My schedule consisted of waking up early every day and taking a 1.5 mile run, followed by taking 500 jump shots, a similar exercise Kobe performed during his high school career. Conquering the fear of failure became an imaginary bond between Kobe and I. I knew that working hard all summer honed my physical and mental edge on the court. When tryouts came around, the odds were against me, as the team roster had been established, but I did my best Kobe impersonation and played harder than anyone else on the court. I made the team because just like Kobe, I wasn’t going to fail. This experience taught me to have fortitude, and to always strive for my dreams.
Each team has two time-outs per half, and the clock is often stopped while the referee makes a call, leaving the players out in the pool treading water until play is resumed. If scoring results in a tie, the game goes into overtime; which is two, three minute quarters. Each team has seven players in at all times; six in the field and one goalie who cannot pass half court. All seven players must play both offence and defense, especially the six in the field. Water polo is among the toughest of all the sports, requiring more stamina and perseverance than any.
There are many short distance runs you can choose from, and not many long ones. The shortest run is 100 meters, and the longest is the 2 mile. Each track meet is like another day in hell for many runners, losing one race is the worst feeling. Nobody gets to lose as a team; they have to lose as an individual. The adrenaline from track is indescribable; each runner is also constantly pressured.
She states that now that she is older, she still tries her best to take care of her body by going to the gym 2-3 times a week but this activity takes more out of her than before. She notices that the things that she used to do before now take a lot more energy and effort. However, she keeps very active and one of her passions is participating in walk a thons throughout the year. This she says helps in keeping her fit. She enjoys taking Salsa dancing classes and is also attending college part time to obtain her bachelor degree.
You get just as many days off at a year-round school as you would at a traditional school, just at a year-round school, it’s spreaded out through the year rather than all in one big break (The Pros and Cons of Year-Round School). Short breaks gives time for kids to have a better education and avoids kids getting too board over the long break. Yeah, you wouldn’t get to have 3 week vacations, but who does? Some kids say that they get a break right when they need it and it’s refreshing to them and they’re ready to listen (The Pros and Cons of Year-Round School). It would be easier for them to pick up where they left
This is when everybody from the whole camp gets in the pool and we all have our own colors and compete in competitions to win points for our team. By the end of the night we are all so exhausted from our busy day we all are asleep by
Between the hours of 3:00 pm and 4:00 pm the YMCA experiences a surge in pool activity. I noticed that at the time I did my observation, all lifeguards were on watch. I found out by questioning a lifeguard, the number on duty depends on the time of day. There are surges in pool usage and accordingly, there are enough lifeguards on duty. Usually only one lifeguard is on duty during most hours.
Students can experience a more beneficial learning environment by having a longer school day. High schoolers in particular should always be learning and wanting to approach more opportunities. Also, having a better learning experience means having no stress from being really tired. When you are stressed, it can make you distracted and unfocused on your studies. If kids miss a day it will result in missing out on learning new things and they would need to make work up.
You have to constantly the working out before the season and during the season week in and week out because it demands a great deal of strength. Also if you want to be able to perform with the big dogs in the sport you need to be just as strong as them or stronger. That’s what I thought each summer while I ran and lifted with the team everyday. Each day I tried to out perform myself from the last day and the other player on the team. In the mince of that I was training with to personal trainer in between the workouts during the summer.
I also thought it would be good exercise and help me to become more physically attributed. What I didn't realize was that learning to swim would also make me a more confident person. The pool wasn’t packed like it is on a normal day, the summer breeze, blowing by me. It’s time I told myself as I head into the pool gates. As a result, new situations always make me a bit nervous, and my first swimming lesson was no exception.