For me, Emmaus Lacrosse wasn't something I had always pictured being a part of my life. I didn't grow up playing, watching all the girls' high school games, or going to camps run by the players, but instead I was a cheerleader. So to really understand what Emmaus Lacrosse means to me, we have to start from the beginning. As a young child I wanted nothing to do with contact sports, which my parents found out very quickly during my first ever soccer game. I found myself running away from the ball more than actually running to it. The idea of getting shoved, kicked, and pushed just to touch the ball didn't seem like a good enough reward. Soon after, my parents decided to sign me up for cheerleading. I hated the sideline pom-pom football…show more content… I thought I had finally found what I was meant to do. Years went by and as I began to grow up, my love for cheering slowly began to fade. I wanted to be like the other girls at my school who got to play all different types of sports with all their friends. At the end of seventh grade I made the decision that I was no longer going to cheer, but was going to play every other sport I could. I began trying all different kinds of sports hoping that there would be one that I would connect with. Eventually, my mom made a suggestion to me that I should consider trying lacrosse. My little brother played and every once and awhile I would go out and play with him, but it was nothing crazy. I didn't know the rules or the positions, let alone how to catch and throw. I had friends like Bri McClain, Jordyn Poll, and Olivia East who had been playing all their lives, so I immediately went to them with the idea. They were all super supportive and excited that I was trying something new. My first ever real season of lacrosse was my freshman year. I met 90% of the people in my class along with 3 other girls on the team. I was terrified. It seemed like everyone else had some type
