How Football Changed My Life
Growing up in a family with a rich football tradition was exciting. Every adult with a son in our family wanted to see them grow up playing ball from pop warner to middle school in that heart fulfilling high school varsity ball games. There was nothing better than seeing your siblings shining under the bright lights on Friday nights with our family in the stands cheering them to victory. That tradition motivated us younger boys to be the best we could be. We all wanted to live the dream of being a varsity football player but knew this wasn’t going to be a walk in the park. Seeing our older siblings trying to balance out football, as well as their education, made us realize that there was no way possible this dream could be fulfilled without
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The love I had for the game myself was unreal. My grandpa and my uncle took note of that and made sure that everywhere I went I carried a football. I already knew football was something I enjoyed watching but it wasn’t until second grade I actually got to pad up and play. I was a natural, I played offense, defense, kick return, punt return, and special teams. I Played for the same team all the way up until the fifth and sixth grade and by then I had already caught the eyes of some of the local middle school coaches. I was considered as one of the play makers on the team. I knew that I was one of the best players on my team, but I didn’t let that stop me from wanting to become even better. I still went to practice, I still ran my sprints, and I still tried to apply myself as being the best captain and teammate I could be. My mother, an …show more content…
My concussion caused me to have to sit out the rest of my 7th-grade season. At first, I wasn’t sure what I would do with myself not being able to play ball, but since this was just temporary I used that time off to improve my work in the classroom. I also decided to start lifting weights because I wanted to come back and play even better my 8th-grade season. I was the first string strong side linebacker in 8th grade, which meant I saw plenty of playing time. I was back better than ever and our defense led our school to district that year and we defeated our rivals for the first time in 6
The love I had for the game myself was unreal. My grandpa and my uncle took note of that and made sure that everywhere I went I carried a football. I already knew football was something I enjoyed watching but it wasn’t until second grade I actually got to pad up and play. I was a natural, I played offense, defense, kick return, punt return, and special teams. I Played for the same team all the way up until the fifth and sixth grade and by then I had already caught the eyes of some of the local middle school coaches. I was considered as one of the play makers on the team. I knew that I was one of the best players on my team, but I didn’t let that stop me from wanting to become even better. I still went to practice, I still ran my sprints, and I still tried to apply myself as being the best captain and teammate I could be. My mother, an …show more content…
My concussion caused me to have to sit out the rest of my 7th-grade season. At first, I wasn’t sure what I would do with myself not being able to play ball, but since this was just temporary I used that time off to improve my work in the classroom. I also decided to start lifting weights because I wanted to come back and play even better my 8th-grade season. I was the first string strong side linebacker in 8th grade, which meant I saw plenty of playing time. I was back better than ever and our defense led our school to district that year and we defeated our rivals for the first time in 6