Softball has been in my life since i was six-years-old. I have been through many experiences, whether those experiences are good or bad, during softball. The one experience that stands out would be during my Junior year when I was constantly getting hit by the ball. Every time that I was hit, I reminded myself that I had a responsibility as a pitcher, and I need to fight through the pain. This responsibility has also translated into my daily lifestyle in many occurrences. As a pitcher, there are many responsibilities that rest on my shoulders. An extremely important responsibility is to do my job and pitch strikes. It does not help the team out if I cannot get the ball across the plate. To make sure that I can pitch to the best of my abilities, I practice and play softball year round. By playing in the spring and fall, I am getting the experience I need to become a better pitcher. In addition, I am involved in a winter camp where I pitch one to two hours every Sunday; if the chance arises, I have the ability to join many five to eight hour camps to improve my pitching. I have taken the …show more content…
Whether it be through cheering, pep talks, or joking with the other girls, I always try to lift everyone’s spirits. It is no good to see the team’s shortstop sulking about a past play and not being able to get her head in the game; that is why I make it my job and responsibility to motivate the girls. This motivation really comes in handy when the team has doubleheaders. There have been many times where games have turned to our favor in the last few innings through the constant cheering. Towards the end of the season, I start to lose my voice through cheering and calling out plays. It can be quite funny when cheering when my voice goes flat, or I call out the wrong name -- which happens way too much. However, without someone lifting up the team’s spirits, it can be difficult and a struggle to make it through a
We had to compete in a dreaded lip syncing contest and a bean bag tournament. Even though we thought it was going to be embarrassing, the lip syncing contest turned out to be the best event of the night. The night was a total success. From then on, softball was a place you could be yourself. That may be cliche, but I really felt that way. No one judged you (and if they did they kept it to themselves). We were able to goof off and I don’t think anyone would have come out of their shells if we didn’t get up and do something we originally did not want to
Playing softball, you get fit. Being fit, makes people like their bodies, which makes people happier in general. When throwing the ball, you have to throw it harder than you would a baseball, which means you’re using more of your muscles than you would when throwing a baseball. As a result, your arms and body get toned, and running to catch the ball gets your legs worked out as well. When hitting the ball, you have
Softball has taught me many life skills like how to get along with twenty girls and have a friendship with each and every one of them. Also, I think it has really shaped my life a small amount; I don’t think I’m the same person I was two months ago. Even though my team didn't win every game or even most of our games, we still acted like a unit and didn't give up easily and we played our hardest at every game. Honestly from my own opinion, I think losing made us even closer to each other and we weren't a cocky team either we were just really confident.
Have you ever had so much passion for a sport you have been playing for almost your whole life? I love playing all positions of softball and I admire everything that comes with it that includes battle wounds, road trips to games, making memories to practicing out on home field getting ready to bat some love into their lives. Softball is not an easy sport at all but it’s my passion and a privilege to be able to stand on that field. So much love, effort and hard work has been put in over the years. After 12 years of truly knowing the sport these are my favorite things out on the field such as pitching with strength, sliding with passion, and batting to hear all of your support to make a home run!
Softball for many people is the way of life, we eat, sleep, and play softball. Softball is a great sport for a lot of girls that want to be active and even stay out of trouble. Softball can be great for starting conversation because on the field you always have to talk, so your teammates now what is going on and where everyone is on the field. But when you play softball you always have a rush of enjoyment, and nerves.
I enjoy helping others pursue their passions and achieve their goals. Softball is a sport that has taught me many important life lessons including teamwork, leadership, and dedication. As softball is a sport that has taught me so much, I spent several weeks of my high school summers volunteering at softball camps. It was always rewarding to see the young girls discover their passion for the game just as I did when I was their age.
Blood, sweat and tears. All for one sport you love. Going to the fields, putting my cleats on and batting.(Cumulative) From the time I stepped on the diamond, I knew softball was going to be something I was good at. Usually most people start off playing t-ball and work their way up to the big leagues. Not me. I started my third grade year. Of course I was hesitant (nervous), but I got over that fast enough. I played every position possible. I was a strong hitter (usually making it on base every time). But that’s 10 u. Over the years, I became exceptionally good at softball. I had many compliments on how good I was. Parents were telling my parents how good I was. But that was only the beginning.
Some of them the week of competitions. I believe that having people quit because they don’t think we are good enough is something that has shaped me as a person. When people don’t have faith in our team, it makes me want to push harder to reach my goals. Cheer has turned me into a very determined person when it comes to getting what I want in life. If there is a goal I’m attempting to reach, I won’t stop until I know I have tried every possible thing to get there. If people try to push me down and they don’t believe I will make it, then I try even harder. The best way to show off my hard work and dedication is through
Each of my years playing softball has been a momemtous experience for me. Indeed, I have learned valuable lessons about life. I have not only gained experience on how to approach different life situations, but the game has also provided an insight of me. In other words, softball has impacted my life and will also shape my future. Therfore, this will seek to discuss some of these impacts contributions to my life.
I am a committed and determined individual who works hard to achieve my goals. Besides various athletic accomplishments, I also excel in the classroom maintaining an accumulative 3.95 GPA. This shows I can manage my time well and prioritize. I have also been credited as a great leader on and off the playing
Softball has always been my favorite sport. It’s the fast pace of my heart as I’m rounding the bases, fast as lightning, making contact with the corner of the grungy white bases with a heavy coat of red dirt layering the edges, prepared to dive into home base, the sound of the bat making solid compact with the bright, attention grabbing yellow ball, the smell of the dew delicately resting on the fields of green grass, giving everyone a relaxed feeling of being in nature.
Foremost, being a pitcher made me realize how important it is to have a short-term memory. When I was on the mound, I knew that the result of the previous batter had no bearing on what the next batter would do. For example, when I gave up a big hit, before the next batter came to the plate, I had to forget about what just happened. In softball, it is important to not dwell on the negatives, but learn from them. Because of pitching, I know yesterday’s failures can turn into tomorrow’s successes. I plan to have the same attitude in the legal field when obstacles come my way.
After walking onto the field at seven years old, I found my passion, my strength, and my world. Softball has been in my life for the past ten years, and I intend to play in college if I’m given the opportunity, nevertheless, I am going to fight to play. Playing softball has changed my life; I do not know where I would be without it. It has given me the best experiences in life, and I have made long term friends while playing. I hit my first homerun at 12 years old, and have been a power hitter ever since.
Softball ruled over my life from the time I was five years of age until I was fourteen. According to the people who had watched one of my games, I played first base phenomenally and had some wonderful at bats when I focused on centering my power to hit the ball with all the force I could muster. Unfortunately and fortunately, my father coached every team I played on from T-ball to fast-pitch. At every game, he observed my mechanics and hand-eye coordination, and this pulled memories of watching my brother hit numerous home runs and make game-winning outs from his mind. On nearly all of the car rides home, he would tell me “You remind me so much of Dusty. I see him the way you throw, in the way you hit the ball, and the way you present
Softball Saved My Life Many people believe that i’m the best athlete, or one of the best students they have seen, but they do not even really know who I am. What people do not know about me is that I had a hard life at home. When I was growing up, I had to go from my father’s house one week, and to my grandmother’s house another week. It was hard for me because I had to adapt from my grandmother’s house to my father’s house.