(S23) - PT 4 - The Butterfly Effect

[Jason]

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Written Option: Reflect on one moment in your player’s career (childhood, college, DSFL, or NSFL) where they faced an important turning point - perhaps a season-ending injury, unexpected trade, position switch, or a difficult decision. How did your player’s reaction change the way that their career has unfolded? What ramifications has their choice or circumstance had on their future or on the league?

Since I've only been in the DSFL for two seasons, I haven't really had anything happen to me where I can really reflect back to it now that was important. So I'm going to go a little bit earlier in my career to my college football days. I was in my sophomore year of college football in Canada where I had a pretty devastating knee injury where I was contemplating my football career. My freshman year, I was red shirted so I really never got to see the field and my sophomore season was going to be the season where I would come in as a backup and get to finally get some game action. Unfortunately, it didn't turn out that way and I was really contemplating whether or not I should continue my career. I had to really sit down and talk to my parents and a specialist to see what the best outcome was going to be for me. I made a promise to myself and my parents that if I were to continue with the physiotherapy and to get back to playing condition, that I would give my 100% and work my hardest to get back. Once I started with that mentality, I never looked back and use the same energy every day on the field. I really grew out of my immature self and became the player I am today.

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