I have always heard others say, “I’ve made decisions that I regret, but I take them as learning experiences because we are all human, and are not perfect.” All my life this has stuck in my head. Why regret something when you will never have the chance to change the past? Since I was big enough to pick up a ball, I fell in love with football. My household since I was only a toddler has revolved around me playing any sport that ends in -ball. This summer I made a decision that would take football away from my life. Since I was only a small child, I can recall always having a toy ball in my hands. Growing up I was involved in every little league sport my parents would put me in. There was just something about the fresh cut grass in football …show more content…
Over the summer, every Monday through Thursday I was up at the school by 8A.M. in the sweat stained and cologne filled locker room. Each day was strenuous and consisted of weight lifting, sprints, and agility workouts, but this year was a little bit different compared to the others. There was a new sheriff in town. My head coach, Casey Walraven, had been around since I was just a little freshman when I played on JV. I had led the defense in tackles and was a team captain. He also coached my sophomore year where I earned the privilege of being on varsity. This was the time of my life. Little kids looked up to you, and the whole town shut down on Friday nights to watch you play. But as Junior year came, so did new people. Brad Davis was that man, and he carried with him a very prestigious past. He was a coach from a huge 6A powerhouse and was making the huge transition into my small 3A town. Things changed, and all of a sudden I was handed a clean slate and had to prove myself to the new coach and new impressions were to be made on the new guy. My first impression of him was that he was sort of weird. His outfit on the first day of workouts was skinny jeans and snake skinned boots, which is not very common out here in