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Differences Between Band And Soccer
Throughout middle school, most of my time was devoted to two activities: soccer and band. I love both and took every opportunity to play. Thankfully, my coaches understood, and in the rare case of practice overlap, they were quite considerate of my split devotion. Then came high school. Soccer began early June with practice every morning. Marching band began in mid-July with two straight weeks of eight hours of practice a day then occasional evening practices. School began and soccer practice was held after school every day. If there was an away game, I played for both the junior varsity and varsity teams. Band practice was four days a week and lasted longer than soccer. Competitions were only on weekends, but the buses always left by eight

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