Personal Narrative: My First Sport In High School

In the summer going into freshman year, my grandpa said to me he expected a state ring. I told him that was impossible. A freshman doesn’t get a varsity spot, especially with as much talent the upperclassmen have. Little did I know that anything is possible when I put my mind to it. My first sport in high school was soccer and I wasn’t prepared for the amount of fitness I needed. I thought that I was in shape, but I was in for a rude awakening. The first practice we ran the entire time. I hated it and I wanted to quit, but for some reason I kept coming back to the sport that I loved. By the end of summer training, I was told that I didn’t make varsity as a forward, but if I wanted, I could have a chance at the goalie position. So I worked