Soccer Community by: Lauren tsutsui and jose chavez

Community Descriptive Essay

Soccer around the world is a language, a lesson, a family, a home, a life. Soccer unites everyone. It is a language for every race, religion, and ethnicity. Every fan from the nosebleeds to the front row, the ones who go all out on game day, and the ones who just watch with their kids. And if your team is winning the strangers in the crowd become your friends, but if your team is on the losing end you resent the other fans cheering around you. Win or lose you will still support them because you love the game and what it brings.

"Soccer unites everyone."
By: Lauren Tsutsui

There is no inequality when it comes to the beautiful game soccer is its own lifestyle and is accepting to all no matter the skin color or country you belong to. It is its own country containing no boarders it is a safe haven to any immigrant wanting to learn a new way of life. Americans, Latinos, Asians, Europeans all come out to play no matter the conditions. In the morning when the grass has dew making your cleats feel soggy and you can smell the mud while kicking the ball around with friends wearing idols jerseys mimicking how they play. Aiming for the nets between the two white posts which rattle and ring when hit.

"It is its own country..."

From the very first whistle you feel at home. Nothing else matters to you at that point in time but winning the game. Feeling a sense of euphoria while watching the ball fly into the back of the net and always trying to play it cool after you score hiding back the smile or celebrating with your team. Soccer brings out a different side in people from poor sports who cry and yell when the team makes a mistake instead of encouraging to cockiness players who refuse to share the ball with their teammates and even the team players who will always seem to pass the ball instead of making that big play by themselves and distribute the ball fairly amongst the players. But eventually the final whistle blows and the 90 minutes of feeling detached from everything else comes to an end and you return back into normal life, the poor sports pout their way home complaining about the game. The show boats celebrate to the car bragging about their win and the team players congratulate their teammates and give compliments.

"From the very first whistle you feel at home."

How can a ball at your feet unite so many different types of people?. Soccer is a language that anyone can learn by just having a ball at their feet or watching the professionals play. It is a home that is welcoming anyone who wishes to reside in it no matter the age,gender, or ethnicity. Accepting to all who are willing to love the beautiful game.

"It is a home that is welcoming everyone..."
"It is a language for every race, religion, and ethnicity."

This interview is featuring Alani Tsustui. She has played soccer since she could walk. It was the first sport she had ever played. At one point Lacey, Alani and I all played together on the same team. I wanted to get her feels for a soccer community and what she felt when she played.

Question:Where did you grow up?

Answer: I grew up in Vallejo California.

Question:How many siblings do you have?

Answer: I have a 27 year old brother and 22 year old sister.

Question:How old are you?

Answer: I am 17 years old.

Question:What grade are you in?

Answer: I am a senior at M.I.T. academy.

Question:What made you want to play soccer?

Answer: I wanted to play soccer because I love being apart of a team and creating new friends.

Question:When did you find yourself wanting to play soccer?

Answer: I’ve always find myself wanting to play soccer.

Question: Was there a struggling point you faced ?

Answer: In soccer you always face a struggling moment. Since my own school doesn't have sports trying to find one transportation to another school was very difficult Monday through Friday. Having the time to manage senior year work and soccer was very difficult as well. Even the physical aspect of playing soccer while having asthma becomes hard to work through but being able to play is Definitely worth everything

Question:What has soccer brought you?

Answer: I have learned how much soccer has a significance in my life. I learned how to be aggressive and communicate with others and to practice things that are difficult so that I can become better at them.

Question:How many times a week do you play and where?

Answer: I am on Varsity soccer at Vallejo High school and I have practice Monday through Friday 2 1/2 hours a day.

By:Lauren Tsutsui

Question:Do you find this to be a happy community? How so?

Answer: Yes because Soccer is a very supportive community.

Question:Have you met friend(s) coming together to play soccer?

Answer: I've been friends when I was 7 years old that I am still friends with even until today. Even the friends that were on my soccer team I have played with since I was very little.

Question:Do you feel this sport brings people together? How so?

Answer: I Definitely believe that soccer brings people together especially when you have a support system that watches your games and practices and coaches that constantly try to help improve your skills.

Question: Do you prefer to play with people you know or anyone in the soccer community?Why?

Answer: I believe it is easier to be comfortable with the people you know but it is always fun meeting new people to play soccer with. You can teach them things as well as learn from them.

Question:What is a good memory you had playing?

Answer: An exciting memory that I remember was when I made a goal against Saint pats team during my varsity soccer year. I took several shots that day and made 1/7. Even though it was one goal of was definitely worth taking all of those shots

"Soccer is a very supportive community"

This interview is questioning a member of our Benicia High school JV soccer team. Her name is Peyton Pederson. I choose her to interview because she is on a soccer team we are all familiar so we could see in on her soccer community that we all know.

Question:Where did you grow up?

Answer: Benicia, California

Question:How many siblings do you have?

Answer: I am a single child

Question:How old are you?

Answer: I am 16 years old.

Question:What grade are you in?

Answer: I am in the 10th grade.

Question:Do you currently play soccer?

Answer: Yes on the Benicia High JV team.

Question:What made you want to play soccer?

Answer: I saw how much fun my friends are having.

Question:When did you find yourself wanting to play soccer?

Answer: I was about five or six years old.

Question:Was there a struggling point you faced ?

Answer: Yes I faced a year of soccer where I didn't have a set position and struggled to fit into the team.

Question:What has soccer brought you?

Answer: Soccer has brought me joy and the opportunity to be apart of a team.

Question:How many times a week do you play and where?

Answer: I practice three to five times a week in town (benicia)

Question:Do you find this to be a happy community? How so?

Answer: Yes, it’s friendly and a good competition.

Question:Have you met friend(s) coming together to play soccer? How?

Answer: Yes just by being apart of the team for awhile.

Question:Do you feel this sport brings people together? How so?

Answer: Yes, you meet people with similar interest as you and that share the same schedule bringing you closer together.

Question: Do you prefer to play with people you know or anyone in the soccer community?Why?

Answer: I prefer to play with people I know because I know their playing style and it makes it easier to work as a team.

Question:What is a good memory you had playing?

Answer: A good memory I have is being a part of a team that won state cup.

"Yes, you meet people with similar interest as you and that share the same schedule bringing you closer together."

In this interview I will be interviewing my sister Lacey. I decided to interview her because she has grown up playing soccer since she was seven years old and has experience of what a soccer community feels like.

Question:Where did you grow up?

Answer: I grew up in Vallejo California.

Question:How many siblings do you have?

Answer: I have two siblings. One brother and one sister but i am the youngest.

Question:How old are you?

Answer: I am 15 years old.

Question:What grade are you in?

Answer: I am in 10th grade at benicia high school.

Question:Do you currently play soccer?

Answer: No I took a year break to focus on school.

Question:What made you want to play soccer?

Answer: To play on a team with people and to be good at soccer.

Question:When did you find yourself wanting to play soccer?

Answer: I found myself wanting to play soccer when I was younger, around the age of seven.

Question:Was there a struggling point you faced ?

Answer: Yes I struggled aiming the ball when I kicked it but I learned how to correct that mistake over a year of practice.

Question:What has soccer brought you?

Answer: Soccer has brought me friends, a way for me to exercise and fulfills my desire for a fun sport.

By: Jose Chavez

Question:How many times a week do you play and where?

Answer: I would practice three times a week at the pal field in Vallejo.

Question:Do you find this to be a happy community? How so?

Answer: Yes because everyone on the team works together so they can win and also for the enjoyment of the game.

Question:Have you met friend(s) coming together to play soccer? How?

Answer: Yes by pairing up with people during practice

Question:Do you feel this sport brings people together? How so?

Answer: Yes because people have time to bond and talk in the stands and even in practice/games.

Question: Do you prefer to play with people you know or anyone in the soccer community?Why?

Answer: Anyone in the soccer community because it will give me the chance to meet new people.

Question:What is a good memory you had playing?

Answer: Passing the ball to someone who scored.

"Soccer has brought me friends, a way for me to exercise and fulfills my desire for a fun sport."

metaphor

Soccer is a universal language spoke all throughout the world.

Spoken by all races,ethnicities, and religions.

Soccer unites different types of people but share the same passion for the sport.

From recreational teams to the professionals those who play know the language.

Your team communicates by passing the ball.

Language is spoken in many different ways but is understood by everyone brown,black,rich,poor.

All over the world many people use soccer as a way of communication.

Comprehended by many .

Accepting to all.

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