American winner takes all

Chapter 4

Facing a completely unfamiliar sport, Ethan was naturally unable to adapt. Not only did he frequently commit fouls, resulting in an unsuccessful attack, but he also acted like a headless fly when assisting in defense, almost colliding with his teammates twice.

Completely negative.

This aroused dissatisfaction from his teammates, who immediately asked the assistant coach who acted as the referee to replace Ethan after coming off the field.

The assistant coach looked at Thomas who was standing aside. In this team, he always said what he said.

Seeing that Thomas had no reaction, the assistant coach asked Ethan to stay in this group.

As for Ethan, he said nothing at this time and stood on the sidelines observing the actual confrontation between the other two groups.

When I was a player on the field, my perspective was far less broad than it is now.

After watching it for a few minutes, Ethan came up with the concept of flag football.

It's a bit similar to the team frisbee sport that occupied the football field in a previous life.

Flag football does not have any physical confrontation, the corresponding rules have also been changed, and the intensity is not as high as traditional football.

A formula brought into the past life, winning = the best of the best, playing = unique skills, seeing = knowing.

Ethan closed his eyes and practiced it in his mind. When he opened his eyes again, he felt that he had mastered the trick of this sport to some extent.

Playing again, his teammates deliberately placed him in the least important blocking position. After waiting for the opponent to launch an attack for a few seconds, his team could pursue the defense. Ethan took the lead and rushed towards the opponent's ball handler, dodging in a sudden disguise. The opponent's backside screener.

But the opponent's offensive personnel were also very fast. Seeing that they were about to score a touchdown, Ethan was still several feet away from him and it was already too late.

Several of Ethan's other teammates had already started to slow down, but they saw Ethan jump up and fly out. The moment the opponent rushed into the end zone, he used his fingertips to tear off the opponent's waist flag.

The assistant referee whistled: "Interception successful, kickoff at the two-yard line."

Although the opponent still scored in the second attack, Ethan had already found his touch and became more courageous as he fought. In his own offensive round, Ethan used his iconic "Embrace Hold" that was extremely funny in the eyes of others. "Ball", one person dribbles the ball suddenly, successfully attracts the attention of five opponents, and passes the ball to the teammates behind him when he is being flanked from the front and back.

Teammates easily scored a touchdown!

The assistant coach who was the referee couldn't help but nod at this time.

He could see that Ethan had a very broad vision and was very calm at critical moments.

This is called "ball intelligence", just like "IQ". It is set at birth and cannot be made up for later.

Thomas, who was standing on the sidelines on the other side, couldn't help but touch his chin, lost in thought, and he began to pay more attention to Ethan.

Ethan felt that he had found the trick - he had to fight it out.

Since flag football does not emphasize physical confrontation, everyone is restrained, but Ethan has no such concerns.

Others use [-]% of their strength, but he uses [-]%, although most of the time it is like a headless fly with no effect.

While others were still clean, Ethan's body was already stained with a lot of grass clippings and dust.

And when the game was about to end, no one was laughing at him anymore.

Because everyone knows very well that Ethan has never played flag football. If he is given even a few days, everyone present may not be an opponent.

In the end, Ethan's team won with difficulty.

Teammates who met him all high-fived Ethan one after another, and Ethan won everyone's respect with his performance.

"I think the coach will pick you," said a sweaty teammate who was also working hard.This man has short black hair and dark brown eyes. He looks like he is of Italian or Bohemian descent.

In just one hour, three single-cycle confrontations were completed, and it was time for Coach Thomas to announce the finalists.

"I have seen your fighting spirit, and several of you have impressed me deeply, but as I often say, competitive sports are cruel. No one cares whether you got up at four in the morning, whether you were sick today, or whether you lost. If you win, you lose. No one will comfort you except your family. This world only respects winners."

"What I need are people who want to win at all costs. In my eyes, this desire to win is greater than anything else, far greater than talent..."

Ethan blinked.Hearing Thomas pronounce an unfamiliar name, a guy with the size of a gas tank immediately stood up excitedly.

And the last candidate was not Ethan, but the black-haired boy who just talked to Ethan.

He looked a little surprised. He didn't stand up until the coach read his name twice.

"Okay, the rest of you can go home. Thank you for your participation. There will be a new round of selection activities next semester."

The coach turned and left.

Or was he eliminated?As soon as Ethan got up, he saw the team's quarterback walking up to the coach. The quarterback took off his helmet, showing a baby face.

The two talked for a long time, and then they both looked at themselves at the same time.

The coach's expression looked helpless, and the quarterback quickly waved to him, signaling him to come over.

"Boy, tell me, what are you going to do here today?" The coach looked up and down, scrutinizing Ethan.Ethan could have said some monologues about youth and dreams.

However, the coach definitely didn’t believe this, and judging from his speech when he appeared, he was probably a weird-tempered guy. Thinking back to his words before announcing the selection list, Ethan said without hesitation:
"My father owed a lot of money, the creditor repossessed my house, I lost everything, I could barely afford my tuition and fees, and I needed financial support from the football team."

The quarterback Ada Newman on the side felt his heart skip a beat when he heard this.

But the coach laughed loudly: "I like this answer. Back then, I was desperate and joined the rugby team just for the lunch. But you are far worse than I was back then. You don't even know how to hold the ball."

"I will give you three more days. During these three days, let the quarterback lead you to learn from scratch."

In a team, the main quarterback has the most communication with the head coach. This is related to the special nature of the quarterback.

Adam was standing nearby just now. Seeing that Ethan was not selected, he immediately came over to plead with the coach and talked about Ethan's subconscious catching action just now.

Now that he heard Coach Thomas say this, Adam already knew something in his mind. He was preparing to train Ethan as a core, otherwise he would not have been able to lead him personally.Adam is already in grade 12. This is his last semester at BHHS and he will start college in the fall today.

But Rice is in the 11th grade. He still has one year left. After he graduates, he doesn’t know what the coach will do...

After the head coach left, Adam and Ethan chatted.

Adam felt very complicated when he heard that Ethan had never played rugby before and didn't even know much about the rules of rugby.

It would be a lie to say that I wasn’t envious of the fact that I could reach this level when I touched rugby for the first time.

Looking at it this way, the coach's vision is indeed vicious.

After Adam reported the situation, the coach's expression did not show much surprise. It was obvious that he had been mentally prepared.

Why not add Ethan's name in addition? In fact, it is just for knocking. Even if he does not come to report, the coach will use other steps to let Ethan in.

"I haven't asked you your specific name yet."

"Ethan, Ethan O'Connor."

"You gave your name yourself?"

"No, my family helped me sign up."

Adam said "Oh" and didn't think much about it. There were quite a few brothers and sisters in the school, and their last names were completely different.

Ethan learned about the treatment situation from Adam. The school team is divided into two parts. One part is the "training students" who follow them to practice, but they have to pay money.The other part is the "main players", a total of 45 people including substitutes. This group of people has additional training subsidies, food subsidies, and a full set of equipment including protective gear. The players do not need to pay an extra cent. The school is responsible.

He is the "main player" and the only thing he needs to spend money on is a pair of professional rugby shoes.

It is precisely because the treatment is good enough that there are so many talents from other societies competing for this spot.

The temporary selection here is over, but the training of the rugby team over there has just begun.

As for Ethan, he was not given any training tasks at all. The only thing he needed to do today was SEE.

Sitting on the sidelines and watching the sport up close, Ethan noticed the biggest difference between rugby and all other ball games - the emphasis on physical confrontation.

Actions that would be considered fouls in other sports are allowed in rugby.

Bring in some martial arts moves.

Troubleshooting (unnecessary roughness), kicking (illegal kicking), and iron-heading (helmet collision) are considered fouls.

But Tieshan rely (collision), small grab (grab), push palm (block) can all be used.

In other sports, if the ball-carrying player is overturned, the audience will only accuse the defensive player of being unethical.

But in football, the crowd stands up and claps and cheers.

Compared with pure fighting, it emphasizes teamwork and cooperation, making it more enjoyable to watch.

There is no doubt that this will arouse the bloody instinct in the audience.

It is human nature to admire violence.

As a player on the field, it's even more enjoyable.

If you can't kick, just fight. As long as the rules allow it, you can do whatever you want.

Of course, any sport has its unique features.As for the "wild" sport of rugby, one thing stands out compared to the three major balls...

Mang is over.

I'm afraid this is one of the reasons why football has become the son of "America". In a sense, this sport has been integrated with American culture and has become a totem of America.

(End of this chapter)