Ever since I was little, I have always been playing sports. The only difference with me was that I didn’t like the regular sports girls did. I always liked what the boys played. Instead of playing softball, I always played baseball. Instead of being a cheerleader, I played football.
It took a long time to talk my mom into playing football, because she thought I would get hurt. When she finally signed me up, I ended up being the best player on the team. I was faster, stronger and all around more athletic. Before our football games, boys on the other team would be joking around about having to take it easy on me because I’m a girl. When the game started, I would target the kids that were saying that and take them out.
After that they would never tease me again. I was a quaterback on the offense and a safety on the defense. Before I was on the team, I never knew how far and fast I could throw the football. When I was told by my coach that I could thow the ball 49 yards at about 47 miles per hour, I was in shock. My goal was to throw as far as most high school or even college quarterbacks, and now I’m only a few yards short of them.
Just from practicing and getting better, I can now already have a shot on the JV team in high school and I’m only in 7th grade. I proved to myself and my family that I could do it.
3 comments
Cameryn
I am going into 7th grade and last year i played pee-wee football and i was the same as you he fastest the strongest one on the team i played Wide Reciver and Defencive end and running back. I just dont know if they will letm play next year:) thanks forsharing your story though thanks Maddi:)
nikki
Mandi im just like you i never really liked girly sports i always played football and bseball and every once in a life time soccer but im fixing to be in 7th grade and im going to be on the football team next year. All the boys tease me about it but look at them they are just jealous :) well my mom read your story and she said well i guess its possible for girls to play footbal then she said well i guess you can play next year!! so thanks Mandi your the best :)
gretchen
Way to go, Madi! Your story will certainly be an inspiration to other girls who want to play football! Thanks for sharing. :)