Drill Team Research Paper

The Drill team has taught me the importance of persistence. I joined the drill team my Sophomore year of high school. My first year flew by. Everything was a novelty, and I loved the new styles of dance that I was learning. My second year of Drill Team was similar to the first. Things were still a novelty, but I was starting to catch onto concepts, routines, and schedules. I loved being on the Drill Team my second year, but I wasn’t as passionate about it as I was my first year on the team. By the time I entered my third year as a member on the team, I strongly felt the effects of burnout.

I think that the Drill Team is one of the hardest sports to participate in because it is a year round sport. We practice year round, and breaks are infrequent.Unlike
Lately in practice, I have been thinking about how soon my dancing career will be ending. I have been dancing since I was three years old, and in a few short months it will come to a close. When I see that the ending is near, I want to give every practice all that I can. Instead of just moving through the motions, I think about how this may be one of the last times that I do a fouette or a leap. One day I will just be a mom of a dancer, wishing that I was the one out on the floor. When I realize that it's coming to an end, I feel so much love and gratitude for this sport. I have had the opportunity to dance more often on the drill team than I ever could in the studio. Although frequency was what caused burnout, I am grateful for the opportunity that I had to dance day after day with my team. I am rediscovering my lost passion for dance, and I am grateful for the person that dance has molded me into. Being on the drill team has taught me to never give up on what you set your mind on, even when times get hard, and to never lose passion for what you love.
After I graduate, I will attend Utah State University. The scholarship money I receive will be applied directly to tuition and schooling costs. I plan to study Elementary Education and to become an Elementary School Teacher. I am a passionate person, and I want to focus that passion into something that will make a difference in this world. Children are the world’s future, and I hope that I can help them open doors to countless opportunities to make the world a better