volleyball by chinae

volleyball by chinae - December 2016 Scholarship Essay

My greatest accomplishment to me would have to be making the varsity volleyball team . The first time touching a volleyball other than in PE class was my freshman year when I tryout for the high school team and made the freshmen team. I have improved tremendously since my first year of playing organized volleyball. During my sophomore year I made the varsity team. I got some playing time but wanted to play more so I worked hard in the off season to get more playing the following year. As a junior I was starting on the varsity team and making some ground work on being one of the top blockers in the section. Now, as a senior I have advanced to even keeping my starting position and continuing to break my records that I set during my junior year, and possibly even play at the college level.
Volleyball is what makes me strive through the year. Being on the team, is like a stress reliever. When I first began playing, I took the sport for granted, allowing my grades to slip here and there. When my grades slip I had to sit the bench. This was miserable to me and ever since then I learned how to kept all of my grades up to par so I could continue to enjoy the love of my life. Being part of the volleyball program has kept me mellowed, and busy which kept me out of trouble. I never have time to be acting up, or running wild because I knew the consequences of such actions. Compared to others in my associate circle, I have watched many go down hill since freshman year because they didn’t have motivation to fulfill something in life.
As, I go back and watch my videos from when I played freshman year to now, I have seen a great improvement. I used to look like a lost puppy on the court, but now when I am on the court I dominate the net.
Even though I have only been playing for several years now, I feel I’ve grown as a player and an all around person. I take all my problems out on the volleyball when I need to get a kill or block the other team’s player. When I am on the court, I’m different, I don’t have the same mentality. Volleyball is what I have focused on since I came to high school. I have but my blood and sweat in this game and love the feeling when the crowd gets hyped or yells my name, when I do something great on the court. I live for volleyball.
If I did not have volleyball as my main focus, I feel like my outside problems would have affected me more in a negative way. Volleyball has impacted my life extremely in school, athletic and life in general. With all the rewards and achievements I have accomplished in the last four years I would conclude this to be my greatest accomplishment.