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How Playing A Sport In High School Helped Me

My athletic experience made all the difference.

Morgan Gildon

Aug 09, 2016

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How Playing A Sport In High School Helped Me

Morgan Gildon

Like most kids, I grew up playing sports. There were a few years when I moved around a lot and couldn't join any teams, but I missed being an athlete more than anything.

So I decided to start a girls volleyball team for my high school. It took a while to get the process started, but slowly it happened. I got the coaches and the girls to be on the team. It was a club team for a year before it became an official sport for the school.

Even though it was a club sport we still had practice from three to five every day and we had games a few times a week, even multiple times a week. We had team bonding time for all the girls to get to know each other.

I think that it's a great idea to be involved with sports in high school. Here's why.

1. Time Management

You have to figure out how to be at practice and all the games and still pass all of your classes and keep up with homework. It sometimes sucks, but there are ways to make it work.

2. You have a group of friends

You spend so much time with your team that they basically become your school family. I'm not saying you'll like everyone or get along with everyone all the time, but you make some great friends on a sports team.

3. You're staying in shape

You're staying in shape by constantly being at practice and running all the time. It's not always fun because I hated running, but hey, now I can run for a while and not get tired!

4. Teamwork

Learning how to work with other people is a skill that everyone needs to have. Being able to cooperate with the people around you will help you so much in life.

5. Patience

I know for me when we started the team, some of the girls had no idea how to play the game. When you have to teach someone else how to do something, you learn how to be super patient.

6. Memories

You create so many memories from being on a team. I can remember bus rides and random things during practice. Some of my best memories from high school were from my volleyball team.

There are many great things about being on a sports team in high school. It was awesome for me and I think everyone should do it!

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