6. I tried Something New

I went to a very small high school. Thus, there were much more opportunities to make a sports team than there would have been at a bigger school. My senior year of high school, after much convincing from friends and a sister, I agreed to try out for the soccer team. Everyone agreed to help me gain some skills before try-outs. I practiced after school with friends and on the weekends, and then at home by myself and with my sister. Honestly, I never would have made the team if everyone had not have helped me out.
When try-outs came, I was terrified about not making it, to the point I almost did not try out. But luckily those great friends jumped in and got me to try-outs. I made the team, and it was one of the best experiences that I had that year. I loved the feeling of being part of a team. You train hard together, you work hard together on the field, you help each other, and you celebrate together, or sometimes you figure out what you did wrong, all together as a team. Even though there were injuries,  times we got scored on, days that we played in the sun, rain, and snow all in one game, and days that all we did was sprint, and. It was still a great learning experience. And soccer is actually really fun!
In the end, our team ended up winning first place in our league. Even though I only got to play for one season, it was amazing! Trying new things wasn't exactly something that I did a lot. But, this taught me that you never know what you might love until you try it out.