{"id":10884,"date":"2016-04-15T08:33:25","date_gmt":"2016-04-15T13:33:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/update.midlandps.org\/?p=10884"},"modified":"2016-04-19T15:35:14","modified_gmt":"2016-04-19T20:35:14","slug":"playing-fair-with-freshman","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/update.midlandps.org\/index.php\/2016\/04\/playing-fair-with-freshman\/","title":{"rendered":"Freshmen find spots on varsity teams"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/update.midlandps.org\/2016\/04\/playing-fair-with-freshman\/42758_5d6d8a676501465986ef0f601d2979ed\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-10900\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-10900\" src=\"https:\/\/update.midlandps.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/42758_5d6d8a676501465986ef0f601d2979ed.jpg\" alt=\"42758_5d6d8a676501465986ef0f601d2979ed\" width=\"148\" height=\"148\" srcset=\"https:\/\/update.midlandps.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/42758_5d6d8a676501465986ef0f601d2979ed.jpg 148w, https:\/\/update.midlandps.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/42758_5d6d8a676501465986ef0f601d2979ed-80x80.jpg 80w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 148px) 100vw, 148px\" \/><\/a>This school year at DHS there are more than 10 freshmen on all varsity sports teams.<\/p>\n<p>Chris Kerber, Kathryn Altes, and Andrey Hofius are all freshmen who have been on or currently participate a varsity sports team. Hofius was on the <a href=\"http:\/\/dowathletics.com\/boys_soccer\">boys varsity soccer<\/a> team, Altes is on the <a href=\"http:\/\/dowathletics.com\/softball\">varsity girls softball<\/a> team, and Kerber is on the <a href=\"http:\/\/dowathletics.com\/boys_track\">varsity cross-country<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Altes, Kerber, and Hofius all said that one or more of their teammates had reached out to them giving them advice about being on a varsity sport as a freshman. Kerber and Hofius both said that the coach had reached out to them individually.<\/p>\n<p>All three students get along with their teammates. Hofius and Kerber all said that people do treat them differently. Even though Hofius said that he hasn\u2019t really gotten special treatment because he\u2019s a freshman, he does\u00a0feel that he has been treated differently because of his grade and age.\u00a0Kerber said that students sometimes mess with him.<\/p>\n<p>They have never been pressured to do something they didn\u2019t want to do by their older teammates.\u00a0Altes said if she could change anything about her team or teammates, she wouldn\u2019t change anything.\u00a0Kerber says that he and his teammates are a family. He said his teammates have been very supportive and nice.<\/p>\n<p>Altes, Kerber, and Hofius all said that they had never wanted to quit and they have never wished they had made JV instead of varsity.<\/p>\n<p>Hofius said\u00a0he thought freshman didn\u2019t make varsity sports teams. So when he made varsity boys soccer as the only freshman, he was very excited. When Altes made the varsity softball team, she said it was very exciting.<\/p>\n<p>At the beginning of the school year, Hofius didn\u2019t have very many friends. Being on a varsity sport helped him\u00a0to build confidence in friends. Being on the varsity team has helped Altes feel more confident playing softball. Kerber said that being on varsity cross-country has been a great experience.<\/p>\n<p>Hofius said he does, in fact, get intimidated by the older students on his team. He said\u00a0that he feels that he\u00a0has to impress the older students on his team to be accepted by them. That thought keeps Hofius motivated. Altes said that she\u00a0feels that she doesn\u2019t have to work hard to impress the older students on her varsity team.\u00a0Kerber\u00a0said that he feels he\u00a0sometimes has to work hard to impress his older teammates but it\u2019s more of a personal goal for him.<\/p>\n<p>Altes said that freshmen should work hard, do their best, and be confident while on a varsity team. Hofius said that any incoming freshman should work hard and go beyond any doubts they have to make a varsity sports team.<\/p>\n<p>Hofius said that he will continue to play soccer for Dow High next year.<\/p>\n<p>Altes said the hardest thing about being on a varsity team as a freshman is being the youngest on the team and not knowing as much as her other teammates.\u00a0For Kerber, he felt there was a learning curve\u00a0because he went straight to a <a href=\"http:\/\/dowathletics.com\/\">varsity sport<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Even though Altes, Hofius, and Kerber all said that they like being on a varsity team, they do sometimes get treated differently because of their age and grade.<\/p>\n<p>By: Sophie Baus<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This school year at DHS there are more than 10 freshmen on all varsity sports teams. Chris Kerber, Kathryn Altes, and Andrey Hofius are all freshmen who have been on or currently participate a varsity sports team. 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