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Player Spotlight highlights the finer details and elements while supplying insight to the fans on what a player's thought process may be pertaining to a certain play, game or situation. It brings the intensity, passion, and inner most thoughts of the individual player that otherwise may not be felt or heard. |
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Kevin M. Neibauer caught up with Kyle Sweeney of the Philadelphia Wings at a recent game and took the opportunity to sit down and speak with the rookie to get his feelings about playing in Philadelphia. | |
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This was only your second professional box game, what are your feelings? |
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It was fun, playing on front of the home crowd. This is actually my hometown (Philadelphia), I was born and raised here so I have been watching these guys my whole life (Wings). Sweeney continues, "It was like the dream finally coming to fruition. |
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Where did you attend college? |
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I went to Georgetown University. It was good, a very fun time and very competitive Lacrosse. Obviously, the transfer over to the next level is similar in terms of intensity, but it's a whole different game.
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Describe the guys in the locker room, are the Wings a close knit team? |
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It's amazing, it's a fraternity and a brotherhood in every sense of the word. Great guys, on and off the field." "They watch out for one another, in this league (The NLL), players change teams so frequently....these guys are so accepting, they make you feel like one of their own very quickly." "As a rookie, you don't know many guys on the team, but they are very very friendly and accommodating.
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As a rookie, is it intimidating playing with guys like Tom Marechek and Jeff Ratcliffe? |
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It's kind of interesting, I play in the professional outdoor league as well with the Barrage. So I am used to playing with some of the bigger name guys. It's interesting that I watched some of these guys play for fifteen years of my life, and now I an on the same team as them, so it's a little bit overwhelming in that sense.
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| PLPA Correspondent Kevin M. Neibauer has been contributing articles to several on-line sites in the Philadelphia, Pa. area. Currently acts as the Philadelphia Correspondent for InTheCrease.com and also Just Hockey. Kevin has been writing for Just Hockey for three seasons and for InTheCrease for two. Currently being published each month, Neibauer covers both the Philadelphia Phantoms and the Houston Aeros of the American Hockey League for Just Hockey. Kevin also contributes feature stories and interviews for that site. Besides those two sites, Neibauer has contributed to several Lacrosse sites, as well as writing for three Philadelphia based, All-Sports sites. Kevin was introduced to the indoor game of Lacrosse in the 1970's, when as a child, he would attend games in the old Eagle Pro Box League. Other Lacrosse background: Served as a referee in the Philadelphia Box Lacrosse Association. Neibauer, by day, is a Union Sheet Metal Worker out of Local 19 in the Philadelphia Pennsylvania area and is married and lives in Philadelphia with his family. Kevin can be reached at KJIEN@aol.com |
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