Playing In A Softball Team

Playing in a varsity game for the first time as an eighth grader had me scared of what the team might think of me or if they would accept me. As the last couple of hours go on, my head kept winding of all the negative thoughts that could happen if I played. Finally, 2:30 came around and the softball team was let out of school early to load the bus for the game. The bus leaves and while I am sitting, trying to get my head on a swivel, coach calls the names out the players who are starting. My name was called first. I was so pumped that I was playing against a phenomenal team. Unfortunately, one negative thought stayed in my head until I got up to bat. Before I stepped into the batters’ box, I looked at coach and I could see the confidence he