text: My first reason for agreeing with the principle's decision is that extracurricular activities can be a way to make new friends and strengthen existing friendships. I play soccer and I have made many friends from my team that I would have never met if I was not on the team. These friendships are also better than most friendships because I have something big in common with these people and that is having a deep passion for playing soccer. I often go to a field near my house with my friends from my team and from school who play soccer so we can improve our shooting and our jukes to get past other players. My team and I always communicate with each other or we would have no chance to win. I play as a striker so my job is to receive a pass, get past the enemy defenders, and score.