Ever since I was in middle school, I wanted to play football in the NFL. As I got older and started playing football in high school, I realized that my dream of playing football in the NFL wasn't going to happen because I lacked the speed and size necessary to play. However, if I worked hard, I had a chance of playing football in college. I had a new dream, a dream that was a little more realistic. I tried out for football my freshmen year at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater. I didn't make the team because I was too small for the position. I didn't give up and worked really hard.

Everyday after class, I meet with the strength and conditioning coach and did endless repetitions of numerous exercises. The fourth week of lifting weights was the test week, and every fourth week I would be stronger than the previous test week. I was stronger than ever before. During the spring, I had football conditio

One day over the summer, I was walking through Mitchell Hall when I passed a piece of paper that was tacked up on the wall. It was a job opening for a seventh grade assistant football coach. I was excited because this was a way for me to get involved with the sport I grew to love. I wrote the down the number to call when I got home.

ning three times a week I would run sprints until I felt like I was going to vomit. Besides the pain, I felt during the workouts, I felt great because I knew that I was getting bigger, stronger, and faster. By the end of the year, I gained thirty -five pounds and was much faster. I felt confident that I could compete with the other linebackers on the team.

I got home and decided to call even through I wasn't totally sure if coaching was right for me. I ended up getting the job. I started coaching and teaching the kids many different skills that I learned over the years of playing. For the first two weeks of practice I worked with the kids, and helped them learn the game of football. Part of me still wanted to be playing, but during our first game an event happened that changed me. The linebacker made a great play; he ran up to fill a hole created by the offense. He hit the lead blocker causing the hole to be fill

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