Slice of life
03/09/2020
Lacrosse
The calm before the storm. That’s what I call winter. Spring to me in intense. It’s seven days a week two to three hours a day of working out or lacrosse and all for the hope and dream of starting at a D1 top 10 college. I say college because pro lacrosse is a job. Unlike other pro sports that make millions a year lacrosse makes 7,500-10,000 a year on average. Not being greedy but that’s not enough. Everything I do in lacrosse is for that one small chance I might have later in life.
Right now lacrosse is my life and I can’t lose it. Their is only one starting spot for goalies on every team and I’m taking it. Unlike other positions where there are three starters for goalie it’s only one. And my dream is a long shot, but it’s achievable. I’m lucky to have who I have and know who I know. My dad and two uncles where all starting D1 lacrosse players. I learned my drive and effort FOR LACROSSE ( not my writing) from them. They told me all their mistakes and what not to do and engraved what I have to do. I know many D1 college coaches from family friends and youth coaches introducing me to them.
I’ve always wanted this dream, from when I first picked up a lacrosse stick to when I would cry in the car not wanting to go to practices in 4th grade to now. I’ve always wanted it but not as much as I do now. Ever since 6th grade I’ve changed. In 6th grade I fell in love with working hard and that felling it gives you and to top off the year I made varsity lacrosse is 6th grade. To play against these giants at the time like Will Potter, Max Toumy, Petter Baisos was terrifying but awesome. I knew I could hang with freshman lacrosse players in 6th grade. I knew I had something special, and I couldn’t let it go to waist. Now 7th grade rolls around and I’m the starting goalie for Fenn and it’s a huge boost of confidence. I went into summer feeling great about lacrosse. I went to a two week lacrosse camp at Towson university and being able to live in a dorm for two weeks was sick but also being able to play with insane 7th, 8th, and 9th graders was crazy to me. After that school starts and the camp I went to is already trying to invite me back to other camps they have. To see how bad they wanted me at their camps was the biggest confidence boost ever. It made want more from myself and only expect more. It made me drive harder and want better.
Lacrosse made me who I am today.
Given our current circumstances, this is an especially poignant journal entry, and I can only imagine your sense of loss during this lacrosse season. Great entry. Now try to get up your new journal entries and your slam poem.
Posted by: Fitz... | 04/07/2020 at 01:07 PM
I can very much relate to this as I too dream to play d1 lacrosse someday.
Posted by: Will Hatten | 04/13/2020 at 04:27 PM