Some loves to play chess, some loves to read and some loves to travel. Everyone has their favorite activities and mine is soccer. I grew up half of my life in Africa, many of my friends played soccer during and after school. This is when I first experienced soccer and realized the benefits I learned from playing it in my life. Children do play soccer in Korea, however I played table tennis or tennis rather than soccer. I remember the first time touching the ball using my body. It was very awkward for me because I was used to using my hand with a racket. When it comes to sports, I become really competitive and hate losing. My friends teased me when they saw me playing soccer for the first time. Due to that, I decided to become better. I got a ball and started feeling the ball with my feet so that I can get used to it. I found myself that I improved and became the best at soccer compared to my old days after a year playing and practicing with my friends. Through this I learnt that if I have the passion, will and the effort to improve at a particular activity, the hard work that I gave will not betray me. Times …show more content…
I met new friends who are passionate about soccer. I joined the soccer team in order to contribute and give better results. This is where I first learnt how real soccer is played and how important the role each player is given. I learnt that sports like soccer requires more teamwork compared to other sports due to the number of the players in the team. Table tennis and tennis do not require teamwork unless when we play double because it is a one man game, therefore I had no idea about teamwork. I found that working with players who each have different minds is not easy at first but as I practiced with the players I realize each player’s strong and weak points and we each give advice about it. Our coaches also helped me shape myself to become a better player by complimenting and giving
My first practice was scary -(how i felt) because I didn't know anyone there, but that was the day I met my new coach and teammates. The first few practices were exciting because I got to learn how to play the game including the rules and how to keep score. I also learned what to do and not to do during a game. That season is when i first realized i was a good soccer player and a big help to my team. My team and I didn’t do very well but throughout the seasons we
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Growing up in El Salvador, soccer was a sport that significantly impacted my childhood. My cousins and uncles taught me how to play soccer, as well as various techniques that would later benefit me on the soccer field. At the age of seven I started to play for one of most well-known soccer clubs in El Salvador. Practicing twenty three hours a week was really paying off, as I could see in my medal and trophy gain. Not only did they represent my accomplishments, but they also gave joy to my teammates, community, and family because they were the people who encouraged me to give my best. Playing soccer was also a way to release stress because when my family was going through hardships, it was easier for me to let all of my negative energy on the
From an early age I always knew I would be playing soccer my whole life. My dad showed me the ropes of how to play and got me interested right away. By the age of three I had started playing, and to this day I have not stopped. Soccer has been a huge part of my life and I don’t know where I would be today if I never played. I met some amazing people playing soccer including my coaches who encouraged me and told me never to give up as well as my teammates who became my friends and were always there for me.
Let's begin by saying in life success is always achieved with hard work. The sport has taught me that by proving it to myself . Hard work made me become a better soccer player, made me play varsity as a sophomore, and helped me become a varsity captain for my senior year of soccer. This sport has prepared me in life to work hard in school, to get good grades and where I want to be. This quality will help me in college to get the degree I want on time and become successful in life.
Soccer has helped me to become the person I am today. It has given me the opportunity to build relationships that I would not have made elsewhere. Playing the sport has helped me overcome my issues with anger and has made me tougher as well. I am thankful that my parents pushed me to keep playing when I was younger, because now I adore playing soccer and could not imagine
...kills, I can always count on my second family to support me through it all. Multiple times when I was feeling my soccer skills weren’t up to par and I wasn’t good enough, my coaches consistently encouraged to keep practicing and training myself to become a better player. They didn’t let me quit because they knew I could become better if I gave it my all. The encouragement that I receive from my soccer family is so greatly valued because I know they are choosing, out of love, to support me.
Soccer has always been a part of my life since I was four years old, it has also been in my family for a very long time. My father played soccer all his life and also in college, the same thing goes for my sister she also played in college. So soccer is in my blood and because of that reason and because I have been playing since I was four years old it has taught me some very important lessons that will benefit me greatly through the rest of my life.
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.
When I think of my culture identity I instantly think of soccer. Soccer is an activity I can do where I can escape reality and play the sport I love most. Soccer has been a part of my life since I was child and now has grown to be part of my cultural identity. Over the years soccer has taught me many qualities needed to have a successful life. Soccer has made a team player because in soccer the only way to win is to work hard and help your teammates.
Zane Merreighn Mrs. Leach English 224 20 February 2015 History of Soccer The History of Soccer also known as futbol in other places around the world has changed since the beginning of time. Some say soccer originated during the 19th century in ancient China and Egypt, while others say it originated in England around the year 1000. In England, they would play teams of half of a village against the other half of the village. The main objective of the game is to kick the ball in the other teams goal, the teams use teamwork to win the game.
For me soccer,or also football mostly known in Europe is my all-time favorite sport! Why you may ask? Well let me give a few examples,and maybe you may fall in love with just like me. First of all it’s the most watched international sport played with around 2,000 club teams including the English,Spanish, and German league, and many more!
My essay is about football. My essay will tell you about the history of football as well as some facts. There are several things that I have learned from my research that I think several of you might not know about the sport. Hopefully you will learn something new today about football.
Everybody has different hobbies that he or she would like to do for fun or relaxation. They can be either physical activities like jogging, football, swimming, skateboarding… or mental activities like reading, watching movies, playing computers… and depend on each personality. For me, soccer is my hobby because it’s part of my life and I cannot live without it.
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.