Narrative Essay On Flag Football

As a cheerleader, I took part in a high energy and enthusiasm activity, yet I craved more. “More” just so happened to be flag football. The summer before I entered the first grade I asked my parents if I could make the transition. My request was met with emotions including concern, intrigue, but most of all, support. My parents were not going to dissuade me from participating in any hobby, especially one I seemed so interested in pursuing. I showed up to the first practice with my curly, blonde hair pulled back in a tight ponytail. I was enthusiastic to learn and participate in the sport over which my whole family went ballistic each Sunday night in the dead of winter. Upon my much awaited arrival, the coach's wife asked what number I wanted to have on the back of my extra-small jersey. I thought ‘one’ was the
The rest of my life was influenced by what I learned as the quarterback of this flag football team. I make my choices in life based on what I believe I can do and what I desire to accomplish. I never let societal normalities deviate me from reaching any goal. My life, to this day, is very heavily influenced by the idea of feminism, and I am more than happy to identify as such. I live out each day trying to help further the position of women in the world, whether it be something as simple as educating a family member on issues women face, or as serious as helping a friend to recognize an abusive relationship. As a high school senior, I founded and became president of the Women’s Equality Club.If given the chance to be the first female on a previously male-only football team again, I would not hesitate to accept the opportunity. I learned so much about how the world underestimates the power of a female, and I loved proving prior conceptions wrong. Playing football helped to mold me into the woman I am today more than anything else I