Winning one for ourselves :: essays research papers

Winning One for Ourselves   Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Just like the several years before, soccer season started on an early July day during what seemed to be the hottest time of the day. Only something was different this year, the moral was a little low, and everyone noticed it. The previous season, the supposed golden team that the coach had put so much faith into, had failed; losing in the first round of sectional play. The low moral was most evident in the coaching staff, especially in the head coach.   Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Head coach Larry Sahm was particularly distraught. He has never coached a High School team that went on to win sectionals and he truly believed that the last season would be his year. As the practices went on, it became more and more obvious that he really didn’t expect much from his team this year.   Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  The practices dragged on through the dead heat of the summer. The team worked hard, eventhough we were well aware that not even their own coach had faith in them. This lack of faith sucked every bit of fun out of that practices that always seemed to be there in the years before. The players were losing confidence in themselves and each other. The tension within the team was thick. Everyone was becoming frustrated and no one wanted to be there.   Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Then to add to the dismay of the team, Coach Sahm called a small meeting with all the seniors shortly before the first game. â€Å"Everyone knows that you guys are nowhere near as good as the team we had last year,† said Sahm, â€Å"but you all can do me a favor and help prepare the younger kids for next year.† This made the situation much worse. Not only did our coach have no faith in us, but he also thought that we were only good for giving his younger players experience so he can have a successful season next year.   Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  With the attitude we had, I was not surpised that we had a very dismal regular season. To say we had a losing season doesn’t even do it justice. We were simply horrible. Everything we tried to do went wrong, and the worst part was that nobody cared. No one expected much out of us, so when they didn’t get anything they weren’t surprised.   Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  We just weren’t the team we were last year. All of our hopes and dreams had left with the graduating seniors of last year.