Junior Certificate Sports Essay

Essay Plan Why? It Helps YOU to remember your points It Helps the Examiner to see where you are going It might be the difference in a grade

Essay Plan Morning at school Class Concentration? 11:15 Bus Arrives Talk on the Bus Manager Chat Craic Warm-Up Injured During Warm-Up – Can’t Play Team Talk Match Action (2 or 3 Accounts) Half-Time Team Talk Change of Tactics Forward Injured 10 minutes from Time – Manager looks to You You score the winning Penalty Teammates shout your name Everyone is delighted at winning 1 2 3 4 ALT END: Disappointment ALT END: You come on for GK – Concede Penalty

I got out of bed… The Day Leading to the Match

The Day… Describe your morning: either at home or in school or both At school describe your classes – you weren’t concentrating or thinking about them really! “The morning passed as slow as time itself. When the bell sounded for 11:00 break, it felt as if ten years had gone by. We couldn’t wait for the bus to arrive in just fifteen minutes”

The Day… On the bus The scramble for the back seat “I knew that it was better to sit near the manager during the bus ride, this allowed me to chat with him and discuss tactics prior to the match” The craic on the bus – but you knew things had to be taken seriously for later on

And they’re off! Up to Half-Time

Up to Half-Time The pre-match warm-up Injured during the warm-up – can’t play!!! Be sure to mention how heart-breaking this is The Team Talk – you couldn’t bear to listen as you knew you were sidelined for the game

Up to Half-Time The ball is thrown in (GAA) or kick-off (Soccer) Discuss 3 match accounts Pretend to be the Commentator “The ball is knocked forward quickly, with the ease of a Gazelle the forward skins his opponent” “A horrific foul as the defender rushes the oncoming attacker” “With 3o minutes gone on the clock, the scores are level”

And it’s all over!!! Up to Full-Time

Up to Full-Time The Half-Time Team Talk Manager berates team for being behind and playing so poorly Your thoughts – what you would have done if you were playing Change of Tactics – Manager goes for a more passing game

Up to Full-Time Discuss 2 more accounts of the play Horror Strikes! One of the forwards suffers a severe injury and has to be taken off – ten minutes from time Manager looks to you – you are the only forward left on the bench Even though you are injured, you decide to go on to help the team Two Minutes from time you are fouled in the box – Penalty! You take the penalty and score the winning goal

They’ve done it! They’ve won the cup After The Match

After The Match The rest of the team and all the fans run onto the pitch and hoist you onto their shoulders They chant your name as you won the match Lifting the cup Describe your emotions Back at school that day?

It’s all over…better luck next time Alternate Ending

Alternate Ending Instead of the Forward being injured, the Goalkeeper is injured You are the only sub on the bench that can play in goals You concede a penalty in the dying minutes Everyone is bitterly disappointed

Homework! Write out the essay with a good ending Write out the essay with a bad ending