All athletes can look back at their career and can say that, by no means was it perfect. Everyone has had that game where it was not pretty. Everyone remembers that time where they gave away the game to the other team. Then, there is that time in between travel and high school season where your travel coach has to stop and let the high school coach take over. Going from being coached very well, to having very little coaching is a very difficult transition.
I have been playing softball for almost ten years. Four of those years were spent playing on a high school softball team, as well as a travel team. When I first came to high school, I tried out for the softball team as a freshman and became a four year varsity starter.
Often…show more content… You are not a coward for asking for help, you simply just want to improve something you are not exactly sure how to go about doing it. Work hard through the tough times, and don’t let yourself down. Not only has this lesson applied to softball and volleyball, but in real life situations as well. This lesson has motivated me to do better in school, when the workload is big and requires more time than available to you, prioritize. Do not push off work, take the things that are the most important and do them to the best of your ability. If you do not understand something on the homework that was given, or are lost and confused in class, ask for help so you can succeed in the future, and continue on your path. This lesson has helped me a lot in softball because without the hitting slumps, mechanics, personal lessons with my coach, and staying late to work on my skills I would not be where I am today. This lesson taught me to try my hardest always, and to never give up. I have succeeded in my softball career and have been rewarded for my achievements, receiving First Team All ECC, two years in a row, as well as the offensive player of the
