Short Essay On Lacrosse

Lacrosse has been an important part of my identity for many years. I started playing in middle school because I didn’t have a ride home from a friend’s house and he had practice that day. Since then, it has been a guiding hand in who I am as person. Lacrosse has made me someone who is passionate, hardworking, and a leader. When I started playing lacrosse, I wasn’t exactly an athlete, I was a regular on the bench, and I did not really care about what was happening on the field, I was just their because that’s what my friends were doing. As time went by and I started playing more, I realized that I was not half bad at the sport and my love for it blossomed. Lacrosse was all I spoke about, thought of, and did. It would be a surprise to see me around my house without a stick and I even wrote my first research paper on the origins of lacrosse. At
Being one of the oldest and most experienced members of my team, it is my time to step up and head my team. It is important for me to influence our players and try to get them to play to the best of their ability. I believe the best way for me to do this is to set a good example for them, especially the younger players. I can recall the seniors when I was a freshman and all the impact they had on me. Being a leader on my team is a task that I am excited for and believe I am prepared for. Lacrosse teaches me many valuable lessons that make me who I am today. Through lacrosse I learned to be passionate and care about something that is bigger than I am. I became more diligent through the sport. It taught me that hard work pays off and that I should always try my best. Because of lacrosse, I also developed a sense of what it means to be a leader and how to act as one. I am grateful for these valuable characteristics that I have developed through playing lacrosse and I know that they will help me in the near future and the