Phil Oxenham English-Creative writing
Hockey is Life
I was always the last pick for the Liskeard- Looe lions. In the tryout for the first team my overall performance was inept. I have always enjoyed every aspect of hockey and all I ever wanted was to play in the men’s first team. I felt ashamed for playing so badly in one of the most important chapters in my hockey career so far. Hockey is my life and after my last performance in the tryout, I thought I might have ruined any chances I may have had on furthering my hockey career.
I promised myself that from now on I would train twice as hard at every session to make sure that if another opportunity arose I did not fail again. So at the next training session I put in 110% effort. The intended recipient received every pass I made. In the practice match I received the ball in the middle of the pitch and ran straight towards the goal. Unfortunately for me Dale (club captain) was playing at sweeper so I was unsure whether to pass or keep going. Leon was playing right wing and was shouting for the ball, I looked up as if I were going to pass the ball to Leon but turned back inside with Dale just standing there. I dribbled the ball into the D, looked at the goalkeeper’s position and took a shot. The ball started off low with not much power then started to rise and the next thing I know the ball had crept in the top corner. I didn’t celebrate because I wanted to show the team that I was serious about playing in the team.