For of my personal sports (PS) experience, I choose football as my selected sport. I was able to reach a deep level of game awareness through the guidance of our coach and competing against my opponents, in addition to the personal development that I gained.

LO1- Through consistent work, I became capable of identifying strengths such as having the ability to read an opponent’s move, and be the first one to react and make pressure thus. Still, I was not fully satisfied with my physical condition in such aspects as speed and stamina. For this, I participated in stretching and running sessions, the result was a significant improvement in my performance.

LO2- Football was not a walk in the park, especially with the stronger teams in the competitions. I found out, however, that each setback was actually a chance for me to enhance my abilities like the way I handled the ball improved and the way I understood the gameplay. Despite of being tired and pressured, I became a more controlled player and became more confident and competent.

LO5- Football is a sport of collaboration in which relationships and communication is built on cooperation. While playing in a team I learned the need and working out with both communication and trust to be successful. It was a time of four corners of our strategic team during the games if we were not able to come up with a game plan in the locker room and during the game. In this experiences, I was made aware of the importance of team cooperation which, apart from football, is pertinent in everyday life. I learned that collective work is often more successful and the friendship I found with my teammates was second to none.

On the whole, playing football in PS was the time in my life when I learned ways of being keener in this sport and enhancing my personal qualities. It was teaching me the importance of continuous improvement, the power of never giving up, and the value of teamwork.