When I read what the assignment was for this week, Preseason popped into my head immediately. No one would really understand what this was like unless they participated in this. People watching would not even get the full understanding. However much i hated this experience and would rather eat nails than do it again, it has made me smarter.
The running has made me smarter and mentally tougher than I ever thought i would be. During the summer if i was ever tired when i was training for soccer i would stop and take a break. Stop running for a couple minutes, catch my breath, let my muscles drain for a couple minutes, stretch then out then get up and continue. The first morning there we had to run 120 year sprints in 18 seconds, make it back in 30, then rest for 30 seconds. We did this 10 times. There was no stopping, resting, or stretching. My head kept telling me that I was tired, but i had to right the urge to lay down and continue. From preseason i have learned how to deal with more obstacles. Being constantly tired, sore, and in pain whenever awake.
Not only did we have to think about soccer and strategies when we were at practice 3 times a day. But coaches gave us homework assignments. To figure out soccer and how to be successful it is not as easy and dribble the ball up the field and kick it as hard as you can into the net. The trick to soccer is making the other team do what you want them to so you can open up channels and spaces to make the ball do the work. When our teams were not successful in a drill, our coach would make us go back to the dorms that night and think about how to make this drill work. The team work and to think together without fighting or being convinced that the others are wrong, made us smarter. Soccer is a game of opposites and so is life. Whatever the other side is doing, try to do the opposite so you are successful. I am smarter after going through preseason, and hopefully the next 3 times i am forced to go through it, i will continue to learn.
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