It was a tryout scenario.
Who would have thought that you would have had to tryout for a college sport you got recruited to play? Not me. But i wasnt worried because even if i didnt make the varsity team i knew i was good enough to at least make the JV team. Or at least i hoped i was good enough.
I was worried however, about how i would play on my recently sprained ankle.
I've played on sprained ankles before but that was high school, and this is college, everyone is bigger, stronger, and faster at this level.
So anyway, my first day of tryouts went well, i shot very well, and even though it wasn't 100%, my ankle didnt slow me down all that much. After the tryout i knew i was one of the players that was in limbo. Wasn't quite varsity, but wasn't quite JV either. The decision would lie on my performance during the next tryout.
Even though i wanted to make the varsity squad very badly, i couldn't help but think about all the perks that would come with playing junior varsity.
First and foremost, i would actually get to PLAY. Even if i did make varsity, i would just end up being a glorified water boy and just look good in my warmups on the bench. Secondly, i would get to go home on both thanksgiving and winter break, which is a huge plus.
In the end i didnt make the varsity team, but i was actually ok with that. Im ok with playing JV. This year is all about learning for me. I'm going to learn how to cope with school work, basketball , and social life without the heavy load of playing varsity basketball.
And needless to say, Im excited to see what the upcoming basketball season brings.
Interesting! I thought of joining the intramural to play some sports, but I had the same idea of just making this year to "learn how to cope with school work, basketball , and social life without the heavy load of playing" in intramural.
ReplyDeleteA very good part of your post is taking the reader into more explanations of why you said your first day went well.
One thing I like about this post is how you're able to look at both sides of the question and bring up some points that aren't particularly obvious to the casual observer. That's a skill that you can use every time you write a paper--showing both sides, seeing things that aren't obvious.
ReplyDeleteI think the dilemma you bring up is a good one. Balance is difficult no matter what it is your trying to juggle. The way you walk us through the story with description helps us understand the perks and the downsides to Varsity. The fact that you communicate relief at the end is interesting for the reader. The logic and reasoning you use is great to read.
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