Varsity Softball Research Paper

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During my sophomore year of high school, I participated in softball tryouts, but I did not make Varsity. I was going through a hitting slump which made me lose positivity. In sports, sometimes it’s hard to identify what the cause of the problem is because it is so easy for people to lose confidence when something changes in their game. One thing that my dad taught me while I was trying to get better was that people in hitting slumps are just thinking about it too much when they get up to the plate. I started to not be so focused on actually hitting and thinking of other things. It took me a few at bats, but I started hitting again and made Varsity the next year. It is still off season, but I recently started doing softball workouts twice a …show more content…
During a typical week during softball season, I spend an extra seven hours doing athletic activities. Varsity softball is an important commitment for me. I usually have three practices a week, which are an hour and a half long, depending on the intensity of the practice, and a game a week. Every day during the week, I wake up at 6 a.m. I arrive at school on time, which is an important thing to me. My school days go from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. It is almost guaranteed that I will stay at school later, at least once or twice a week, and take part in a club or catch up on work. On Monday mornings, I participate in Central's Awesome Mentor Program. At CAMP, I mentor underclassmen by offering support and advice for them to succeed in high school. After school, I participate in a club called “Memory Lane” where we try to give back to the Alzheimer's community by making crafts for nursing homes and doing bake sales to raise money. When the President of the club cannot make the meetings, I am asked to run them for her. I am also on my school yearbook committee and am a Sports Editor. On Tuesdays, I participate in a club called “Clothe A Friend,” where I stay at school from 3 p.m. to 4