Author: Ray
I was watching the archery finals of the 2024 Paris Olympic Games, when I got a notification from my latest archery regional tournament. This was not one of my best scores and it only got me getting top 50 of all my section. I was filled with a deep emotion of despair as I realized the nationals were only a few weeks away from now. If I did badly in this tournament, this might as well crush my dreams of becoming an Olympic archer. Starting a few years after the pandemic, I had picked up archery as a hobby. Since then,…
I arrived at the Tysons Onelife pool, already dressed in proper swimwear. Coach Rod told me the warm up routine, which in this case was fifty-meter butterfly, fifty-meter backstroke, fifty-meter breaststroke, then fifty-meter freestyle. I jumped into the pool and waited for my body to adjust to the water temperature. While completing the warm-up, Coach Rod went over the warm-up procedure with later arrivals. “Swimming is a sport of details. The smallest adjustments can make the biggest difference.” UNKNOWN As soon as I finished the warm-up, I noticed that on the schedule board, there was bold lettering that appeared that…
Afterschool practice It was a beautiful day in the spring of 2024. The school had just ended. Me and my friends stayed for the basketball club. The day was the day we are going to be awarded our jerseys. We headed toward the playground of Churchill Road Elementary School. Our coach Mr. Steven was waiting there with a package of our new jerseys. He had a list of names and called us one by one. After a few names, I heard my name called, and received jersey, No. 38. It wasn’t just the day for jerseys. In two days, we…
When arriving at the McLean Onelife facility, I make sure to warm up while walking to the tennis court. At the court, I lay my gear down and check to make sure my racket is in perfect condition. After the clock strikes 3 pm, my tennis mates all line up for group warm up, which we first run a lap around the court. We usually do Frankenstein high knees, side shuffles, and lunges. After warming up, we grab a partner and start practicing our forehand and backhand shots. The day might start off with competitions or drills. Usually, we go…
My favorite activities are different sports, robotics, drawing, and all things that are intellectually challenging.