{"id":1136,"date":"2011-04-18T08:56:49","date_gmt":"2011-04-18T13:56:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/update.midlandps.org\/?p=1136"},"modified":"2011-12-12T08:20:46","modified_gmt":"2011-12-12T13:20:46","slug":"total-dedication","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/update.midlandps.org\/index.php\/2011\/04\/total-dedication\/","title":{"rendered":"Total dedication"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #888888;\"><strong>By Joey Sleeper<br \/>\n<\/strong><em>staff writer<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p>6:14 a.m. Most of DHS is still sleeping, or getting ready for school. Meanwhile, players for the upcoming football season are busy preparing. Squatting, benching, conditioning, working their core and doing agility workouts are just a few ways that next year\u2019s team is training. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe do form and power on Tuesday and agility and conditioning on Thursday,\u201d junior quarterback Matt Hus said.<\/p>\n<p>Keeping fit for the approaching summer workouts and start of the new season is an important aspect for making the playoffs with tough competition looming ahead for the next year. The Chargers train every Tuesday and Thursday morning, working to achieve their best. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe drills and lifting we have designed is definitely working,\u201d Coach Jason Watkins said. \u201c[The players are] showing strength gains, stamina improvement, and are getting faster.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Some players go to bond, while others go to get faster and stronger so they can be the best they can be for the upcoming season, leaving a lasting impression on the coach.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s sending a clear message [to me],\u201d Watkins said. \u201cThey are willing and able to show commitment.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The players also form a better relationship with Watkins and the other players. Many football players claim the most important aspect of a great team is being like a family and playing as hard as possible. Early morning workouts go a long way in accomplishing this.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Football players wake up for early workouts in preparation for next season<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1,3],"tags":[43,41,34,42],"class_list":["post-1136","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-3feature","category-1-news","tag-dow-high-students","tag-feature-stories","tag-news-stories","tag-student-activities-dow-high"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Total dedication - UPDATE ONLINE<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/update.midlandps.org\/index.php\/2011\/04\/total-dedication\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Total dedication - UPDATE ONLINE\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Football players wake up for early workouts in preparation for next season\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/update.midlandps.org\/index.php\/2011\/04\/total-dedication\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"UPDATE ONLINE\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/DHSUpdate\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2011-04-18T13:56:49+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2011-12-12T13:20:46+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Update\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@DowHighUpdate\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@DowHighUpdate\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Update\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/update.midlandps.org\\\/index.php\\\/2011\\\/04\\\/total-dedication\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/update.midlandps.org\\\/index.php\\\/2011\\\/04\\\/total-dedication\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Update\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/update.midlandps.org\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/be39f258dafaaac3e98f5951fe5e9198\"},\"headline\":\"Total dedication\",\"datePublished\":\"2011-04-18T13:56:49+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2011-12-12T13:20:46+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/update.midlandps.org\\\/index.php\\\/2011\\\/04\\\/total-dedication\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":236,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/update.midlandps.org\\\/#organization\"},\"keywords\":[\"Dow High Students\",\"Feature Stories\",\"News Stories\",\"Student Activities Dow High\"],\"articleSection\":[\"FEATURE\",\"NEWS\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/update.midlandps.org\\\/index.php\\\/2011\\\/04\\\/total-dedication\\\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/update.midlandps.org\\\/index.php\\\/2011\\\/04\\\/total-dedication\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/update.midlandps.org\\\/index.php\\\/2011\\\/04\\\/total-dedication\\\/\",\"name\":\"Total dedication - UPDATE ONLINE\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/update.midlandps.org\\\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2011-04-18T13:56:49+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2011-12-12T13:20:46+00:00\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/update.midlandps.org\\\/index.php\\\/2011\\\/04\\\/total-dedication\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/update.midlandps.org\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/update.midlandps.org\\\/\",\"name\":\"UPDATE ONLINE\",\"description\":\"H.H. 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