Month: February 2014

Offseason Days

I just recently ended my basketball season and have been moved into track and off-season. Off-season is THE hardest workout I have ever done. For some kids, who have been doing it for a while, think it is pretty easy. But I am new to off-season so it is hard for me and a couple kids from basketball. We do different workouts each day and the hardest one so far is the snake. The snake is when you go up on the football field and run the width of the field and then turn sideways and run up 5 yard and then you run the length of the field and so on. After we do a hard workout, sometimes our coach lets us play game in side like dodgeball.

In track, we come to the gym after school and you either go outside or stay inside with Coach Greaber to lift weights. I stay inside because if you do discus or shot put you lift weights to get your muscles stronger. Outside there is track events like hurdles, 100m sprint, and 200m sprint. I’m not much of a runner so that is why I do the throwing events. Track and off-season are both hard, but fun. I enjoy them because they will both help me get ready for football season.

Failure can Help You

Why do I fail at everything? I asked myself. Wait, maybe I can learn from my failures!

To start, your failures can prepare your for any challenges throughout your life. A failure will prepare you for next time you do something. For example, I missed a hard shot in a basketball game which would have been clutch. I can’t believe that I would miss a shot that would have been a game changer. After Missing the shot I went to my next practice knowing that I should practice the same shot. But still, as person of my skill, I should have made the shot.

Furthermore, your failures help you succeed the next time you try something you failed at. Another example is, I was at my basketball practice and I missed a layup. A layup! How could I miss such an easy shot? When I missed that layup it made me realize that I should practice more by myself. If you practice it will help you for next time.

Any mistake may make you feel like you are bad at everything. If you keep pushing forward in life, you will succeed! I always tell my friends when they get down from messing up that practice makes perfect!

My First 3 Pointer

At my game against Marble Falls I had my first 3 pointer. It was a very exciting moment for me and my family, my parents were very proud of me. On my basketball team, I play down low by the basketball hoop, but since we were beating the team so badly, my coach said I could move out to the 3 point line. My teammate Grayson was dribbling down the court and found me open in the corner. I received the pass from him in the corner and stepped up to shoot. Swish! My team goes crazy and cheer for me. I run down the court with my fists in the air pumping. That was a moment I will not forget in a very long time.

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