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This past weekend was tryouts for the male and female basketball teams. Around thirty men tried out for the team and 17 women tried out for the women's team. I was one of these young women that tried out for the team but I was a walk-on along with five other girls, which means, that we were not recruited to play on the team. This past Saturday was a big day for the large amount people who were trying out for both the men and women’s team. There had been a lot of preparation leading up to this day almost since the beginning of the school year when preseason started. It was somewhat frightening to think that the moment that we were all waiting for was finally here. I personally, was a little nervous until I talked to my family and my best friend from back home who reminded me to do the very best that I can and not worry about the outcome because I did everything I could do.

            Saturday came and I remembered the advice that I had heard from my family and I tried to leave everything that I had on the court. That night, I was called into the head coach’s office to have a meeting with all of the coaches. As I waited to have the meeting with the coaches, all I could think of was that they were going to either tell me one of three things. One: that I was not going to make the team, Two: that I made the team or Three: that the coaches wanted evaluate me a little bit more. Out of the three of these options I was hoping that it would not be the third option because I really wanted to know if I had made the team or not.

            Finally, I was time to have the meeting with the coaches and they told exactly what I was hoping that they wouldn’t tell me, that they wanted to continue to evaluate me longer and that I should come to the next practice. After the meeting I sat down and really thought about what the coach’s had told me and realized that I should be even more excited that I get a second chance to make the team. So, I went to the next two practices and had another meeting with my coaches. At this meeting I was a lot less nervous because I know that I did everything that I could do. So, I meet the coach’s in the storage room while the other girls who made the team were trying one there gear. After everyone had left the head coach was about to tell me if I had made the team or not. Then suddenly, the assistant guy’s coach came in and began to have somewhat of a long conversation with him. At this point I was getting to be a little impatient because I really wanted to know if I had made the team or not. Finally, the assistant coach for the men’s team had left and I talked to the female head coach and the assistant coach and they told me that I had made the team! I was ecstatic and I couldn’t wait to call home and tell my family what had happened.

Advice: Whenever you are faced with a challenge, give your all at it so you will not have any regrets later on.