{"id":3600,"date":"2026-02-15T20:01:12","date_gmt":"2026-02-16T02:01:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncdadodgeball.com\/uwp\/?p=3600"},"modified":"2026-02-15T20:01:14","modified_gmt":"2026-02-16T02:01:14","slug":"december-2025-rookie-of-the-month","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncdadodgeball.com\/uwp\/2026\/02\/15\/december-2025-rookie-of-the-month\/","title":{"rendered":"December 2025 Rookie of the Month"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Rookie of the Month award is an award given monthly to a player voted on by their teammates to recognize all the hard work they have put into the team throughout the month. This month’s winner was Stephen Bittner! He is a Senior currently pursuing a mechanical engineering degree and expects to graduate in 2026. Here are his responses to some brief interview questions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Q: How do you feel about being recognized for this award by your teammates?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

A: It feels really good. Sometimes you can get focused on the things you aren’t that good at. This was a good reminder that I have improved since I started.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Q: What are you looking forward to most this semester?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

A: I’m really looking forward to how my new shoes impact my performance on the court. It’s going to be interesting not sliding 5 feet across the court whenever I want to stop.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Q: What is one skill you hope to focus and improve on?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

A: I’m also going to focus on court awareness. This will help with teamwork, setting up team throws and defending teammates. It will also help me play better against enemy crosses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Q: What was your favorite moment from playing dodgeball last semester?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

A: I think my favorite moment was playing against Iowa. It was a really good experience playing with the B team against a fellow new team.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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