Freewrite: My Relationship to Rugby

I've been playing rugby since I was a Junior at North Central High School. I had played soccer and basketball since I was seven up until I was a Junior when my coaches for both sports decided, in as few words as possible, I wasn't good enough anymore. So my best friend and I were convinced by another friend to do powerlifting and rugby; you can bet we did. My Junior/Senior years were my happiest because of rugby because there were no politics involved it didn't matter who your parents were, how much money they made everyone was given a fair chance at tryouts, and no one's cut from the team! Both years my team won the state championship and I was named to the Indiana All-State team. I had the best possible coaches, Brenda "Maverick" Adams and Suzi Dillon, who never yelled at you for doing something wrong, or right.
As stated before I play for the Ball State Women's Team, the Flamingoes, not sure where or how the name came to be but that's what we're called. We're very close to our men's team, the Outlaws, and its a very brotherly-sisterly bond we have with each other.
I've played with the Ball State team going on 2 semesters. I've also played for the U20 Midwest Team (Nov. 2007) and at the end of February I will be trying out for the U20 Women's National Team. So my experience is ever growing with rugby.

-"Spence"-