I love football and I started to play when I was seven. It all started when my dad came home from work. He asked if I wanted to play football. I sed yes because I love to watch it. After a lot of practice I had my first game and I was so excited. We lost pretty bad but I still loved it. After that I fell in love with it. That season we only won one game but it changed my life. Now I’ve won one out of two championships and I’ve played five years and loved it.

Lacrosse is exciting and fun but not my favorite. It’s kind of like football, only not as much hitting. It’s also like hockey, only on grass and the ball is thrown around in the air. This is my second year and I think I’ve improved a lot. Last year was a bad year because there ware only thee or for teams and everyone was new. This year we have eleven or twelve teams, playoffs and a tournament. I am very excided and I think we have a chance at the tournament.

Lacrosse is exciting and fun but not my favorite. It’s kind of like football, only not as much hitting. It’s also like hockey, only on grass and the ball is thrown around in the air. This is my second year and I think I’ve improved a lot. Last year was a bad year because there where only thee or for teams and everyone was new. This year we have eleven or twelve teams, playoffs and a tournament. I am very excided and I think we have a chance at the tournament.

My life is all sports and I love it. I started when I was 4; the first sport I played was soccer. In 2015, I started football and I fell in love with it. I’ve played five years and won one championship. Through all those years, I’ve also played baseball, basketball, swim team and lacrosse. I’ve loved all of them, but my overall favorite overall.

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