MVP

9 MVP Most Valuable Player was what I hoped to get. Yes, MVP- the best. Win this award and you are recognized as the best player on your team. Back in Grade 6, soccer became my favourite sport. I watched the World Cup and I was hooked. I wasn't the best player on the team at the beginning of the year. But after a lot of hard work, by the end of the year, I felt that I was the MVP. As the soccer season went on, our team made it to the playoffs. We finished second in the city. We were a very good team, and I was a big part of that. Kenny was the captain, but I had the most goals on the team. This was amazing when you realized that I hadn't played much soccer before this year. Kenny would always pass the ball to all his players. At the end of the year, there was a sports dinner at school. People got awards for outstanding performance. Everyone on the team felt that I would get the MVP.

At the end of the dinner, the teacher stood up and announced the winners for the awards. The soccer coach got up and said, " The winner for MVP is. . . Kenny. " I was shocked. After the event, the teacher came up to me and explained. He said, " You were the best player on the team, but you did not pass the ball. You were out there for yourself and not for the team. You have to realize that soccer is about the team, not about one individual player. " That night, I did receive a trophy. It was called the Most Improved Player. It was hard to learn from my mistake, and I was embarrassed by what the coach had said. But now that I am in Grade 9 and the captain of the soccer team, I feel that I have learned that a team sport is not just about “ you" . It is about “ us" . Now I am both a better player and a better captain because of this.