10/1/2018 1 Comment Composing a Past SceneFor this blog post we had to write about a scene from the past. It had to be about the negative impact the story had on your life, like we listened to in class What You Don't Know by Lulu Wang. I take my readers on an adventure of my first year of High School Football playing for the Chester Clippers.
A lot of people don’t know that football is my first love and it’s a part of my life and always will be. The most negative impact on my life was my first week of football camp and it started August 8th , 2016. I really didn’t know anybody but like 4 people. Camp was 7am - 6pm everyday for 2 weeks except the weekends so yes it was exhausting. “ Yeah he's probably not gonna get in “ I over heard a voice say. “ Finest JV player “ another voice said. Then as I walked in the trainers office minutes later. “ They were just talking about you being the finest jv player blank “ the trainer said loudly and laughed. For me personally I have always been underestimated because I wear glasses , which really didn’t make any sense, They basically were saying everyone who wears glasses is a nerd and can’t play football. They hurt me more than anything and I still remember that day like it was yesterday. I did great in camp I actually was on the depth chart for 3rd String Defensive End and we rotated a lot so that was good. Fast forward the end of the first game and i sat on the bench the whole game. I was lied to the whole time. I kept hearing I was getting in but I never did. Week 2 vs Spring-Ford. A state ranked team in 2015-16 season. My number was called in the 4th Quarter with 2 minutes. It was a blowout. I was furious , I got in and a got a sack and the whole sideline went crazy even with us being down by 45 points. It felt amazing to actually touch the field. Before that it was 5 years. I started against O’Hara Week 3 and had amazing game with 8 tackles and 2 for a loss. We lost again but I made the paper with Honorable Mention. delcotimes.com/sports/20160914/ridleys-anderson-uses-versatility-to-take-top-honor After being told I wouldn’t start and I was just another Jv player I proved myself to the coaches and my teammates that I was worthy. My season kinda went downhill with me tearing a ligament in my left shoulder and I was told I was out for the season . I came back in 2 and a half weeks and still played. My playing time was cut down because my injury and I was kinda scared to play because it didn’t feel the same at all. But remember I wasn’t even supposed to play Varsity at all. By the end of the season I was loved by everyone and I made a name for myself. It might not be a big deal to my readers but when you love something so much and that’s all you care about and you were always were good at and somebody says you can’t do it , it hurts especially when they don’t even know what you can do or don’t even know enough about you to judge you. Moral of the story is to never let anyone tell you what you can’t do.
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DANIELLE MCINTYRE
10/8/2018 04:36:43 pm
i dont know much about football but you make it sound great !
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