Personal Reflective Essay: A 7th Grade Football Player

I was a 7th grade football player. It was going to be my first game as a middle schooler and I hadn’t put much thought to the fact that this was a whole new level than elementary school football. I was walking on the field with the mindset that I was untouchable, that I wouldn’t have to go all out because it was going to be a piece of cake. The first drive of the game changed that mindset completely. It was a hot summer day in August of 2014. I was nervous about the game but also cocky at the same time. We showed up at the opponent's school and started our warm-ups. Before I knew it, we were lining up for kickoff. Our opponents would be receiving the ball first. The referee blew the whistle and the game was underway. As sweat rolled down
This game experience and my dad had showed me that if something isn’t going your way, don’t just sit there and watch it happen, it showed me that you just have to forget those bad things that have happened and have the best attitude you can. If you have a bad attitude with whatever you're doing it’s just gonna make things worse for you and it’s gonna make you look bad in front of other people. This game also showed me to do everything the best you can. I learned to play every play like it was my last. Also if you have a positive attitude, then things might just turn around for you. This life lesson has made a huge impact on my life. It has made me look at the brighter side of things and has made me a better person. Instead of looking at the bad part of things and what i’m doing wrong I try my best to look at the good things and what things I could work on. Some things have ended up better because I kept a positive attitude, and some things didn’t but everything isn’t going to go your way. I hadn't ever had a bad game like that one but in the end i’m glad I was able to learn something from it. I don’t know how my attitude would be now if i hadn’t had this