https://padlet.com/sofiaallen26/8c3fto0d3c4bu5km Made with padlet en-us 2021-11-08 20:13:08 UTC 2021-11-08 22:11:39 UTC hello@padlet.com sofiaallen26 https://padlet.com/sofiaallen26/8c3fto0d3c4bu5km/wish/1876265562 Sports is something that is important in my life, because they are a distraction for other things]]> 2021-11-08 20:18:38 UTC https://padlet.com/sofiaallen26/8c3fto0d3c4bu5km/wish/1876265562 sofiaallen26 https://padlet.com/sofiaallen26/8c3fto0d3c4bu5km/wish/1876267686 Sports gave me something to focus on and impacted me in a very positive way, because it kept me going (in the sense that it helped me get back on track mentally).]]> 2021-11-08 20:19:40 UTC https://padlet.com/sofiaallen26/8c3fto0d3c4bu5km/wish/1876267686 sofiaallen26 https://padlet.com/sofiaallen26/8c3fto0d3c4bu5km/wish/1876274511 I started gymnastics at Chelsea Piers when I was little, and continued until I was around 7 and had to leave to Hong Kong.
I loved the sport, because I could do it with my friends, my amazing coach's, and just focus on something that I loved.

This relates back to my claim of how sports impacted me and gave me something to focus on because it shows how I loved to do something active ever since I was young ]]> 2021-11-08 20:22:46 UTC https://padlet.com/sofiaallen26/8c3fto0d3c4bu5km/wish/1876274511 sofiaallen26 https://padlet.com/sofiaallen26/8c3fto0d3c4bu5km/wish/1876459933 During this time, I was continuing my gymnastics learning and picked up competitive basketball. At first, I was just doing training. Then I ended up doing it competitively. So, I eventually ended up training everyday after school, (because of both sports). I would my homework in the evening, and then play outside (with the basketball). 

This ties back to my claim of how sports gave me something to focus on because it shows my commitment that I had to make to both sports, and how I loved to have something to get me outside of the house to distract me.]]> 2021-11-08 21:58:29 UTC https://padlet.com/sofiaallen26/8c3fto0d3c4bu5km/wish/1876459933 sofiaallen26 https://padlet.com/sofiaallen26/8c3fto0d3c4bu5km/wish/1876468409 I quit gymnastics and pursued a full basketball agenda. I would train after school, at night, and on the weekends. I grew a special bond with my teammates, considering I had never talked to them before that moment.  We all ended up being close friends, since we would all carpool to go to games.

This shows my theme of how sports impacted me and gave me something to focus on because I grew a strong bond/connection with other people my age from doing something I loved.]]> 2021-11-08 22:04:14 UTC https://padlet.com/sofiaallen26/8c3fto0d3c4bu5km/wish/1876468409 sofiaallen26 https://padlet.com/sofiaallen26/8c3fto0d3c4bu5km/wish/1876474365 I had my first and last gymnastics meet. I had never done this sport competitively, because it was just something fun I loved to do. I grew up doing it, so it was never really a competition in my mind. So, I used my training and earned 3rd place for the competition.

This shows my theme because it explains how sports were something that I always loved and how I felt excited and happy when I placed 3rd (in this example).]]> 2021-11-08 22:08:22 UTC https://padlet.com/sofiaallen26/8c3fto0d3c4bu5km/wish/1876474365