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Don't say because you are good at it or because it's the coolest. You have to give a specific valid reason. And you can support your reasons with examples. Let's hear it. BTW credit the inspiration for this question to Melani who posted her love of volleyball in the volleyball hub
I am loving the responses to this question. Especially the ones that really give reasons with explanations.
This is great, some terrific answers. Keep em coming.
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Great question, Coach B! I love Beach Volleyball. Here's why:
* It has the social dynamics of a team sport but you are almost guaranteed to be involved in every play.
* There is strong psychological/strategic aspect to the game. Who to serve, what kind of attach to expect, how to show one defense but execute another, and the same on offense.
* Very little gear required.
* Sand is very easy on the body. Beach Volleyball has the lowest incidence of injury of all Olympic sports.
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this video represents what i love about my summer softball game:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uMfqbR8Ujlk&feature=player_embedded
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baseball, i love my sport because it is so fun and that i ben playing for a long time i just can't stop playing i love going to other cities playing othe times.
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cheerleading because it gets me in shape and I can make friends
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Softball
-I love when you know you have been working hard on your weakness for a long time, then during a game I finally do it right and and help win a game.
-I love that its a thinking game and there is always a challenge for me to work at.
-I love that you have to work hard at it in order to be good.
-The excitement when its a close, big, game, and everyone on the team plays with perfection and the score still comes out be 1-0.
-It is a drug free sport
-The intensity
-Walk off homeruns
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Football!!!!!
because i'm good at it.-it is the ultimate test of the fight or flight instinct.
-Most people think of thier sports as thinking games. or chess. well if other sports are like chess than football is speed chess.
-You have to know your teamate is there to back you up. because unlike baseball or other sports when a teamate doesn't do his job it doesn't mean just basket or a hit. It can mean you taking a big hit. Its war without guns
-Even the fat guys on the team have to run pretty fast.
-Its orchestrated Chaos.
-you get to use your imagination when it comes to play design.
-That my son is a great QB! and my !Daughter! is an even better safety!!I love football and the European Kind.
That good ol fashioned;
American made;
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i love basketball because its fun
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Basketball becase it keep you in shape plus its fun
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volleyball!
its a game of mistakes so you have to learn how to pass or spike or serve consistently to make the play and earn the point.
since everyone else on the team has their specific role on the court as a setter or libero or outside hitter, they especially need to work together and form team chemistry.
if the team collapses then plays cant be made and points cant be earned.
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my favorite sport is cheerleding because it keeps me skinny. i have lost a few poundz doin cheerledind and it makes me stronger by doin all those jumpz
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my sport is cheerledaing and i love it because of the strength it takes to tumble and doing the jumps, and i absolutly love to dance, and also i love preforming for crowds :)
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i love my sport football because its contact and you can aslo score touchdowns and beat the other team really bad
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i love basketball because it gets your blood pumping
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i love my sport
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I love competive Cheer because I coach my two eldest daughters and their seven little girlfriends. We (my Wife and I) do this as a family. We have four girls and are proud of them. Plus I love the thrill of the competiton.
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I LOVE CHEERLEADING!!! I started cheering when I was 12 years old. I became a head coach of a Pop Warner team at 18 and have been coaching ever since! I moved from Pop Warner to All girl Varsity (high school) and then Co-ed Varsity (high school). Now I am coaching for SNEYFC, which is like a Pop Warner leage...lamens terms = little kids 12-14 years old. Anyhow, most people don't give cheerleaders enough credit for what they do. Football players have pads and helmets, and yes it's a great sport. (love football) However, cheerleaders, unlike baseball, football, basketball, hockey, softball, tennis, volleyball, don't have a ball or puck to toss around. We toss people in the air at different heights and levels, twist 'em around and catch 'em! We flip them over, toss 'em up and do it with a smile, a beautiful cheery smile! Yes, we sweat, but we don't show it. A ball weighs no more than 2 lbs at most. People weigh a lot more. The strength training that is involved to safely lift people into the air is astounding. If these stunts (this is what it is called to lift people into the air) are not performed properly, someone could be paralyzed or worse. So, even though this sport is tough, it is for me! I absolutely love cheerleading! It's tough, but what sport isn't?!
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I love volleyball because it's such a team sport. A single great player (in six-person) can't dominate a game, because they rely upon the team as a whole. In basketball, hockey, baseball, soccer and dozens of other sports, a single dominant player can make all the difference. Michael Jordan, Pele, Gretzky, Barry Bonds, etc. all did that. Their teams were never successful when they lost those players, because those players dominated all by themselves.
If you're a great hitter in volleyball, it's useless without passers who can dig a ball up to your setter and a setter who can put the ball in the right place for you to get the kill. If you're a great setter, but never get the ball because no one can pass it, you're basically useless. It takes a whole team that's willing to sacrifice, cooperate and really work to make each other successful.
Earlier, Karenna said volleyball is all about mistakes. I kind of agree, but would phrase it a little differently. It's more like golf. It's both a game of eliminating mistakes and forcing others into making them. If you can keep up the pressure on an opponent, and avoid making mistakes, you'll usually win.
Statistics say that the team who hits from the outside with the highest percentage wins, but to do that, you have to stop the other team from being successful when they hit, and you have to be able to set the outside reliably. There are a lot things that have to happen to do that and it's a game you can spend a lifetime trying to master.
Just my opinion. Great question. Love the answers I've seen so far...
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softball because it is my LIFE
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I LOVE WHAT I DO BECAUSE IT IS A CHANCE TO GIVE BACK TO THE YOUTH I LIKE TO TEACH AND DEVELOPE TALENT AS A COACH AND LOVE TO TRAVEL WITH THE TEAMS MEETING NEW PEOPLE THE THRILL YOU GET IN COMPETITION WHEN YOUR PLAYING OR COACHING AGAINST THE NEXT COACH SEEING THE HARD WORK ON AND OFF THE COURT IN AND OUTSIDE OF THE CLASSROOM PAY OFF ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU SEE THE STUDENT ATHLETES REACH THEIR GOAL OF GETTING TO COLLEGE AND THE LOK ON THEIR FACES WHEN SUCCESS IS ACHIEVED AND JUST BEING ABLE TO MENTOR AND DO THIS EVERDAY IS A BLESSING TO ME
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softball for sure it is my LIFE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Basketball.... My dad bought me a fisher price plastic hoop set when I was 2.. Ever since that day I've loved the game of basketball.
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I love every sport because I get to go out there and move!
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I love volleyball, even though it was my first year to play in actual team.
Here's why:
-It's a team sport and everyone has to talk and communicate.
-Everyone has their position to play and they're all important. None of them is more important, they're all equal.
-Positions are optional. For example, if you're bad back row and very good at front row you can sub with someone and play what you can do best.
-You think faster and play smarter.
-Height doesn't matter. Let's say you're really short, but you can still play in the back row. Short people are pretty good at back row. If you're tall you can play front row. or You can play both.
-For people who don't like running, it doesn't involve running. But sometimes you need to hustle to get the ball. SOMETIMES.
-You get to have fun with your teammates and come up with cool cheers for aces, hits, and other things.
-Everyone makes mistake in volleyball. Nobody is perfect and gets everything right. Even if you're a professional, there's at least one time where you make mistake.
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Softball...because:
-You get to work with your team and you get to talk with them out on the field about the upcoming play.
-It's a thinking game. You always have to be on your toes and know what's going on and what you have to do.
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i love soccer because its help me to meet new friend and have with soccer
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I LOVE SWIMMING!! Heres why!
* I love the workout that it gives which if i much say is the best
* You get to be with a team and celebrate with their wins but yours are equally celebrated
* The pasta dinners and team sleepovers are SO much fun
* You get to parade around in super cute swim suits
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Soccer
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*the friends
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I love football beacuse even though I am a girl I'm really good at it. It helps me take my anger out. I played on an all boys football team (except of course for myself) for two years as a linebacker. When I'm out on the field I feel like there is no one who can stop me. Football isn't about battling the other team first. You have to learn how to battle yourself first and that means getting rid of all fear and doubt. I feel like I can do that with football. That's why I love football.
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I love the sport of football.
I have grown up around football because my dad was a coach.I am also a really good q.b. and wreciever, with great hands, great speed, and a very good arm with good mechanics.
I also love football because it is very physical and quick.
WHAT'S YOUR STORY??
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I LOVE MY SPORT BECAUSE ITS JUST MY LIFE
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My sport is Basketball,and love it because it shows you how to work together with people in order to achieve your goals.My sport also shows us how to work hard and get better at what we do,and those 2 things helps us in life.
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I can not pick one because watching my sons play football and baseball make my life the best it can be. They are amazing
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I love cheerleading football and competitive because I get have funn, make friends and get into shape.
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I love softball because you make soo many new friends no matter what team your
on. Also it keeps you in shape with running and running and muscle building. I love
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I love Cheerleading because...
* It's so fun and enthousistic.*You get to meet people from all over the world :]
*You become very flexable ( not as much as a gymnest would tho)
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i luv cheerleading
its awesome
u meet new people and become friends with them
and you learn how to stunt
and u learn how to tumbleI LUV CHEER!!! PALM CITY DOLPHINS ARE # 1
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I love cheerleading!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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my favorite sort is.........swimming and diving...
i just started it this year but i didnt relize how much fun and new it could be i thought it would be like norma swimming but it gave a big kid like me a challenge....i love this sport because its new to me and great fun and exiting its a good work out and a good way to get things of my mind
chris
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well my sport is softball. to me it is a sport that has its ups and downs. in softball to win you have to play as a team on offense and defense. whe na player makes a mistake help them correct. you will have a good day and a bad. you might have a good day on offense and a bad day on defense. or vice versa. i chose softball as the sport i love because it runs in my family. all my family has played it. i play for my high school team and its a blast. it really is a great experience.
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I love cheerleading! I love this sport because it is always fun to go to competitions and trying your best. For example who wouldn't want to know how to do a back handspring or a scorpion? I mean it is just fun and awesome!
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the greatest sport of all times is chearderleading beacuse chearderleading i not about who won its about having funn.One day when i grow up im ganna be a chearderleading coach and a doctor.
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My favorite sport is football. Its all about team work.Not only that, but you have to be tough and strong
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I love cheerleading, i get to get everyone happy and dancing, it keeps me in great shape, keeps me energized and perky! I
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I LOVE WRESTLING because it tests your physical and emotional health and you have to work for it with great dedication!!
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softball
softball is my sport, to me it equals life. u gotta have physical and mental toughness to play the game. u gotta be on ur game 100% of the time. its a team sport u can travel the country for it. play just for fun, and also play with ur family. the intensity. it aint a sport that has steroids in it, all the home runs is the best -
Cheerleading is my sport I love it so much I just became a Coach and my daughter is officialy a Cheerleader now so thats awsome
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Fastpitch Softball.Because it isn't something where you can just pick it up and be good.You have to have speed,strength,flexibility,strategy,and focus.People might say it's boring to watch or it's so easy.But when you are on dirt,not inside,not so safe,you make a diving catch, and you get up and you're all dirty.Name one sport where that happens.Volleyball,indoors,soccer,outdoors but not on dirt,football,grass,wrestling,inside.
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Also, some people might not say that it's a contact sport, but it actually is.Colliding,sliding in,knocking people down.It happens all the time.You aren't kicking a ball around for hours.you are doing many things in one game.
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*VOLLEYBALL*
* the friends that you make playing the sport
* the funness for the game:)
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Football
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Volleyball is my favorite sport. Volleyball is a mental game. Its not lets get the ball over the net, its how do I get that ball to where the other team is not going to be. You have to be one step ahead of what is really going on. It is a team sport and not just individual. You cannot win (in six-person) if everyone does not do their part. You dont run in this sport, but it involves your core muscles. Your legs have to be in shape for the jumping at a net of over six feet. You get down on the ground and get bruses and brush burns, and for the people who like physical contact, think of it as your hand hitting the ball, and the ball hitting the other person. We dont need physical contact to hurt someone. You need defense. Its not a sport that if your offense is amazing and your defense is horrible then you can still win. If you cant recieve that hit or recieve that serve, you dont get a chance to set up your offense. In my opinion, volleyball is hard to master, but fun to play.
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I love my sport football because my life is dedicated to my life and i try my best every play
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I love Soccer because its active, healthy, fun to play,most fun when you score goals
and then celebrating, it's a team sport, you bond more with your team mates,it gets
your blood pumping,you get better when you practice, it's my life without it i would die, also i play tennis its fun because you do two things at once you run torward the ball and hit the ball with your racket so its like a time game and hard situation at the same time. You have to hit it over the net when its like one yard or four feet off the ground. Also if you are playing outside there are some factors that can change your game like wind. If the wind is strong you might lose a couple of points because you hit it and the wind might blow the ball out of bounds. Thats why i love my sport. -
why cant you say cause im good at it?? well my sports are vb and softball!! BECAUSE I AM GOOD AT THEM(mostly softball: not that good at vb)AND THEY ARE THE COOLEST!!!!!!!!
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I like softball because you can have fun with it, but still be compettitive.
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softball and b-ball because they are 24/7
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Football....whats not to love about football...it is Americas game...it has the right mix of athleticism...teamwork and agression...as well as flash and fun...its the ultimate sport.
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I love Soccer because its active, healthy, fun to play,most fun when you score goals and then celebrating, it's a team sport, you bond more with your team mates,it gets your blood pumping,you get better when you practice, it's my life without it i would die, also i play tennis its fun because you do two things at once you run torward the ball and hit the ball with your racket so its like a time game and hard situation at the same time. You have to hit it over the net when its like one yard or four feet off the ground. Also if you are playing outside there are some factors that can change your game like wind. If the wind is strong you might lose a couple of points because you hit it and the wind might blow the ball out of bounds. Thats why i love my sport.
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Cheering
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dance!, im sorry it's my life! i can't help what i love and neither can you!:) alot of people say that dance is soooooo easy but i'd like to see you gettin on a dance floor in front of all your peers or all the people in the stands! try having 5,000 people in the stands and you having to to 18 fouettes in front of all the people!;) try having your nerves so high you can 't breathe! try dancing so much that you twist your ankle and keep going! i say all this stuff like it's bad! but this is why i love it! it makes me strong. physically and mentally! it helps you believe in yourself. i love dancing in front of thousands of people and getting a standing ovation afterwards. dancing my heart out and getting 1st place because of it! doing what you lovee! what i love. this is why dance is my favorate sport! do you agree? now tell me, whats yours?:)
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soft ball i love soft ball last year my dad talk me into it after the first 2 days i realy started to like it and on the last day i didint want to stop i love being outfield pitstop i love all the plays the most inportant thing is to meet new people get actives get strong and have fun thats what i think sports is all about
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I love Soccer because its active, healthy, fun to play,most fun when you score goals and then celebrating, it's a team sport, you bond more with your team mates,it gets your blood pumping,you get better when you practice, it's my life without it i would die, also i play tennis its fun because you do two things at once you run torward the ball and hit the ball with your racket so its like a time game and hard situation at the same time. You have to hit it over the net when its like one yard or four feet off the ground. Also if you are playing outside there are some factors that can change your game like wind. If the wind is strong you might lose a couple of points because you hit it and the wind might blow the ball out of bounds. Thats why i love my sport.
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i like travel softball because you can meet new friends andcheer for them like my dad always tells me always think positive
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soccer
cuz its fun
cuz u meat new friends
cuz its fun
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Soccer is my fav. sport because you meet new people.And you learn new skills.You can learn things from teamates and noteamates.Also it's a great way to stay active,heathy.
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Volleyball and Dance because i have never liked a sport more than these two sports my friends play them have fun while playing them and dance i have been doing since i was 3 years old i started volleyball this year i think it really fun so i am sticking to it
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DANCE: It is so fun and energetic and if some music comes on you can just start dancing and it is just amazing to do it on stage in front of tons of people
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i love baseball. because if you hit a homerun or strike someone out you get a felling and the felling is
AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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My sport is softball!!!!!
the reason y i like that sport is that i have been playing it since i was 3-4 and never stop 1 yr. Also,I my dad played softball to and I want to carry the tradion in my family. thats the reason y softball is my favorite sport in the history of sports!!!!!
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Softball because i have the best positions-- 3rd base and pitcher!! <3
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Softball
1.i have love for the sport and you can see it when i play
2.i am da bomb at this sport
3.its a great way to get a scholarship to a good university
4.i've been playin since i was in third grade and i've love the sport ever since
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Hmm... Well for me it is softball and volleyball.. I have to say... I couldn't really pick which one i like better because I lovveee both of them!! And I like them because I am good and them and enjoy the concept of the game.. They are competitive and have an actual point... (: I could write a lot more of why i love them but I am not in the mood for writing a novel!!!!!!!!!!!!! (lol Megan)
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I LOVE soccer because your main goal is not to win it is to have fun. And there's more to it then just shooting into the goal, there are drills, tricks, and more that come with soccer. My favorite part about soccer is finishing the and knowing that i have tried my very best!
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i love cheerleading because i stay in shape and i just get the best feeling in the world when i am on the competition floor i like that it is year round so i don't have to worry about finding another sport it is my life and it always will be i love the fact that i make so many friends and that my coaches are all loving caring people and i love them too and that is why i love cheerleading
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i like basketball bcuz it gives me a chance 2 improve my skills n it gives me a chance 2 take challenges espically wen i go against da center.plus it is really fun
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soccer, i love to get out and win !
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soccer, the thrill of the game and the friends that you make along the way.
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cheerleading, although my coaches hate us all i love it and they can't put me down our team relationship cannot be broken compitions are scary but tears or giggles we're together thats all that matters i don't do it for the popularity or for the cute football players but for love love of the sport that will never end!!!!!
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baseball because its fun
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I love gymnastics!! I love it because you get in shape and you get to learn new tricks!!! if you are a kid and you have a lot of energy I think you should try gyumnastics!! I think you might enjoy it!!!! :)
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I like spending time on the computer. I littierly LIVE on my owner's PC. Its fun to guard and watch out for viruses. :-) Not really a sport, but I can't go anywhere else BUT surfin' the net. :-)
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I like Lacrosse Because It's challenging and Gets you moving. We have a brick wall by our fireplace, and What i do is throw the ball to the wall and it comes back to me and i do it again and again so i can practice catcing ground balls.
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hockey its a great sport you have to keep it moving if you dont they will score
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Cheerleading is my favorite sport because i get to spend time with my BFF
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skateboarding cuz its so hard and i like a good challenge
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tennis because it is sporty
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i like soccer the best because im the best player on my team and i can get all the goals for my team from the middle line
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baseball because i to pitch and becauseits just fun
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hockey because theres cold air and u have fun
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baseball because its nice easy and simple
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My favorite sport is BASKETBALL! It is a game of mental, phisical, and teamwork. If even one of these amazing attributes is missing the game is not the same. Basketball is a gae where everything and everyone needs to do what is instructed and know when they can change it. It is my passion and it tought me to never give up. This is because in Basketball you can't give up, otherwise you let your teamates down. That is something you should never do. My coach Angela Grant always says, OFFENSE TAKES TALENT, DEFENSE TAKES DESIRE! That little sating can take anyone a long way if they beleive in them selves and add what is needed to complete the game! It also is never DULL!
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Hockey! It's a fun sport! I LOVE being the goalie! It's fun making glove saves. I do it all the time. I get all my friends up and we play! We play ice hockey, street hockey, foot hockey, and roller hockey! If you don't play it you got to give it a try! You don't know how much fun it is! Have a great day.
Your Friend, Randy
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Dance because you get to move your body so much and learn new dances you didn't know
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Softball, because I 1.)like how only girls are in it 2.) It is SO fun!
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Archery
-It gives a good use for my cordination and aim.
-When I hit the middle you get an AWESOME feeling.
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i change what i said. still soccer. but because the adrenaline rush you get when you are in the game. when you have the ball its like you have controll of the game for the moment and everyone is counting on you to not mess up. im a defender so the pressure to keep the ball from reaching the keeper is nerv recking, but thats the kind of pressure i live for. the kind that makes you do your best because if you fail, you not only let yourself down but you let your team down.
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Swimming
-The water makes you cool in Summer
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soccer
you get to run
you get to make alot of goals
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baseball because its healthy easy uget to meet people also hockey because you get to score goals get in fights and check peps
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I LOVE basketball because it is soooooooo much fun!!! it takes physical, mental, and emotional strength and it really proves how strong you can be. I have been playing basketball ever since I could walk and hold a ball and I started playing on teams in first grade and i still love it to this day and I'm in eighth grade and fourteen years old. I've never gotten tired of it! Plus i've always been tall and i always get to play post and box people out!!! i LOVE basketball and, honestly, without it... I don't think I would be the person I am today.
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IF dodgeball is a sport Dodgeball cuz dodgeball is fun also its more fun when you get the best boy in your class out on your first turn and win alot so thats why I LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE dodgeball how bout u??????
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gymnastics and cheerleading
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Volleyball because Its just my fav sprot
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SOCCER because u meet new friends every season and u have fun while you play and it dosent matter if you win or lose because it only matters if you have fun and to have fun is garenteed in soccer plus PRACTICE MAKES PERFECT
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Basketball- ive been playing since i was 2 and its fun and i love it!!!!! My favorite part is dunking.
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lacrosse
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Softball!!!!!!
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soccer,
i love soccer because i have been playing it since i was 3-4. my dad has coached me this whole time.. i enjoy it and i meet new people.. it is a very active sport. and i play right wing/midfield on the pitch. sometimes, i even get to go into the goalie box!! [;
it takes alot of practice and focus.. the best way to get better is to practice..:D
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also tumbling!
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i luv basketball. it allows me to be myself and express who I am. it is a sport that brings teams together. it is a positive way to let off excess energy and express your feelings. I LUV BASKETBALL !!!!!!!
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Soccer!!! I believe there is no other sport in the universe like soccer. To some it is simply just a game to me it is my life and destiny. Soccer makes me who I am. You may disagree with me which is fine as long as you are nice about it.
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Airsoft
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dance-it brings out the best in me it keeps me in shape
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SOFTBALL-
it is something i love its about everythign the throws hitting fielding feeling happy when u make that out practicing making yourself better IT IS A GAME I LOVE AND LOVE TO PLAY!!!<3


*It is a team sport and there are so many different threats to the game.
*There are so many strong strategies to the game.
*You can dribble drive, you can pull up for the jump shot, you can pump fake and wait til they jump and get fouled
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