Nothing was more frustrating than not being able to land my axel after a year of competing with it in my program. I was a figure skater for eight years. These years consisted of an abundance of improvements and cheers‚ up until my sixth year. One day at practice‚ I confidently attempted an axel I landed numerous times before. I remember taking off‚ and the next moment I was on the ice with a sore bottom. I shook it off and went for the jump again. Strangely‚ I fell again. After two months of not
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I’m involved‚ and have leadership roles‚ in many clubs and service organizations within my school‚ but you can simply see that on my resume. These clubs have an enormous impact on the community and have definitely contributed to helping me become a leader‚ but‚ again‚ you can see that on my resume. What you can not see on my resume is the profound impact dance has had on not only me as a leader but my life as a whole. I started dancing when I was 3 years old and 14 years later I’m still dancing.
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Gymnastics is a sport that has 4 apparatus Vault‚ Uneven Bars‚ Floor and Balance Beam. In this essay I will have three main topics. The first one is gymnastics events where I talk about all 4 apparatus of gymnastics. The second topic is the three main types of gymnastics. Rhythmic‚ Artistic‚ and Acrobatic. The final topic is the history of gymnastics. Gymnastics has been a sport for 4‚000 years‚ but has been an Olympic sport for 32 years. The first apparatus I will be talking about is vault
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We are excited to share some big news with you! We are preparing for our big end of the season dance recital! The girls and boys have all been working very hard to perfect their routines. Our recital will be Wednesday May 4th 2016 at 6-7:30pm‚ the recital will be held at Overland Middle School. Before this event we will be holding an official dress rehearsal on Wednesday April 27‚ at the Boys and Girls club. All dancers will be expected to be there at 4:30pm (our usual class time). The day of the
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When i’m scared I do gymnastics. when i’m happy sad or any emotion i’m having i do gymnastics. It just helps me every bad or good day i’m having.As soon as i step onto that rod floor and lift my arms up to give the judges a big smile‚ my heart feals like bunches of butterfly’s are flying around my stomack. Even.Even the pros get scared sometimes.But all i know is it is so much fun and makes every day 100% easeyer. It.It will always‚ALWAYS build me up.Through thick or thin gymnastics will always
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“Are you‚” Abby‚ the player whom I had just met recently‚ questioned‚ “gonna be our goalie for the tournament?” Puzzled‚ I had tilted my head and responded‚ “Yeah‚ I think so.” “Awesome! I was hoping you would be‚” she had exclaimed‚ to my surprise. The echoes of this conversation circled through my head as I stood stoically in the goalcrease‚ refusing to show any anxiety. Clouds of breath billowed out of my mask like smoke. It was the championship game of a tournament and our team had tied
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Growing up I have always been involved in some extracurricular activity from gymnastics to soccer to t-ball to softball‚ I tried it all. In kindergarten‚ I started gymnastics while I still played recreational soccer. I worked really hard each practice and leveled up each year. I competed in meets and would always enjoy standing on the podium to receive my medal or trophy. One day at practice I had thought of a cool dismount on the balance beam and had practiced it a couple times. When my mom came
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I decided to participate in gymnastics once I was about seven years of age. Unfortunately‚ I felt as if my backflip was not as structured compared to my fellow gymnast‚ my cartwheel just did not seem refined enough to me‚ and my reach did not stretch far enough to fit my expectations‚ so I quit. I began to take an interest in karate at age ten‚ I felt my crescent kicks were not worthy‚ so I quit. I joined a local track team around thirteen‚ my speed and endurance did not seem to measure up to my
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The Controversial Sport of Cheerleading Nikki Johnson Cheerleading is just one of those activities‚ which cause many controversial upheavals. Whether it is the outfits they are wearing or the moves they are doing‚ there is always a problem it seems like. I mean just think about how many times you may have seen something you don’t like or agree with cheerleaders doing. Well I guess that’s just the wonderful world of cheerleading. Cheerleading can be a great sport to become involved in‚ but
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Cheerleading- Past Time or Sport? “While cheerleading evokes images of pompoms and pleated skirts‚ it has relied on increasingly athletic feats of grace and strength in recent years. As participants have perfected their basket tosses and pyramids‚ and mounted ambitious floor routines‚ a complicated and emotional question has arisen: has cheerleading become a true sport?” (Thomas). The simple answer is no‚ cheerleading is not a sport. According to the NCAA‚ cheerleading cannot be considered a sport
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