Problem: I lack strong conviction and confrontational skills, which often leads to failure to reach my desired outcomes. I don’t always get what I want because I don’t fight hard enough. This condition has also been referred to as Nice Guy Syndrome.
I’ve always been a nice guy. From as long as I can remember, I’ve had a knack for compromise. “Plays well with others” and “Respected by his peers” were frequent and common comments left on my elementary school report cards. Through a combination of nature and nurture, I’ve never possessed a rebellious attitude.
Playing soccer was a large part of my childhood. I loved it. Working together as a team to achieve a goal was so satisfying. The smell of freshly cut soccer fields in the nice weather with my friends during practice was great. Refining my skills and fitness through practice and reputation taught me the values of hard work.
The part I loved most was winning. Beating the competition made all the hard work worth it. It was a thrill to come home on a Saturday knowing that we were the better team.
I continued to play soccer from elementary school all the way up to high school. I was an above average player, but definitely nothing spectacular. I could run fast, handle the ball well, and had decent power in my leg. In spite of all my good attributes, I always struggled with 50-50 balls.
A "50/50 ball" is a scenario in which two players from opposing sides are approaching a ball where both have an equal chance of getting to it. Usually the ball in in the air and you need to head it out of the air (In football).
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Ultimately it comes down to who wants it more. The player who usually ends...
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Imagining myself as a high school soccer coach, I would like to optimize my team’s kicking performance. Some players consistently kick the ball successfully with the correct use of power and accuracy. To ensure that all players are able to achieve the same optimal kicking habits, this paper will document (1) the effective and ineffective habits of kicking, (2) describe biomechanical based kicking assessments, (3) describe how these assessments will measure the effective aspects of kicking and expected findings, and (4) provide suggestions on how I may modify programming based on the insights gained from these assessments.
One of my teacher said he believes one of principalities, “It is better to be stingy than generous. It is better to be cruel than merciful,” from The Prince. People get mad someone to make one mistake even when the person has done nine good things for them. People are happier when someone who is usually mean and cruel does act nicely for once. I assume this works for many people, but not for me. I get a stimulant when someone praises me. Their kudos embolden me to work harder. I am persistently trying to become a person who can feel proud of
When person at work or someone I come in contact with decides to give me an attitude or talk to me in a rude manner I try to think to myself “maybe they are just having a bad day” but most often I just get upset and take it to heart; even when I know I shouldn’t. I also express my feelings very easily, I can be open to anyone about how I am feeling and in a way I think that could also be a good thing. I will continue to better myself in this way, to not get so upset over things that are not directed toward me and things I am not at fault for and I think that will help me become a better
Where this weakness is the worst is definitely in relationships: both romantic and friendships. My personal weakness of being too nice isolates me from being happy for myself in the same way as Hester’s sin isolated her from the Puritan community in The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne. In my perception, if I had a scarlet letter, it would be the letter O for “over-optimistic”, meaning that I am way too optimistic in an unreal fashion. What I’m doing is trying to please everybody and make everyone happy, when really I need to, at the same time, focus on making myself happy and not letting myself get miserable just from doing what somebody wants.
I started playing soccer when I was four years old. At the time I had a lot of problems. To name a few, I was bad at working with others, I was a sore loser, and I did not handle pain or disappointment well. When I started to play soccer I had a low self esteem and was terribly shy. Going up and talking to people was not on my list of things to do. This made it pretty hard for me to fit in with all the other kids and make friends. It was hard to enjoy playing soccer when I felt as though I had no friends on the team. My parents noticed my dislike in the sport, but urged me to keep playing anyway.
While I have developed my soccer skills over the years, the relationships I have built with people are treasured more than my ability to play the game. Playing soccer has granted me the opportunity to be surrounded by an extensive family of people who truly love me. I am forever indebted to the sport for bringing me into love-filled relationships with players and coaches alike.
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Soccer has guided me in many ways to become the person I am. Especially in high school, the sport has showed me how to be much more cooperative and open with others. Before high school, I isolated myself from others and had only a few close friends. Rather than being a sociable, I acted as though I was the only person in the world and had the outlook that as long as I do what is right individually, there is no need for me to work with others. This outlook changed when I joined the soccer team at Holy Spirit, my high school. With the way soccer is at the high school level, I had no choice but to cooperate and associate my selves with others. Once on the field, instead of introducing myself as "me" I had to introduce myself as a part of the team. You win as a team and you lose as a team. Sometimes I wanted to drive to games myself, and I was not allowed to because we are supposed to travel together and it would be wrong to the team for me to separate myself from the group.
In conclusion, football and soccer have their similarities, but these similarities are superficial. There are many fundamental differences, such as the use of one’s hands being illegal in soccer, except for the goalie when he/she is inside his/her respective eighteen-yard boundary. Another example is the alternation of a team’s offense and defense in football as opposed to the simultaneous effort of the offense and defense in soccer. These differences in rules, rituals, and concepts distinguish these two sports from each other. However, there are similarities, such as the fact that both sports allow eleven players on each team to play on the field at a time. Also, the area where one scores is in the same locations in both sports, the end zones of football and the goals of soccer are on opposite sides of the field.
The amazing game of soccer is played on every continent, and is the world’s most popular sport. It is proven to be one of the number one sports to be played and watched. Because its fans and players are so dedicated, the sport continues to grow. Requiring only a ball and open space, the activity is available to anyone, whether rich or poor, male or female, athletic or not. Over the years, soccer has won the hearts of many because of its unique history, many benefits, and notable achievements.
with, kicking, or passing it. With passing, though, you can only pass the ball backwards or directly to your side, never forward. Like football, you score by running the ball into the endzone or by kicking it through the uprights. Also, you must touch the ball to the ground for it to count, and it is worth five points. When kicking, the ball can be kicked from anywhere spontaneously. If it passes through the uprights, it is worth three points, as in football.
I was always taught that soccer was to be about the love of the game and that it should be fun. Unfortunately, I faced many obstacles that I needed to overcome before I could truly love the game for what it was worth. I grew and continued to love the game, knowing little at the time of the obstacles I would be faced with, and would need to overcome. My struggles with soccer began early in my life. I was an average player, who had a drive to succeed and go far.
Soccer is a fun way to pass time as well as a competitive sport among athletes. It requires a combination of various skills, which include: dribbling, passing and receiving, shooting, defending, as well as goalkeeping for some. A soccer player’s skills will also vary from one position to another. These fundamental skills are learned relatively quickly for those who want to play for fun. But if you want to play soccer competitively you will need to master all of these skills above, plus a few others.
It occasionally disappointed me when our team would have a small fan turn out because the football team had a conflicting game, but I was still more than content to be playing soccer. By the time I was a senior our soccer team was considerably more competitive than the football team and throughout my four years of high school I saw the crowd grow every season. I could see the sport growing in my town and it brought me great joy seeing people start to appreciate the sport I had chosen from a young
When I got to high school soccer, everything changed. Soccer is so much different. I remember my first game, first play, i had the ball I got hit and i looked at my dad and he kinda shrugged. It took a lot to learn how to play at this new level. I worked hard through freshman, sophomore, and junior years.