[Joe Menassa]

I know you might not want to get parents involved but I think it may be one of your best hopes.

On the team I mentor for parents play as large a role as the engineers. Maybe your parents or one of the freshmans parents would be interested. It doesnt matter what their profession is, if they are interested then they will be very useful.

If there is a local team I would try and contact them. Bring the freshman to visit them for a day to see what they should be doing.

As everyone said, videos are key. Show them fun videos, like clips from famous matches or championship finals.

Maybe invite some of the freshman to check out this forum. Reading about all the cool ideas may help to motivate them.

good luck