Penn Hills junior not your average 3-sport athlete

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Sunday, April 14, 2024 | 11:01 AM

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Training for the Penn Hills bodily health staff is the simplest for Amaree’ Freeman. He can work out anytime with a pull-up bar and a few weights in his basement.

Making an attempt to observe his different two sports activities indoors can be reckless at greatest.

The Penn Hills junior is a three-sport athlete, additionally taking part in for the rugby and volleyball groups. He enjoys balancing all of his actions.

“Typically, it’s simple,” Freeman stated. “It may be chaotic and disturbing.”

Freeman embraced taking over new challenges when he obtained to highschool. Earlier than that, he hadn’t tried too many various sports activities.

“I like studying new issues,” Freeman stated.

Freeman helped the bodily health staff place second nationally throughout the Marine Corps Bodily Health Championships final yr. Freeman earned a silver medal individually at nationals. Throughout Penn Hills’ most up-to-date health meet this season, the Indians received the staff championship at Emmaus Excessive College.

Due to the restricted variety of health groups competing, Penn Hills is usually required to make lengthy journeys to meets. Freeman stated he enjoys the journeys, which have taken the staff to Japanese Pennsylvania a number of occasions, New Jersey and Arkansas. Freeman has completed the very best with pushups and maxed out his pushups at 60 in 34 seconds.

“I get pleasure from touring with my teammates,” Freeman stated. “We obtained shut shortly. I’ve met quite a lot of nice folks.”

Freeman went out for rugby due to being invited by a good friend. Freeman has excelled with Large Crimson Rugby by taking part in fly half and scrum half. The Large Crimson rugby program continues to be in its infancy. Penn Hills has performed three matches thus far this season and has taken losses in opposition to Indiana County, North Pitt Rugby and West Allegheny.

“I used to be ready to make use of my athleticism to assist me modify,” Freeman stated. “My purpose is to enhance every single day.”

Freeman additionally performs center blocker and outdoors hitter for the Penn Hills volleyball staff. Indians coach Will Piccolino stated Freeman’s enchancment has been a part of Penn Hills’ potential to diversify their offense.

“Final yr, with the choices we had, different groups have been capable of key on guys,” Piccolino stated. “This yr, folks aren’t going to know what we’re going to throw at them. We will run trick performs, combo performs. Individuals received’t be capable of shut down one individual.”

Volleyball has been one of the vital difficult sports activities for Freeman to tackle. He stated that he has been engaged on bettering the little particulars.

“It’s very technical,” Freeman stated. “You’ll be able to’t depend on athleticism. You must have nice approach. It takes time to be taught.”

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