Nicole Thomas is a freshman and a member of the softball team.

Thomas wanted to play sports so she could try something new and make some friends.

“My current goals would be to boost my confidence and to just get better,” said Thomas.

When you are a member of a sports team you must face some form of a challenge whether its big or small.

“The hardest challenge I had would be to make friends with the team.”

Sports have a way of changing the players whether it makes them better at the sport or makes them better with social skills.

“Because of sports, I now have to stay up longer at night to do homework. It gets in the way of other activities,” Thomas said.

When you play sports you are supposed to work hard and make friends while you play.