American winner takes all

Chapter 27 Three Swords

"Bang!" A pile of heavy pages was placed on the table, making a heavy muffled sound.

The pile of paper documents looked as thick as an Oxford Dictionary, and Thomas struggled to place it on the table.

"Is this the 'some' tactics you mentioned?" Ethan's eyebrows twitched.

"Yes, football tactics are ever-changing, with tens of thousands of them. These are some filters, including only the offensive tactics commonly used by the Normans, including detailed illustrations, tactical commands, and some changes. Some of them are summarized by me. Part of the legacy of the previous coaches, it's an asset to the school. When you take that to heart, you know how the quarterback is going to control the game."

Ethan heard that this was a "secret manual of martial arts moves" and was the only way for every martial arts practitioner.

There is a saying called "football is round", which is used to express that anything can happen on the field.

But football is real-time, and rugby is a turn-based game.Just like Go, many formulas will gradually emerge.

Some people say that football emphasizes teamwork, and each position is a screw on the field. The tactics are the "drawings" that allow these people to combine into a whole.

Others say it's just a case of cutting corners.After all, a few more steps and a few less steps in a certain position are considered different tactics. It is too rigid and limits the players' space for play.

As for the quarterback, he needs to follow the tactical plan of the head coach or offensive coordinator during the game, then pass it on to other players on the spot, and arrange the offensive personnel combination and offensive line on the spot.

In other words, this requires tactical literacy and "learning costs."There are even professional quarterbacks who choose to leave the professional field directly because they feel that memorizing tactics is too tiring.

For Ethan, the talent points are all about athletes, but not "learning ability". Considering that there are only a few days left for the next game...

Ethan pushed aside the pages on the table.

"I will look at these privately, but time is running out right now and the process must be simplified. It is better to directly determine the specific tactics that need to be used to face the Culver City Miracle."

In the final round of the South Shore League, the Normans will travel to Culver City High School to play the Culver City Miracle away from home.

"The offensive coordinator took advantage of the vacation time in the past few days to sort out the tactics that will be used in the next game, involving more than a dozen types..." Thomas tried to say.

"More than a dozen? That's still too many, and there isn't much running-in time now. I think it's better... to practice only three types, and the rest are all based on on-the-spot changes." Ethan feels that he is the team's quarterback now, so You should arrange your tactics with yourself as the core.Of course, it’s up to you to do whatever comes your way.

Just three axes. It is enough to practice three axes well. It is useless to be greedy for more.

"This is not okay. The opponent's head coach will be able to see it soon and make targeted adjustments on the spot. That way we will be restrained." Thomas immediately shook his head.

"Do we have any other choice?" Ethan asked.

"Kid, you have to know that the focus of the next game is not winning or losing, but running in. Our primary goal is to win the first round of the playoffs. Before that, you must be proficient in at least ten or so tactical plans, as well as related Offensive combinations and offensive lines, including specific tactical commands." Thomas said very stubbornly. Subconsciously, he felt that all players should strictly obey him, including Ethan.

"You're right, but I can't remember them all at once. Why don't we start with three tactical commands?" Ethan then changed his approach.

Seeing that Ethan accepted his proposal, Thomas nodded with satisfaction: "Okay, let's start practicing with three tactics."

"In terms of formation, I specially selected a tactic based on your technical characteristics. It is very trendy. I discussed it with a coach friend. He is currently coaching at the University of Nebraska. It evolved from the pistol formation. Here it is, called the Diamond Offense..." Thomas said as he began to draw the formation on the tactical board.

In addition to this tailor-made formation, Ethan himself also chose two "most common" lineups.

He feels that the more common and popular it is, the easier it will be to use, and it will be easier to get started, making it suitable for practice at this time.

Finally, the current three lineups were determined, a RUSH (running the ball) lineup, a PASS (passing) lineup, and a special lineup.

I formation.This is the most common running game, with the quarterback, halfback, and fullback standing in a vertical line behind the center.Form an I-shaped straight line.Short serve, concealed pass, fullback and running back can have multiple coverage and charging routes, suitable for ground attack.In the shotgun formation, several defenders are spread out like bullets from a shotgun. The advantage is that the quarterback does not have to retreat and turn around, and his attention is entirely on the opponent's position.Easy to pass.It is the most basic passing tactic.

Diamond attack.To put it simply, two defenders stand next to the quarterback to protect the quarterback while providing more backline cover possibilities.Viewed from a bird's eye view, it looks like an inverted triangle-shaped diamond, hence the name.

After the discussion, after a brief familiarization, Ethan was eager to give it a try. The next step was to go to the scene to practice with the team members.

It can be said that he compressed the two or three days of tactical learning process into 10 minutes.

"Thomas, I need to win this game!" Ethan said as he walked out of the office.

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After several days of training, the weekend arrived in a blink of an eye.

At night, in the parking lot of the motel, a figure flashed out from behind Ethan. He was athletic and had a ponytail. He quickly appeared from behind Ethan. The expression on his face looked bold but serious, and he looked quite heroic, like ancient Greece. The mythical Athena.She's mimicking the running back's path.

Ethan didn't even look at her, and threw the ball with his backhand, as if by magic, passing the ball deftly from behind.

"Boom..." The football rolled to the ground.

"Ethan..." Catherine laughed. She really didn't expect that he would pass the ball in this way, so even if she knew in advance that he would pass the ball, she was still a little unprepared.

"Maybe I should slow down my movements?" Ethan tried to say with his hands on his hips. At this time, his chest was already wet with sweat.

When the outdoor temperature dropped slightly after nightfall tonight, the two came to the parking lot to practice fast passing coordination, with Katherine replacing Ethan's teammates.

"No, the faster the pass, the better. If I can't catch it, it doesn't mean your teammates can't catch it either." Catherine picked up the ball and walked over.

Today she has completely passed the period of physical discomfort. Her face is slightly flushed due to strenuous exercise. She is wearing a sports bra. There are fine beads of sweat on her bare shoulders and neck. When illuminated by the lights in the parking lot, she looks like Diamonds one by one.

Girls who like sports have completely different temperaments.

The smile will be extra hearty, just like this time.

Instead of catching the ball, Ethan hugged her.

The football fell to the ground, and Ethan held her in circles.

"You have to hold me tight and don't throw me away." Catherine put her face close to her and closed her eyes.

"You two should stop playing downstairs in the middle of the night to avoid disturbing the neighbors." Mia walked out of the room at this time and happened to catch this scene.

Ethan stopped immediately, and Catherine quickly broke away from Ethan's arms.

Ethan didn't care, but Catherine didn't know how to talk to Mia. She was afraid that Mia wouldn't be able to accept it, so she kept pretending that nothing happened.

Mia looked at the two of them...Ethan looked like he was fine, but Catherine's expression was completely embarrassed.Naturally I understand everything.

I was still wondering why Catherine stayed in Ethan's room every night recently. Was it because there were sparks between her and Ethan.

Mia was also young, so she could naturally understand the state of mind of the two people at this time.

"You two, come up!" She called the two of them upstairs.

(End of this chapter)