Bloomington High School North, Nikean, 2009, Page 89

Description:	m 0B Jm\^H^ ifWIwr IAs she places her ball back on the green, juniorElizabeth Woodhouse contemplates the putt. Sheexamines the slope of the green and draws animaginary line from her ball to the hole. If she doesnot do this, she said she will most likely take threeputts. My coach hates that, Woodhouse said.Preparing for the serve, senior Aphten Goldmansignals to her team the arrangement of the Southplayers. Goldman, a middle blocker, always makessure she is focused before each game. I make sureIm in the right state of mind so I can pull the weightI need to beat opponents, Goldman said.Junior Naama Levy dribbles past an opponentfrom Franklin Central. During the off season, Levyprepares for the school year by playing for the local club team, the Cutters. She said playing for theCutters allows her to get touches on the ball and tokeep her endurance up.Competing deep into the playoffs requires a higherlevel of preparation. Against Washington, seniorAustin Tucker (15) worked extra hard to preventthe Hatchets Ethan Hunsinger (7) from scoring. TheCougars were successful in stopping their opponentto win the Regional title, 1 -0 in overtime.MitchellBayeTo prepare for the stamina of a long crosscountry race, runners often have a pre-raceroutine. Sophomore Holly Biggs, running atthe North Invite, is no exception. She takespart in both physical and mental preparations. When I race, I get in the zone, concentrate arfil have a plan, Biggs said. Ilisten to music that gets stuck in my head totake my mind off the race.Taking charge in a scrimmage againstOwen Valley, senior quarterback KeithLewis said this season has prepared himfor his college football career. This yearmentally prepared me a lot because of thefirst-time things; me playing quarterback= and going to sectionals, Lewis said. Heg also explained that just touching the ballI and getting that time helped immensely.I do club to keeptraining. Also, theschool team is young,with not many seniors,so we wont lose asmany players.I train with Hoosier-land. I like it betterthan high schoolbecause you get tomeet different girlsfrom other schools.At Tri-North, I hadto choose betweendoing volleyball orpoms. I figured dancing was just a hobby,so I chose volleyball.For Hoosierland, Istretch by myself whilelistening to my iPod. AtNorth, we do drills toget ready, then chitchat with coach.a fall sports o 89 o
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