{"id":1769,"date":"2019-10-10T16:53:38","date_gmt":"2019-10-10T21:53:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.uww.edu\/warhawkfitness\/?p=1769"},"modified":"2019-10-10T16:53:38","modified_gmt":"2019-10-10T21:53:38","slug":"state-of-competition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.uww.edu\/warhawkfitness\/2019\/10\/10\/state-of-competition\/","title":{"rendered":"State of Competition"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The last kick of my\nhigh school soccer career was one of the lowest lows of my entire life. The\ngame had gone poorly for my school. We were a top seed, playing a home game in\nthe first round of the state tournament, but hadn\u2019t looked like it. Field conditions\nwere very poor, and we hadn\u2019t scored all game. We played the required overtime,\nand as an unused substitute, I could do nothing but look on as the opposition\nkick in the final shootout goal to eliminate our team. It left a sour taste in\nmy mouth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Only about <\/a>6% of sports careers<\/a> make it past high school,\nand at that moment, it looked like mine was going to be one of them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As I graduated high\nschool and moved on to college, I found fitness opportunities decreasing. It\nseems like we are always running around, living the busy lifestyle college\nstudents do. On top of that, the fitness opportunities that are readily\navailable didn\u2019t satisfy me. Sure, setting a personal record on the track or\nsquatting a new max gives a good feeling, but for me there was nothing like\ntechnically dominating someone on a soccer field. I couldn\u2019t find a similar\nfeeling to flying down the sideline, as defenders tried desperately to kick any\npart of the ball or your leg.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When a friend asked\nme to be on an intramural team, I was skeptical at first. I thought Intramurals\nwasn\u2019t very serious! People don\u2019t show up all the time, and when they do, they\ndon\u2019t give their all. They might not even be in <\/a>shape for intramurals<\/a>!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, when I\nshowed up to my team\u2019s first game, I was quickly proved wrong. Intramural the\nother team was also quite good, and soon players were flying around, hitting\naccurate passes and fair tackles. Not only did we not win, we didn\u2019t even\nscore! Turns out, intramurals were a bigger deal than I thought.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For some people, not\nhaving a competitive outlet can affect their lives in negative ways. I felt\nlike I was short with people, not having an open mind. I also had less\nconfidence. However, after intramurals helped me to have somewhere to put my\ncompetitive spirit, I found I was much more relaxed in other parts of my life.\nWhy don\u2019t you give them a try? <\/a>Sign\nup here<\/a>!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I Hope you reach your fitness goals!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ethan Maurice<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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