The Worst Part of a Season: The End

No matter how the season ends, whether it be with a loss (as it usually is) or with a victory and a championship, the worst part of every season is the end. Winning it all does make it much more enjoyable. However at the end of every season I find myself either in tears or very close to it for how much I am going to miss what has been an extremely large part of my life over the part few months.
Even if you and your teammates have an unsuccessful season, there are many things to miss. The most obvious is just playing the game. My last JV basketball game was on Friday (a loss to Rustin). I already miss the game. Every day I looked forward to basketball. Even practice. I didn't care how much we had to run or whatever, I love playing the game and that is why i started to miss it the second the clock hit 0:00 on Friday night. Yes there is next year and the off season. It is exciting because i am about to be a varsity basketball player, but i will miss my JV season.
The part that really gets to me, that brings me to tears because i miss it the most is the loss of a family that you have gained. It may be cliche or overstated, but your team is your family. Day in and day out you spend a couple hours with that group of people. This includes your teammates as well as your coach by the way. Not only are you spending time with them, but you are giving everything you have to work toward a common goal. Your sweat and blood is put into the same thing. And i do mean blood. You can take a look at my shoes or my practice jersey and see that. Ultimately you are brought together in a way unimaginable to those who haven't experienced it. The end of the season is where i realize how much i loved spending time playing a game that i love with my teammates and coach, who are now family.
I hate the end of a season. I miss all the great things about a team. I'll miss getting yelled at for turnovers and all those things that don't seem enjoyable. I miss this, but i will never forget the things i have learned and i will make sure i keep my teammates and coach as friends.
The end of the season is also the beginning of the next however, and I have work to do before I can step out on that court next year as Coach Nolan's point guard, a varsity point guard.