Softball, academics, and a new bat

Iwas on second base when I heard the crack, a loud, smooth snap that I thought for sure was going over the fence. I watched the ball and realized it was just going excessively high over the short-stop's area. My teammate caught the ball and launched it to me on second, getting a double play. I jumped o the bag and threw the ball like a missile to rst, barely beating the runner, gaining a triple play. My team ran into the dug-out high- ving and cheering. That’s been my life for the past seven years, so ball. I think so ball is something that people could and do use as motivation to do better in school, because sports are something that students can use as a getaway from life.

Teamwork isn’t just an important part of so ball, it’s also a good thing to have in school as well. Both on the so ball eld and in the school classrooms, sooner or later you’re going to nd that you can’t do everything by yourself, and you’re going to need to rely on the help of others at times. So ball has taught, and still teaches me how to get along with others. When you work hand-in-hand with other people, the outcome will be a lot better than if you tried to do something all by yourself. Sometimes there are assignments or tasks that are too complex to be done by just one person. Typically in middle and high school, teachers will assign more di cult projects, so it’s important to be able to divide the workload and to communicate with your classmates. The same thing happens in so ball. You have to communicate on the eld so everyone knows what to do with the ball when they get it. Everyone has a speci c role to play on defense, probably a position they are good at, to get the outs quickly, and hopefully go home with the win.

So ball has meant a lot to me ever since I started playing. I’ve always played as hard as I can, and the best I can. In school, I do the same thing. I tried to pay attention and I studied whenever I could, and that’s why I ended up with pretty good grades. So ball has been one of the biggest forms of motivation for me to work really hard in school. For instance, my coach won’t let me play if I’m failing in school. If my grades are low, and I’m not listening or trying to do my best in school, it will show and my coach won’t allow me to play. Another way so ball forces me to push harder in school are the rewards. My parents o ered to buy me a new bat, a nice bat, if I could keep my grades up. A good bat is really expensive, so I thought it was a fair o er. I ended up getting my grades up which allowed me to get into a gi ed arts program at school, so my parents rewarded me with the bat! So ball forces me to push harder and to do better in school.

I’m not the only one who could use sports as motivation. Other kids can also use sports as a way to do better in school. Most schools have a sports system where you could play for your school, but sometimes you have to have good grades in order to play, so it forces you to do well in school if you really want to play. Playing for your school could allow you to make friends with other classmates that you’ll be around. Instead of playing with random people, you could play for your school. Schools that do have sports systems usually have a selection of di erent sports, so it doesn’t have to be so ball. You could choose from a bunch of di erent options including so ball, baseball, basketball, soccer, football, and much more! If the sport you choose works as well for you as so ball did for me, you won’t regret it. If it makes you happy, while also making you do better in school, then it’s a win-win!

So far, so ball has been something I’m really passionate about, and it has helped me along the way through everything like school, problems with my family and friends, and other sports too. My friends have helped me alongside everything as well, both on the so ball team, and in school. If it wasn’t for so ball, I wouldn’t have some of the really good friends that I do now. So ball and school have both taught me many things I will be able to use throughout my life such as social skills, time management, and much more! In the future I would like to continue to play so ball for as long as I can. It will help me to stay disciplined and active throughout my so ball career, and the rest of my life.