High School Sport: Triple Jump

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I have been playing/participating in high school sports since my freshman year up until now and have enjoyed every minute of each. I am participating/have participated in basketball and track. I have had many great memories of each sport, but the one that I will always remember is the one practice I tried triple jump and fell in love with it. Triple jump is now one of my main events that I am very passionate about, I have improved tremendously from jumping 24 feet to now 32 almost 33 feet and my goal is to hit or at least get close to the school record. I am very determined to always improve myself in triple jump, always staying late after practice and even having someone coach me on the side who won a state title when he was a kid. Triple …show more content…

They helped make track a memorable sport I could never forget, I also have to thank my parents as well for always supporting me in anyway possible, trying to make every meet and bringing me to the school so I could get extra practice in and always pushing me to do my best because they knew I had it in me. Although track was my favorite sport, I very much enjoyed playing basketball, it’s always a good thing to do more than one sport to change it up and to use different muscle groups so your not always using the same ones. Basketball is also a fun sport to play especially when you are surrounded with great teammates and coaches who always support you and pick you up when you’re down. I’ve had an amazing experience with all my sports, but the best one I will always be proud of is hitting my personal best in Triple Jump allowing me to qualify in important meets as a Sophomore hitting 32 feet 8 inches, I was so proud of myself as well as my coaches. It was a great day for me and I will never forget the excitement that I was filled

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