"through the tunnel" prove yourself paragraph

When I was eight years old I began my first year of football. I was very excited and could hardly wait to put on my pads. The first day of conditioning was the toughest for me because I was still breaking in my helmet so I was running up big hills with a huge migraine. I through up the first day we ran, because I ate a California burrito before practice. I knew I was the best player on the team but our running back was the coaches son. I had to work hard in the practice so the team and the coaching staff would know I was better.