Track and Field is my second favorite sport. I like to complete with student my age in events like‚ long jump and 400 meters. My coach always told me to stretch more before and after my event. Some torn muscle fibers in my left quadriceps taught me listen to my coach and stretch more before an event. It was our Regional track meet for my school. We were going to May River High School. My coach sent out an email to the our teacher to release all track runners early that day. The whole day before the
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Track And Field The track looked longer than it looked before. I could feel my legs shaking and I could barely breath. It was my first time running the 100 dash‚ and it was one of the scariest‚ most nerve racking moments of my life. I couldn’t help but feel like I was the new kid on the block. All these kids looked like they were trained their entire life for this one moment‚ and I didn’t even have the proper shoes or blocks( those things that runners put their feet on a the beginning ). I looked
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started Modified Track and Field in the seventh grade. Running has been a part of my life ever since then. When I decided to join track I felt as though it was the worst mistake that I could have ever made‚ simply because i did not like running as a child. After trying it for the first year and not giving up I enjoyed it very much and that is when I stated that I would continue to run track till I graduated high school. Then came ninth grade and not only did I continue to do Outdoor Track but I also
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John Wooden might have been the coach I needed when participating in Track and Field for my local high school in Madera‚ CA. Since it was the first and only high school sport I chose to take part in‚ mostly due to the fact my friends were on the team‚ I was unfamiliar with what a good coach was and if he or she would actually make an athlete out of me. Reading about Wooden’s dissatisfaction with society’ focus on grades rather than one’s effort and his choice to focus on developing his player’s bodies
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Marion Jones Marion Jones began her incredible track and field career in high school by winning in the 100 meter sprint at the California State Meet four years in a row. She was also selected to be the Gatorade Player of the Year three years in a row. Because of these amazing accomplishments‚ suspicions arose that she was using performance-enhancing drugs. Rumors and accusations increased when she missed a random school drug test‚ claiming she never received a letter notifying her that she was required
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Cross Country/Track and Field - I have been an student-athlete for the last three years at Bishop Sullivan. These sports opened me up to my athletic potential and have always been a part of me. Now in my junior year‚ I have been a captain for both teams where I get to help lead and share the experiences I have obtained in a sport I love. Boy Scouts - I joined cub scouts back when I was in third grade. Now eight years later‚ I have gained knowledge‚ leadership skills‚ and once in a lifetime experiences
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From Wrigley Field to Yankee Stadium A mighty and triumphant roar radiates from the throats of the thousands upon thousands of people packed into the stands like sardines. Tears of joy stream down the faces of grown men as the team they have loved since they could first walk has just won the World Series. The sport of baseball has grown to become the national pastime of the United States since Abner Doubleday first invented it in 1839. From 1839 to the present‚ many things have changed about the
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The medical field has changed drastically since the beginning of the American Revolution. Caring for casualties on the battlefield was a major problem in the recovery and care as this was the responsibility of the Quartermaster Sergeant and select Soldiers from the field‚ mainly Noncommissioned Officers (NCOs). Injured Soldiers could not call for the skilled medic as they did not exist yet. Regimental Surgeons performed initial treatment‚ but there was still a problem as the numbers of casualties
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of the Field Artillery in World War II: The King of Battle at the Battle of the Bulge The Field Artillery is not called upon for diplomacy‚ but rather eradication. It is no secret that since its existence‚ the Field Artillery has been the highest casualty producing asset in the United States Army’s repertoire‚ thus earning the title "The King of Battle". Since the Revolutionary war of 1776‚ through the Battle of Gettysburg‚ and leading up until the present day war on terrorism‚ the field artillery
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1937 when the entire US Army Air Corps participated in a large-scale maneuver. From then on‚ the bombing range grew in size. When Arnold became chief of the air corps in 1938‚ the service was given a renewed focus on research and development. Muroc Field drew attention because the nearby dry lake was so flat. Arnold described it as “level as a billiard table” that it could serve as a giant runway‚ ideal for flight testing. Over $120 million was spent to develop the base in the 1940s and expand it to
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