I convinced myself to join the school's Junior Varsity rugby team to overcome my fears related to playing a contact sport. Rugby involves getting rough sometimes, specifically hard impacts and pushing myself to tackle an opponent, for example. By joining this sport, I aimed to achieve two major LOs: first, to identify my strengths and develop areas for growth; second, to demonstrate the skills and recognize the benefits of working collaboratively. 

I was nervous when I showed up for my first practice since I was new to the sport and the team. I was so new that I didn't know any game rules or how to throw the ball, but I showed up to learn something. As we started the practice and got a feel for the game, I realized that catching seems easy, although the throwing style is extremely new and something I have to focus on and learn. Therefore, I asked some experienced players there to demonstrate the technique so that I could steadily grab onto the skill over time.