The bright orange flashes briefly between the forest of legs and sticks. I bend my knees. I know the shot is coming soon. Clack. There. My brain registers in a split second the direction the ball is coming from and I pull back my foot, making contact with the bottom of the sphere, sending it flying through the air. The adrenaline rush dies down as the ball is dribbled down the field by my teammate. I let out a thankful breath. I’ve been looking forward to this all summer: the first game of the season. A field hockey goalie back on the fresh smelling-grass of the field.
Imagine this: the grass is green, the air hot and humid, and dirt covers your legs. The air is thrumming with anticipation. There are only 30 seconds left on the clock. The …show more content…
The game then spread throughout the British Empire, including places such as Australia and India. Eventually it developed in over 100 countries, making field hockey the second largest team sport in the world, after …show more content…
I run towards my friend and catch her as she jumps into my arms, and I spin her around before setting her back on the ground. I high five the rest of my team and they hit me on the helmet with their sticks. We walk back to our bench and do our cheer. “Good game -team name-, thank you officials, WE LOVE YOU FANS!” Following the suit of the other team, we line up and go through the line, saying “Good game, good game, good game…” I walk back over to the bench and take off my helmet and chest pad, keeping on the clunky shin and foot pads for now; I’ll wait until I’m back to the locker room to take those off. I slowly walk back to the locker room, and open the door and see my team taking off their gear. They all have tired smiles on their face; I do too. We played a great game. I walk into the corner and unceremoniously drop my stuff in the general area of my gear bag. Now to go home and do homework before falling asleep the second my head hits the pillow.
The next day at practice, the entire team is happy. And when the team is happy, we usually have fun practices. My team is wonderful. One of my favorite parts of field hockey is getting to know my team each year. Some of them I’ll already know because they’re in my grade, but in others case, it might be the first time I’m meeting them. No matter what, it seems we all make bonds with each other that last long after the season is over. After spending
Imagine this: the grass is green, the air hot and humid, and dirt covers your legs. The air is thrumming with anticipation. There are only 30 seconds left on the clock. The …show more content…
The game then spread throughout the British Empire, including places such as Australia and India. Eventually it developed in over 100 countries, making field hockey the second largest team sport in the world, after …show more content…
I run towards my friend and catch her as she jumps into my arms, and I spin her around before setting her back on the ground. I high five the rest of my team and they hit me on the helmet with their sticks. We walk back to our bench and do our cheer. “Good game -team name-, thank you officials, WE LOVE YOU FANS!” Following the suit of the other team, we line up and go through the line, saying “Good game, good game, good game…” I walk back over to the bench and take off my helmet and chest pad, keeping on the clunky shin and foot pads for now; I’ll wait until I’m back to the locker room to take those off. I slowly walk back to the locker room, and open the door and see my team taking off their gear. They all have tired smiles on their face; I do too. We played a great game. I walk into the corner and unceremoniously drop my stuff in the general area of my gear bag. Now to go home and do homework before falling asleep the second my head hits the pillow.
The next day at practice, the entire team is happy. And when the team is happy, we usually have fun practices. My team is wonderful. One of my favorite parts of field hockey is getting to know my team each year. Some of them I’ll already know because they’re in my grade, but in others case, it might be the first time I’m meeting them. No matter what, it seems we all make bonds with each other that last long after the season is over. After spending