Sports

Sport Period Played Team skills?
Basketball 5th – 7th Grade Yes
Tennis 4th – 9th Grade No
Swimming 10th – 12th Grade No
Soccer 9th – 12th Grade Yes

Although I loved basketball and was good at it (maybe because I’m 6’5), I had to stop at the end of 7th grade because of homeschooling. I decided to continue with tennis, however, because it did not require joining a new teem, instead I could just play elsewhere with a trainer. I loved the game in tennis but quickly learned that I did not enjoy playing it for some reason.

A few years later, I decided to stop playing tennis for that reason and join the swimming team instead. Although it was called a team, no strategy or teamwork was really required. Because of this, I realized that tennis lacked the same thing which is why I ended up stopping swimming too.

My last two years at high school, I had joined the soccer team. I loved playing soccer more than anything. A lot of strategy and teamwork was required which not only taught me how to work with other people but created friendships I will never lose. The hardest part was playing our last game and saying goodbye to the people I had came close to so quickly.