Pulling our game faces on as we unload off the bus. ... Sitting in the locker room during pre-game hearing all the people walking into the stadium and knowing how packed this game is going to be really. ... With the hours and minutes ticked away it is now game time everyone is suited up helmet, shoulders pads, and game pants were already. ... There is no time waste, get your head in the game here we go. Final score, home 28 away 35 this was by far the most exciting game of the year. ...

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At such a young age, the coaches let everyone play all positions just to get a feel for the game and to see what we liked best. As I grew older, I began to notice that my coaches kept me in the game a little bit longer rather than subbing me out like some of my teammates. ... We played so well that we made it all the way to the state cup finals and won! ... The test consisted of the rules and regulations about the game. ... The coach would have us do an enormous amount of running so we would be in peak physical condition by the time our first game started. ...

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Whether going to the game or watching on TV, football is very exciting. ... There are a lot of times when the final score is 2-0, or 4-2. ... From personal experience, you find these crazy fans at a football game. It makes the game that much better when you have these crazy fanatics cheering for the same team as you at a football game. ... They brutally battle each other every game in hope for victory. ...

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My other major goal for this season is to gain experience and relearn the game mentally. ... Often in a game I find myself in a game where I don't know the right thing to do. ... I would like to score or assist on a goal every game. ... My final goal outside of academics is to be more involved with our community by helping in charities or fundraisers. ... Finally, for me, it means to give it your all for the sport and the team and to not stop until the whistle is blown and the game is over....

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While we had our game we would play like a champion trying to be one of the best team. ... I can't even explain the feeling I got when the referee blew the final whistle. I felt mad and hopeless for not being able to have done anything for my team due to an injury that had happened to me the game before. ... It sucked knowing that our last game all together as a team would end like this. ...

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• Grade Level: High School