Personal Narrative: Make The Varsity Basketball Team
The Summer of 2014, I was a rising freshman in high school. My goal was to make the varsity basketball team as a freshman. Tryouts came along and I played JV over the summer. As I kept working during the summer and fall, the winter regular season tryouts came. I was determined to make the Varsity roster. I tried my best during tryouts, two days later the rosters came out. I read on the website, "Hunter Patterson JV." I was disappointed but knew that the coach thought that was the best fit for me.
The JV would practice in the morning so varsity could sleep in and practice in the afternoon. Three weeks into the season I get a phone call. It was the Varsity Head Coach, Kacey Martin. Joyfully, I answered, "Hey Coach, how's it going today?"
He responded saying that things were going alright for him. Later in that conversation he prompted me that the starting forward injured his shoulder and that he wanted me to come and start working with the varsity. I got a little bit of playing time on varsity but most of my time was on JV.
A year later I was on the varsity roster and even a starter. I started every game that year. At the end of the season, we had our team banquet. The coach called my name to receive an award. I earned the Most Improved Player. This was given to me because of my hard work year round.
Junior Year, I started every game and even had my first in game dunk. I had a total of two that year. I continue to work hard and improve my game and hope to have a positive impact on my team during upcoming seasons.
The JV would practice in the morning so varsity could sleep in and practice in the afternoon. Three weeks into the season I get a phone call. It was the Varsity Head Coach, Kacey Martin. Joyfully, I answered, "Hey Coach, how's it going today?"
He responded saying that things were going alright for him. Later in that conversation he prompted me that the starting forward injured his shoulder and that he wanted me to come and start working with the varsity. I got a little bit of playing time on varsity but most of my time was on JV.
A year later I was on the varsity roster and even a starter. I started every game that year. At the end of the season, we had our team banquet. The coach called my name to receive an award. I earned the Most Improved Player. This was given to me because of my hard work year round.
Junior Year, I started every game and even had my first in game dunk. I had a total of two that year. I continue to work hard and improve my game and hope to have a positive impact on my team during upcoming seasons.