Personal Narrative: A Career As A Baseball Player

Ever since the first time I picked up a bat, I’ve been a standout player on the baseball diamond. Each and every one of my six seasons as a Little League player, I was elected to the all-star team. As I would round the bases after a hit, it never even crossed my mind that another one of my peers wasn’t blessed with the same talents that I was. Throughout my Little League career, I was fortunate enough to be surrounded by coaches, including my own father, who helped teach me the game of baseball. It was not until much later in my life that I realized how fortunate I was. Once the summer rolled around after my freshman year in high school, I was encouraged by my mother to find a job. My only requirements were that I would be active while doing something gratifying. Eventually, I came up with the idea that I could give baseball lessons to elementary school Little-Leaguers. My first trainee was James. After speaking with his mother, it was quite clear that he was not a young Babe Ruth. From what she told me, James had not been given the advantages that I had taken for granted years before. His father was not as enthusiastic about James’ baseball …show more content…
I would deliver pitch after pitch, and, without exception, the ball would end up at the back stop, unscathed by the aluminum of his bat. Each Wednesday during that summer I would arrive at the park to work with James. I tried every coaching method that would come to mind. We hit off of a tee, I threw from the front, I threw from the side, and I even would show him my swing and have him attempt to emulate it. Eventually, he transitioned from his signature swing and miss, to weak ground balls, to finally, line drives out of the infield. Seeing James’ proficiency improve gave me a considerable sense of pride and accomplishment. It was proof that I not only had technical knowledge about baseball, but I knew how to teach as well; I was becoming a

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Personal Narrative: A Career As A Baseball Player