to watch you play over the summer and think you would be a terrific addition to the Berry Lacrosse program. I recently accepted the position here at Berry College in Rome, GA and could not be happier. I have spent my last 6 years as a Head Coach in New England and besides the weather being much more pleasant in the South, so is the atmosphere here at Berry. This place is absolutely amazing, and I would love to get you on campus and show you around. Here are a couple of quick highlights about…
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My Freshman year of high school, I took a big risk joining the lacrosse team. I was very nervous because I had never picked up a lacrosse stick until the first practice. However, I made a goal to start on the JV team by the end of the season. Shortly after I had committed to be on the team, I was diagnosed with a knee disease called patellar tracking syndrome. This made it difficult for me to practice my hardest because I was in a lot of pain. I debated if I should keep playing, but I decided to…
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“He’s alright, my dad.” This line, from one of my favorite picture books as a child, is probably what Brad Manning, the author of “Arm Wrestling with My Father,” believes about his dad. Manning clearly show in his essay, using a motif, an anecdote, and a non-visual imagery, that fathers don’t have to be emotional and weepy to display love and affection. The use of physicality as a motif is very poignant in this regard- most clearly exemplified through the arm wrestling, but in other places as…
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to football to lacrosse to wrestling, I have never enjoyed going to the practices and games. My dad played sports as a kid and he was very serious about sports and going to all the practices and games. He always tells me to this day, “A commitment is a commitment.” I would argue with him for hours about this. He finally said one day that he has given up on me and will not argue with me anymore. One day I realized that I actually loved sports and I loved the practices and the games and playing that…
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There comes a moment in every athletes career where the clock strikes 0:00 for the final time and in that moment part of you is changed forever. For most of us sports are so much more than a game, they are our lifestyle, they are who we are, they are our identity. For college athletes sports aren’t just a silly game you play to pass the time – they are the core of us, they are what make us who we are. Most of us have played sports since we were kids, we’ve spent years of our lives training, competing…
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you really know the meaning behind it? According to dictionary.com, sacrifice means, "The act of giving up something you want." Not only does it mean that, but it also has a bigger meaning. There's lots of other big words that have a true meaning. In my opinion, sacrifice is the most important out of all the life and loss terms. Sometimes we all forget how to just stop and think about others before ourselves and to just show a little sacrifice. Sacrifice is important because making sacrifices can help…
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the soldier. As well as the physical weight, the men also carry things like fear, grief, love and thought, which is the main focal point of the story. Although these men are soldiers in battle, everyone carries a similar emotional weight along them. “Lieutenant Jimmy Cross carried a compass, maps, code books, binoculars, and a .45-caliber pistol” (O’Brien) and letters from a girl named Martha who he is in love with. Throughout the story, O’Brien constantly brings up Martha and how Lieutenant…
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builders was playing against there arch rival friends university. There were so many people at this home game on this Sunday evening. Everyone was excited for the tipoff because this was the game the fan were looking for. As I take my seat the Southwestern men’s basketball team was coming out the locker room every on their feet cheering and clapping as they get ready to warm up to play the game.…
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such as baseball, or men's lacrosse don't nearly make a substantial profit like football or basketball. The wealth would never be spread equally among players of different sports. It's not like football players work harder than baseball players at all. They are division 1 athletes putting in the same time and effort as others. This is Capitalism. Not everything is equal. Though television revenues are making millions of dollars a year recording big school college games. And the players receive none…
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you’re most likely watching the athletes, maybe even the coaches. Chances are, you didn’t notice the other player on the field. Athletic trainers are the professionals who keep the game running smoothly by keeping the player in their best shape. An athletic trainer, or A.T., helps prepare the athletes before and after the game by overseeing physical training, nutrition, and rehabilitation. To become an athletic trainer you must earn a bachelor’s degree and put in hours of work to get experience. Certified…
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