Narrative Essay On Softball
Softball runs in my blood, my dad played softball, my uncle played softball, my cousins’ play softball; it seemed as though almost every I knew played softball. I knew how to swing a bat before I knew how to walk. My dad and I would go to the batting cages just about every Sunday. I had previous played for the local team in my area but I wanted to be able to share the sport my family and I loved with the school I love. And although the friendships on the travel team were amazing, I could only imagine how great it would be to share this great sport with the people at my school. I thought all I would have to do is talk to the athletic director to get a team started, little did I know all the work and dedication that was going to be have to put
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He told me I would need to make a presentation to present to the head of school, principle, and dean of students. The day after I presented they said in order to go through with my idea, I would need to find an administrator or a teacher at the school who would be willing to be the coach of the team. Immediately, I thought to ask the baseball coach. The baseball coach told me he would be willing to coach the girl’s softball team if I showed him commitment and dedication by being the varsity baseball manager for an entire season. He was trying to prove a point that I would not be able to stick with something. I showed him differently. After a year of being the baseball manager, I proudly proved to him that I was willing and able to put one hundred percent effort into the team. I thought the hard part was over until we ran into an issue; finding players. I previously assumed that I would put up a sign up sheet for the softball team and girls would be signing up left and right. It was completely opposite. It took an entire month to find enough players. After getting the school to sign off on the team, finding a coaching staff, and talking enough players into playing, several doctors and multiple physical therapists suggested against me participating in the sport because of nerve damage in ankle and shoulder and because my shoulder joint is loose. Even though the doctors told
He told me I would need to make a presentation to present to the head of school, principle, and dean of students. The day after I presented they said in order to go through with my idea, I would need to find an administrator or a teacher at the school who would be willing to be the coach of the team. Immediately, I thought to ask the baseball coach. The baseball coach told me he would be willing to coach the girl’s softball team if I showed him commitment and dedication by being the varsity baseball manager for an entire season. He was trying to prove a point that I would not be able to stick with something. I showed him differently. After a year of being the baseball manager, I proudly proved to him that I was willing and able to put one hundred percent effort into the team. I thought the hard part was over until we ran into an issue; finding players. I previously assumed that I would put up a sign up sheet for the softball team and girls would be signing up left and right. It was completely opposite. It took an entire month to find enough players. After getting the school to sign off on the team, finding a coaching staff, and talking enough players into playing, several doctors and multiple physical therapists suggested against me participating in the sport because of nerve damage in ankle and shoulder and because my shoulder joint is loose. Even though the doctors told