Free Write (9)

For my free write I decided to write about what was really bothering me over the past days. As you all know, the Lady Spartan Softball team lost out in the second round of playoffs and it is breaking my heart to think about it. My team and I are sad to see this great year go down the tubes so fast. Once again we have been so close to going to state and we just choke. We had such a young team this year and it really came down to who wanted it more and who could get the job done. This is very hard to accomplish with teammates that haven’t been in these situations before and are really inexperienced.

The whole season ended on a sort of trick play that we had reviewed all year but a sudden movement in the infielders made this an uncommon task. Our play failed and the runner on third just walked in with ease and our whole season blew up in front of our faces. That was the first step down the road to depression. I never lost faith but I could sense my teammates around me who had already crumbled! Being positive and a motivator is very rough on one person alone when your family refuses to obey your command and they completely shut down in front of your face. I was very disappointed in our performance and I understand that as a junior, I have a whole year left. We have things to fix, people to mature and things we will do very differently next year. My senior year I will not be satisfied until I get to state and come home with a ring!

Argumentative Essay (8)

Softball is a growing sport to all young women around the globe. As these players become to a certain age in competitive ball, they will be faced some serious impacts on their lives. Some players may even quit playing due to the devilish stereotype on all women athletes worldwide.

The stereotype states that all softball players are assumed to be lesbians! “All softball players are gay!” This is the stereotype that all softball players must live with everyday. Softball is the female version of baseball and therefore you may find some athletes a little less feminine then others. These players are the sparks to the engulfing flames of our stereotype. Even though this action can be proven true, others are trapped by the stereotype because we knowingly play with them. Our East Ascension softball team has players who have boyfriends who come to games and support their girls.

The stereotype that all softball players are lesbians can be proven false. Coaches Ralph and Karen Weekly, from the Lady Volunteers of Tennessee, are a happily married couple and have been working together now for their seventh season as Tennessee co-head coaches. The two coaches have been around the sport for more than twenty years. Mrs. Weekly played ball all throughout college and now is married. These two coaches have had very successful teams in the past and plan to make it back to the Women’s College World Series and try for the National Championship as they did in 2007. Ralph Weekly, as some other men, couldn’t be more proud of their daughter/ players and the strive off of their love for the game.

So, even though this stereotype may be true in some cases, not all players are lesbians. A lot of pain results from in this horrible saying because nine out of ten times it can be proven false. As players, we stick together and overcome it and just let the love of the game shine through. We rise above!