Throughout the last few years of high school and middle school, I have always wanted to try out for the school softball team. As a child, it used to be my favorite sport and my Friday night recreational games were the highlight of my week…
I used to dread the winter practices—running in the snow and getting my shoes all soggy and wet—and the overwhelming fear right before the gun goes off signaling the beginning of my race. What if I started too late? Or jumped the gun? What if…
Along with the closing school year and climbing spring temperatures came a day that would change my life forever (dramatic, but true.) Cheer tryouts were just around the corner. Being a gymnast my entire life, I had already achieved the athleticism required to be a…
The hectic atmosphere of club fairs at school can feel overwhelming yet exciting, especially as a freshman. Representatives from all types of groups trying to rope you into joining their email list, offering you chocolate if you attend their general interest meeting, promising you an…
The U.S. Women’s National Soccer Team once again proved its dominance on the world stage, winning the 2015 FIFA Women’s World Cup Final on July 5, 2015 against Japan. For the first time in history, a women’s sports team has been celebrated in a famed New…
As the story goes; January 7th, 2015 at 6:40pm was the kick off that would go on to become the game that led the New England Patriots to defeat the Indianapolis Colts 45-7 and ultimately push the Pats to the 2015 NFL Super bowl, where…
Not necessarily. A concussion is anything that leads to temporary loss of normal brain function, alertness, or awareness. Concussions usually happen while playing sports, but you can also get one a number of different ways. You can get a concussion simply by tripping and falling,…