The Pressure is On

The Pressure is On

The season has started and the pressure is on. As defending state champions, we have a lot to live up to. And to just add onto the pressure who do we have to play the first week of the season? Ankeny, the team we beat in the finals.

The pressure comes from the final last year. We were ranked 7 and they were ranked number 1. We were obviously not supposed to win this game. Even in the first half and into the second half we were getting completely dominated by Ankeny we were down by one and it looked like it was over. But no, it was a legit Cinderella story we came back with 20 minutes left in the game to finish it 2 to 1 winning the championship game.

Now that we have to play them again the first week of the season, they are going to want revenge. They know they should have won that game and they know that they can beat us. On the other hand we might have them rattled. Who knows how it’s going to turn out.

Not only do the two teams have pressure from each other, but there is a lot of outside pressure as well. For example, there are going to be multiple college coaches there watching. Because the top two teams in the state are playing each other there’s going to be a lot of talent on the field so it’s a fantastic opportunity for coaches to see multiple future college athletes at the same time.

So there is pressure from your team mates to play well, your coach to play well, your parents to play well, and yourself to play well. Your team wants you to play well to get a result, along with your coach. And your parents want you to show well for the college coaches along getting a good result. And you just want to make everyone happy and proud of you, along with the self-satisfaction of playing well and beating the number one team in the state.