would be subjecting myself to years of failure, all because I chose to let fear paralyze me. I was in my junior year of high school when I first discovered the weight room. Prior…

I walked into the JP gym on that Thursday afternoon around 3:20 pm with my long blonde hair tied up in a ponytail. After the past three days of tryouts I was very exhausted and sore. It was a temperate day outside and I said to nobody in particular “I hope we don't have to run the mile today.” Then I started to help put up the nets. There were butterflies in my stomach as we started warm-ups. After warm-ups we huddled around Coach C and she told us that Coach Dank wouldn't be there because…

I grew up in Coatesville, PA. It’s about 15 minutes away from Downingtown and I had so many great memories there. I remember one day my mom was at work and I was still trying to teach myself how to ride a bike. She came home and I was riding down the street next to her to surprise her with my new accomplishment. Most of the things that I did as a kid were derived from wanting to surprise my parents, whether it was something good or jumping out from behind the couch to scare them. I thought I was…