The ball is passed straight to a young player's feet, wearing a number 21 Barcelona jersey. He looks down at his feet and then looks up again knowing exactly what to do. The ball glued to his feet, he starts taking small touches as an indication that his challenging on the defender. The defender pools up towards him and before you know it, with incredible speed and precision he steps over the ball once and flicks the ball from the inside to the outside of his foot. The ball rolls through the defender's feet and the player continues to run with the ball after nutmegging the defender. As he listens to the chores of the crowd's cheer adrenaline goes straight to his feet like a bull chasing after the color red, only for him the color red was the back of the net. Before you know it he passes through one more player than …show more content…
Me being the youngest one I was always the last pick for the teams and was never considered to be looked upon. I had no control, no skill, and I was too small. This was a thought that I carried with me to America till the age of eleven, I guess you can call that a fixed mindset, or the belief that people “are the way they are.” As days turned into weeks and weeks turned into months, soccer wasn't heard from me in years.
But like everything in life it found its way back to me like a boomerang when my friends invited me to play soccer with them. Touching the ball again gave me chills from the past which felt abnormal. The ball at my feet but my feet have no clue to what it is no matter what my eyes see. We start playing and my feet quickly engaged and the ball becomes obedience to my every command. Moving left, then right, and doing tricks with the ball that I never knew were possible. It seemed as though a new section of my brain just developed with big bolded letters written soccer, I felt so
One incident that happened to me that change how I thought about sports was when I first started playing soccer. It all started when my mom said that I should join a sport to get me more active. It took me awhile to choose soccer at first because there were so many sports to choose from. I told my mom I wanted to play soccer. She signed me up to play for a non competitive league (GYSA) so I can learn the basics of the sport. She also told me to play I would have to maintain good grades. After hearing that i always tried my best in soccer and school.
While I was in high school, I joined the soccer team. There were 15 girls in a team. There were three girls, whose last name was Lepcha. Who think that they play better soccer then everybody in a team and they do play well but not good as they thought they were. They had started playing soccer for one or two years ago. There were two other girls, whose name was Sabina and Dilu. They were my best friends. My one friend Sabina had played soccer for quite long and she played well but she did not have an attitude as Lepcha did. My second friend was Dilu; she was not that good at soccer. It was her first time playing soccer just like me. I do not know other people who were on a soccer team but the one thing I know about them was that it was their
Abstract: Youth Soccer has recently evolved into a fiercely competitive arena. More and more children are leaving recreational leagues to play in highly competitive select leagues. While select sports are a valuable resource where children can learn how to socialize and become self-motivated, children who start at young ages, ten and eleven, can suffer psychological and physical damage. A child's youth sporting experience is directly influenced by the attitudes, sportsmanship and behavior of their parents and coaches.
Scorching sun, dry air, chasing after a simple ball. The sport of soccer is an action that has caused a major influence on my identity. The simple, but thrilling sport was introduced to me when I was 6 years old, and since its introduction it has influenced me in many ways.
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.
I have always had a passion for sports, soccer in particular. For awhile I actually thought if I was good enough I could play professionally. Just imagine being in front of thousands of people who are rooting for you, that was my dream. In gym whenever we would play soccer, I played the hardest I could. I pretended I was in a stadium, sweating beads of accomplishment as I scored goals. When I would play soccer it made me feel like I already had become a professional player. I always felt like I dominated. Looking back, I do not believe I had, but at the time I felt on top of the world. It was something I enjoyed greatly. Soccer made me happy. It made me complete. My road went from being visible to the graveling beginning.
Soccer is an exhilarating sport, A popular game played throughout the world, Anyone can play, no matter how short To achieve victory points must be furled With the ball being kicked from end to end, The composed looks on the players faces As the ball soars the sky from friend to friend The ball lands and the athletes start to race,
Soccer is considered the most favored sport in the world. It is played in nearly every country and enjoyed by many. Soccer fans and players come together every four years to watch team members of a national team compete in an international soccer tournament called the FIFA (Fédéracion Internationale de Football Association) World Cup. The 2014 FIFA World Cup reached 3.4 billion viewers. That is 3.4 billion people worldwide that all love the sport of soccer. I remember the day I realized I love soccer. I was 6 years old and in about my second year of playing soccer. I made a great play, about as great as a 6 year old can get, and the feeling I got, the feeling like I could do anything, is what made me fall in love with the sport. You don't have
The flowing wind whips through your hair, the tender earth crunches beneath your feet, the ball bends through the air, and the faint blow of whistles can be heard. This is the game of soccer. Complex, intense, captivating, and amazing. Despite me only being 14, I have such an intense passion for what soccer is. Throughout the past 9 years I’ve got to experience the pure exhilaration and rush of the game.
When I hear when people undermine what soccer means to people like me I simply shake my head and laugh. Soccer has been a part of me for as long as I can remember and has created such an incredible impact on my life. There will come a day where the sport simply fades into treasured memories. I know to cherish every day that I get to play the sport. Soccer stands for more than just a game to me because it provides the perfect escape for my everyday problems, it taught me that what doesn’t kill you makes you stronger, and my teammates all expect a lot from each other which pushes me and every individual on the team to be the best we can
Everyday, I showed up to high school soccer practice at 4:10 pm to get my soccer gear on and be ready to do a team dynamic warm-up by 4:20 pm. Therefore, my teammates and I are ready to start practice at 4:30 pm. But, as I arrived to practice on a Friday afternoon, things seemed a little obscure and I couldn’t figure out what it was. I tried to go on as I usually do, putting on my shin guards, socks, cleats and inhaled a couple puffs of my inhaler.
There are many awesome things in life, although I’d have to say the greatest thing in life is soccer. Soccer has always been a big part of my family. The first sport that I ever played was soccer. My dad was my first coach and I always remembered playing around with a soccer ball. However, it wasn’t until the 2008 Euro cup, that I fell in love with the game.
Some parents don't want their children to be in that mess, so they don't sign them up for soccer from the very beginning. Sometimes it’s the parents fault that the child doesn't treausre soccer. It could also be the other way around. It doesn't matter how old you are or how young you are you could think soccer is a waste, not worth it, or something that shouldn’t be treasured at
One point on the bottom of my triangle represents soccer. I have played soccer since I was five years old and I have learned to love the game. When I step out on the soccer field, I feel as though