This story takes place when I was a freshman in High School playing for my J.V team. It was an away game, so the Varsity team stayed to watch the game as well as all of the coaching staff. I was trying to impress the coaches and get my first shot at playing for the Varsity team. It was a close game and there was about ten minutes on the clock, I was having a good game and our team was doing really well. I received a pass on the right side of the field and headed up field right in front of our team bench. There was not a player within 20 yards of me and I had open field in front of me. As I was dribbling down the field I must have stepped on the ball or something. I fell flat on my face in front of the whole team and coaches. Luckily I had enough time to get up and continue dribbling down field before anyone was able to even get close to me. I was so embarrassed, not only was my team laughing, the other team was laughing as well. We ended up winning the game and afterwards the Varsity coach and my whole team came up to me and had a good laugh about my fall. The rest of the season I ended up getting some Varsity time, but I never lived down stumbling over the ball when I was wide open! My coach teased me for all four years I was in High School about that tumble. Whenever I see him, 7 years later, he will still mention it and get a good laugh.

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