American winner takes all

Chapter 5
It was night in the blink of an eye, and several metal halide lamps were illuminated around the rugby green field, commonly known as the barbecue grill, and the venue was brightly lit.

"Go back, take a shower, lie on the bed and have a good rest. This intensity of training will continue until the penultimate round of the game against Hawthorne High School." Coach Thomas gave each teammate a high-five.

"Refuse to date, refuse to go to dinner, refuse to drag racing, I don't care how rich your night life is, just give me some peace of mind before the game. When we make it to the playoffs, I will give you a few days off." Thomas Extra reminder.

"Then you have to install a tracker under my car." One team member joked.

"It's better to install another shock sensor."

"Then it reminded me that I passed several speed bumps tonight." The coach responded with a smile.

The crowd laughed.

When he is harsh, he will scold the team members until they can't hold their heads up, but if he is in a good mood, he will also get along with the team members.

Thomas turned his head and saw a figure walking out with the crowd.

"No, no, no, everyone can leave, but not you. Ethan O'Connor." Thomas shook his head immediately, and then he turned to look at the quarterback.

Not far away, Adam stuck out his tongue, only wishing that he didn't leave earlier.

Sure enough, Adam was called over by the coach, and the two communicated in low voices for a while.

Then the coach turned and left. Before Rice left, he took a special look at Ethan.

"Have we met at the dance yesterday?" Rice, who had acne on his face, said hesitantly.

No, not seen.

Of course Ethan recognized him. Rice was his last customer last night.

"This is what girls always say." Ethan responded with a smile.

Rice shook his head and left with his helmet.

At this time, only Ethan and Adam were left on the green field.

"The coach asked me to train you to catch the ball. He wants you to take over Pierce's vacancy and become a substitute wide receiver." Adam said, kicking several training balls together.

The wide receiver is the main scorer in the offensive team, similar to the forward in football. After the center kicks off the ball and before the quarterback passes the ball, he must directly advance towards the opponent's hinterland.

For a wide receiver, catching the ball, getting rid of the defense, and speed are three crucial abilities.

"I thought it was to practice the quarterback's passing." Ethan said.

Ethan watched for an entire afternoon and naturally discovered something special about the quarterback.

What is different from all other ball sports is that every offense in a football game is initiated by the quarterback. What tactics are used specifically, who specifically passes the ball, whether it is a short yard or a long yard, whether it is a first down or a free kick. , all require the quarterback to make on-the-spot decisions.The quarterback directly controls the rhythm of the game and also represents the upper limit of the team's offensive intensity.

According to an exaggerated statement, rather than saying that the quarterback is an athlete, it is better to say that the quarterback is a chess player who stands on the court and needs to use his teammates as pawns and exercise with high intensity.

You need to be able to throw accurately and resist collisions, you have to see all directions, and you have to adapt to the situation to find the opponent's openings. You also need to be experienced, and you have to keep your brain running at high speed at all times. Finally, and most importantly, you need to have an abnormal resistance. Pressed inside.

The prerequisite for achieving all this is to have a strong physique.Even that man would have been criticized for being slow because he ran the 40-yard dash for more than five seconds.

It can be said that the hexagonal warrior that exists in reality at quarterback is also the core of the entire team.

In BHHS, Adam Newman's name is also familiar to many people. He is modest and polite.So even though his appearance is not that outstanding, he has won the trust of a group of wealthy daughters in the school.These girls like to call Adam "cute boy".

However, Adam has always been alone and has never had a girlfriend. Some people say that he is a devout Catholic and only falls in love for the purpose of marriage. Some people say that he has a very good girlfriend outside school, and some people say that he has no relationship at all. Just don't like women.As for why a football quarterback receives so much attention, we have to mention the special status of "athletes" on American campuses.

The United States is a country of immigrants and lacks a broad cultural identity foundation. In a sense, sports have become one of the ways to unite each other.

In the United States, parents will introduce their children to sports when they are five or six years old.Sports also accompany the growth of almost every child, and Americans tend to stick to fitness even after working.

In the United States, the fitness and health industry ranks among the top three personal consumption markets. By 3, 2013 million Americans were members of fitness clubs.

In the American education system, physical education is also one of the core. They believe that physical education is quality education.The average income of coaches of various sports is much higher than that of cultural teachers.All colleges in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) spend three to six times more on training athletes than on instruction. The median cost per football player is More than $9 per year.

That's why Catherine heard about Ethan's AP course schedule and said, "How do you become like an Asian?"

This is why Ethan wants to build a reputation in school by joining the football team.

Asians are keen on cultural knowledge, while Europeans and Americans emphasize themselves and sports.

Asian culture is deeply influenced by a large country in the East. Since ancient times, there has been a perception that "everything is inferior, only reading is good". This perception has been deeply rooted in the bone marrow with cultural inheritance.

On American campuses, there is a derogatory term called "nerd", which is used to refer to people with thick eyes, bird's nest hair and a weak constitution.

Just like Asian students don't understand why they have to spend half of their school time participating in various sports every day, American students don't understand why study must take up all of their time in high school.

This is a campus cultural difference, and the specific causes will not be elaborated here.

"If you want to be a quarterback, you have to be better than everyone else, otherwise no one will accept you." Adam lifted a football into his hands with his feet, held the ball in both hands, took two steps back, and stretched his whole body into a bow. Throw the football hard with one arm.

The football drew an arc in the air and hit the frame thirty yards away, making a clear "thud" sound.

At a distance of thirty yards, this is not particularly difficult for Adam, and the success rate is about [-]%.

Ethan couldn't help but give a thumbs up in his mind, he couldn't do this now.

"Now retreat, stand in the scoring area, and let's try to connect." Adam picked up another ball.

Next comes the boring passing training. Adam will pass the ball at Ethan's position from all angles. Sometimes the ball will land slightly further away from Ethan to test Ethan's judgment on where the ball will land.

Except for the first few, Ethan can catch almost every pass, but this is without interference. On the game field, with the interference of the opponent's defensive players, the situation will be much more complicated.

There are seven or eight training balls, and Ethan needs to throw the ball back again, and so on.

"Yes, that's it. For the far end, being able to catch the ball is more important than anything else." Before Adam could finish his words, he saw Ethan follow suit and throw the ball back with the same posture.

As he catches the ball, he is also quickly learning how to pass the ball...

"The difference between speed and accuracy is more than a point and a half." Ethan shook his head. In actual operation, it is much more difficult than throwing away garbage.

This requires a lot of one-handed strength.

Not far away, looking at the football rolling down in front of him... Adam's expression became even stiffer.

If Ethan had shown talent for catching the ball and running before, now Adam discovered another greater characteristic of Ethan.

And this feature can raise Ethan's upper limit infinitely!Become the absolute core on the court.

Is this guy from Earth?Adam's defense was somewhat broken.

As long as Ethan masters the scientific methods and movements of exerting force and practices for a few more days...who knows how far this guy can go!
(End of this chapter)