American TV series: Start with the little Sheldon's wool

Chapter 10 Joining the Football Team
The afternoon course schedule in public high schools is very relaxed: one hour of self-study class and two hours of physical exercise.

Because the head teacher, Ms. Victoria, was not in class, the one-hour self-study class almost turned into a free activity class.

Most of the students get together in twos and threes, bragging and chatting to pass the time.

Mike was still sitting in the first row. No one disturbed him. He borrowed a science and technology book from Sheldon Jr. and read it.

There have been multiple versions of what happened between Mike and Regina at noon, and it has spread among the girls in the class.

Afraid of Regina's [Queen Bee]'s power, the girls in the class didn't bother Mike any more during the whole self-study class.

Learning makes people happy, and an hour passes quickly.

Mike returned the book to little Sheldon and asked curiously: "Sheldon, which sport do you participate in?"

Being in good health in Millikin is also an advantage. Even those well-known universities will set aside about 10% of their quota every year to recruit sports talents.

Over there, little Sheldon put away his books, raised his head and said, "My friend Dan and I have made an agreement that we are going to report to the basketball team."

For those who are not good at sports, if they want to earn enough sports credits, it is a good choice to enroll in a group event to catch fish.

But Mike knew that there was a mental sport that was also counted among the sports.He asked, "Why don't you consider playing chess?"

"Huh?" Little Sheldon thought for a moment, then said in surprise: "That's a good suggestion. I'll go check it out with Dan."

After speaking, he hurried out of the classroom.

On the other side, Mike also found little George who was going to the football field.

"Joining the football team is very simple. You need to have your own sports equipment." Little George said after learning about Mike's intentions, "If you really decide to join the team, I can accompany you to buy equipment after school."

Rugby is very confrontational, and it is necessary to wear protective gear even during training.

It didn't take long for the two of them to arrive at the rugby field. At this time, there were already many well-dressed students on the field, warming up.

Mike was still on the other side of the rugby field and saw Regina and others, wearing uniform cheerleading skirts, full of youthful vigor.

Cheerleading dancing, as a group activity, has also been included in sports.

At this time, Regina was surrounded by other girls on the cheerleading team, busy sharing gossip with them, and did not find Mike.

Karen at the side saw Mike dressed differently, and while Regina was not paying attention, she secretly waved to Mike.

This girl already has a hot figure, and her charm is even more pronounced when she wears a cheerleading uniform.

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On the other side, football coach George looked very happy to see Mike arriving.

Because Melford Middle School is a public school, the physical quality of the students is generally lower than that of those in private middle schools.

And rugby happens to be a sport that values ​​physical talent.

Often, if your physical fitness is not as good as your opponent's, it means your performance is not as good as your opponent's.

Therefore, if a person like Mike whose physical talent is worth watching, if he is willing to join the team, it will definitely improve the team's performance.

After Mike expressed his intention to come, George enthusiastically took him for a physical examination.

The content of the physical test is nothing more than starting from six aspects: balance, flexibility, speed, strength, endurance, and agility.

Among them, speed and strength are the most important.

Faster running speed allows players to complete better offense and defense on the court.

And more powerful strength can give players an advantage in physical confrontation.

Speed ​​test: 40 yards (~36.5m) speed sprint.

Mike took off his coat, stretched his body, and stood on the starting line.

Following an order, he rushed out like a cheetah...

Looking at the 4.9s on the stopwatch, George almost cheered excitedly.

A high school student who can run for five seconds is considered excellent, not to mention that Mike broke through the five-second mark in one go.

This time, George was more convinced that Mike was very talented in football.

"Let's test two more groups." George said to Mike who came back.

Afterwards, Mike took the test twice more and even improved the best result to 4.5 seconds.

This result is already against the sky. Even if Mike is now wearing protective gear weighing about 20 pounds (~9kg), it is estimated that he can run within five seconds.

George, who called him good luck, left the assistant coach to watch the players' daily training, and then took Mike to the equipment room for a strength test.

Strength test: Bench press (125% of body weight) times.

This item requires measuring the weight first. Mike went to the ruler and measured it. He was 182cm tall and weighed 169 pounds (76.66kg).

During this time, he actually grew two centimeters in height and gained four pounds in weight.

Then, Mike benched 211 pounds, finishing with 11 reps.

Five bench presses is good for the football team, and Mike's eleven is pretty good.

However, rugby has no shortage of strength players, and their bench press scores can often reach more than [-] or [-] times.

So overall, Mike will be a speed player, a running back behind the quarterback.

Next, Mike went to test other items: 1.05 meters high in situ, 3.12 meters standing long jump...

After more than an hour of testing, coach George took Mike's data list and said excitedly: "Mike, believe me, you will become the ace of the team. You will even become a star player on the football field in the future..."

George used to be a rugby player, and now he seems to have pinned his career dreams on Mike.

As he spoke, a large light group fell from his body.

[Rugby experience +100]

With this experience group, Mike's rugby level reached the entry level in an instant.

Then, Coach George took Mike back to the training ground.

He clapped his hands, summoned all the team members, and introduced: "His name is Mike, and he has excellent physical condition. From now on, he will be one of us, everyone is welcome~"

This was the first time that Coach George introduced newcomers so solemnly, and all the team members looked at Mike curiously.

Finally, under the leadership of captain Aaron and Jr. George, everyone in the team clapped their hands.

Mike, a rookie who looks like he has good physical fitness, is actually easy to get the approval of the players.

Of course, not everyone welcomes Mike.

In the crowd, a little fat man who was 1.8 meters tall felt very unhappy when he saw Coach George paying so much attention to Mike.

This man's name is Sam. He is the strongest person on the team besides captain Aaron, and he is also the team's current running back.

Mike's appearance made him vaguely feel that his status was threatened.

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Over there, Coach George, after introducing Mike, saw that the time was almost up, and after a few words of encouragement to the players, he announced the disbandment.

(End of this chapter)