Soccer Scholarship Essay 1 Let me introduce myself. My name is Heather Smith; I'm 18 years old and am a senior at Suttons Bay High School. I was born and raised here and have attended Suttons Bay Schools for 13 years. My hobbies include playing socer, spending time with ym friends, music, art, snowboarding, biking, working out and traveling. Six years ago I startedmy love of travel when I had the opportunity to travel on a 16-day European History trip to the countries of England, France, Italy, Switzerland and germany with family and friends. Last summer I traveled to Spain with my school's Spanish club, and in March I went to Mexico. I speak Spanish and plan on continuing my studies at Michigan State University this fall. I find that traveling is so interesting as it gives me the chance to see how others live and experience their culture. Soccer has always been my passion. I started to play when I was in second grade. I have played continuously and am now a captain of the Suttons Bay Lady Norsemen. We are a high school cooperative team consisting of players from Suttons Bay, Leland and Northport. This is our fourth year of existence and we worked hard to establish our team and its killer reputation. The part that I am most proud of is that I was among a group of girls that helped convince the Suttons Bay School Board that our high school should establish a girls' high school team. We asked to be put on the board's agenda and prepared a persuasive presentation outlining the reasons that girls at Suttons Bay High School deserved their own team. We knew that money was not available to fund the team, so we promised to find it ourselves. The Board approved our team in the spring of 1997. Our team members and parents spent long hours in fundraising to pay for our uniforms, equipment, transportation, referees and coaches. This experience has taught me many valuable lessons. I learned that it is important to fight and work for what you believe in. I have learned more skills than soccer, such as teamwork and communication skills. I have learned that it's good to broaden one's horizon by meeting and becoming friends with people from other schools and communities. I'm looking forward to the soccer district and regional, and we hope we qualify for the state championship.
On February 28, 2005, I experienced one of the most exciting events that anyone could ever experience – winning a State Championship. The day my soccer team made history is a day I’ll never forget. However it is not just that day we won the title, but the whole experience of the preceding season that got us there. From start to finish, my team’s 2004-2005 season taught me that the platitude is true. You can do anything you set your mind to.
Despite what people may say, Reagan tried to keep out of military confrontation, and his “Peace Through Strength” was not developed to attain peace by going to war, but to avoid any future (nuclear) wars. His “Peace Through Strength” has influenced the current president, Donald Trump, as Trump has “promised us a
In grade nine and ten, I committed to playing soccer six days a week and twice on weekends to gain the skills required to play at a higher level and reach my goal. I had the opportunity to train with a boys team at an academy called RVDL. Many challenges come with training with boys as a female. It takes time to prove that you are as good as, or even better than, them. By working hard and challenging them, I gained this respect. While training with the boys, I was also recruiting girls to form our own team. I approached girls from
We live in a global world dedicated to majority of American sports. Basketball, baseball, football, and hockey are mostly American sports. On the other hand, soccer is played worldwide and is considered a global sport. If Americans learn to speak the soccer language, they are learning to speak a universal language. Soccer is a starting place to stray away from the normal English, local language. The soccer language is the start to building a bridge with different nationalities, countries, and cultures. America needs to break the ice with other cultures and stop believing the American Culture is “superior” to others. Learning the soccer language will make Americans
There were several factors that played into why I chose to attend Truett-McConnell. I have played soccer since I was five years old and ever since I started I had a dream to play college soccer. My dream was to play soccer at Samford University in Birmingham, AL. My aunts, uncles, both grandparents, mom, dad, and now older brother have all attended Samford. Going there would have been fantastic but God had other plans for me.
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Our book defines a group as a collection of people who are perceived to bond together in a coherent unit to some degree (Baron 241). Making a decision isn’t always easy depending on how many people are in the group and if there is any conflict within the group. The basic aspects of a group include roles, status, norms and cohesiveness but when viewing my soccer team I see only certain obvious aspects being present. When thinking about the process in which we, as a group have to make the decision of where to stop for food after an away game, it is obvious that many theories and/or topics can be applied. These theories or topics include evaluation apprehension, social decision schemas, authentic dissent and conflict. The four subjects listed above help explain how a group can come to a decision together.
Tolich, P., & Harcourt, M. (1999). Why do people join unions? A case study of the New Zealand engineering, printing and manufacturing union. New Zealand Journal of Industrial Relations, 24(1), 63-73.
Over my three year soccer career, my coach and teammates taught me lessons that I could never learn in a classroom or from a textbook, real life lessons. Though I spent a large portion of my first year warming the bench, my coach believed in letting every athlete play; so I played each game, even
To whomever, it may concern, I would like to introduce myself, I’m Kelly Agurto, a college student who’s currently attending at Essex County College who’s finishing this Fall Semester 2015 and had started in the fall of 2012. I am the youngest child from my mother’s side of the family of both parents. Since both my parents been separated ever since I was six years old. I was fortunate enough to have gotten an opportunity to play soccer both my Freshman and Sophomore year at Essex County College. Soccer has become a medicine, to be able to cope and gained the confidence; also the power to be my own self again. It all started when I was given a chance to play soccer ever since my Junior year in West Orange High School, as a Midfielder. And I’m
Soccer the most popular sport in the world, since is the sport with more active players with around 270 million athletes. By having registered so many players, it’s not surprising that this sport has more fans than any other sport worldwide. Every team looks for a player that moves the ball, and that creates plays to score. This means a person that pass the ball through the entire game. To pass the ball in a proper way is one of the main skills a player needs to play soccer. Passing the ball, keeps the game going. Without being able to pass the ball accurately to your teammates, more than likely your team won’t be able to score a goal. The key for passing is to keep things simple. This means passing the ball to your nearest teammate that is not marked by an opponent.
Although at the outset of his presidency, Reagan sought to resolve the Cold War primarily through the use of money, it was mouth that got the job done. The policy of containment had successfully stifled the Soviet empire and provided an opportune time for Reagan to end the war, and Gorbachev's willingness to comply provided him with the means to do so. Ultimately it was their special relationship, the inevitable implosion of the Russian economy, and President Reagan's fearlessness in demanding progress that brought and end to the Cold War.
Soccer is a sport that has a history dating back three thousand years ago. Its professional major leagues have gained millions of fans all around the world. This sport is played widely around the world by men, women, and children. Soccer is a well-known sport and played in almost every region of the world except for Canada and in the United States. It is one of the most popular sports that is played.
When I grow up I will become a soccer player. I will become this because I really love the sport. I have played for soccer for seven years and I don’t plan to quit. I play as a forward on a select soccer team named the St. Louis Prospects.
Among many others who might have been shy to join new school was I, the one who stood at the back of the classroom and spoke of nothing. Later, that same day when I went to the playground I witnessed one of the most amazing game I had ever seen, Netball. Netball, is an European version of Basketball where you pass the ball among your team mates rather than dribbling. This game was something that I got instantly connected to at a very young age. Because of the limited amount of team members required, 7, few got a chance to join the team, and one of those luckily girls was me. The hard level of intensity required from me was a difficult challenge that I had accepted at that moment, but it was something I was willing to practice through practicing on those cold morning or the humid afternoons, my teammates and I were up for the challenge. Six months later, it had become a part of my life and at that moment I was so good at the game that I was hoping on becoming the Goal Defender for one of the best teams in Kenya.