An Introduction

Hi my name is Cooper Gregory Van Tatenhove. I was named after my mom's maiden name. My ancestors were dutch which is why I have the last name that I do. All

my life I have loved and played sports which I still do today as a member of the soccer team. Many aspects and interests in my life have changed throughout the years even where I lived (I moved

to Kentucky when I was 9), but as those things have changed my love for sports has stayed with me. I have in specific played soccer since I was 8. Soccer is a sport that I love because it is not a sport where you can depend on pure athleti

cism, you must a

lways be thinking about the mental part of soccer and what is coming next. I Also love to watch sports, I have grown up a Kentucky fan all my life, but in addition to Kentucky I also am a fan of the Virginia Tech Hokies because I was born close to their campus. Another love of mine is music. I like all types of music with the exception of country. Music is something that has helped me get through hard times or just entertained me.

One of my favorite bands is Switchfoot. Switchfoot is a rock group that has a very guitar heavy sound. One of the reasons why I am such a big fan of Switchfoot is because of the fact that their songs are not about meaningless cliche topics, but rather are about things that they truly find meaningful and they are things that I personally can very easily relate to. As far as school goes my two favorite subjects are science and English because those are the two that give me the most freedom and independence. In science the many labs are often individual or in small group which I like because often everyone can have results or finding that are specific to them. As for English, writing is something that I have always enjoyed because it was one the few subjects in school where you are encouraged to have your own thoughts and ideas and to defend them.

My favorite website is www.kentuckysportsradio.com this is a website that focuses heavily on University of Kentucky sports in a very unique way. This is my favorite website because I almost always agree with the things that they post and talk about.

-Cooper