I am in sixth grade. Today is the day for tryouts. I went to go sign up and it had a box for names and at the top it said what position. I looked through to the position I wanted to be, Quarterback.
There was a lot of names on the list. I wasn't looking to be a starter but I at lest wanted to be 2nd string. So the head coach came over as I was signing up. He said to me "So you think you have what it takes to be a quarterback". So I told him "Yes sir" and he walked off. Then I had a strange feeling in my stomach, it felt like I had a billion butterflies in my stomach fluttering.
There's no way I can be nervous I rock right. So I went to the quarterback area and I saw a whole bunch of kids who think they are so good because of their muscles and how tall they are.
So then the coach came over and said "Wow, you all think you got what it takes, well you got to show me and one mistake you get off my field. You got it punks". "YES SIR!!!"
So the tryout started. We started out with warmups. 50 push-ups 100 sit-ups and stretches. Then we ended it off with a half mile run. Next was the drills.
The drills we did were accuracy passes. We would have to throw the football to a receiver. Then we threw the football into a bucket. Then the coach put the bucket on a atv and a trailer attached and put the bucket on the trailer as the atv was moving. I did alright.
The throws were accurate but not a complete spiral. But the main thing is that I'm still in it. The coach came to everyone and said to lineup in a straight line. Then I felt the butterflies again.
He started to kick people off the team one by one. "Jimmy off, Barry off, Jackson off". Then he came to me. "Bobby, Bobby, Bobby, Bobby you get....." Ohh no dang it I'm done, what did I do I thought I did good. "Get back on my field tomorrow and don't be late". I can't believe it I made it to another tryout. Wait I thought we had I tryout coach. "No son you got two don't make me regret letting you have another chance". Yes.
( THE NEXT DAY)
I came back the next day and their was only four people their and only two were going to make it. A starter and a second string and I'm going to be one of those people.
So we started stretches but they were even harder. 100 push-ups, 200 sit-ups and a mile run. Then we did some drills. We first started a scrambling drill where we had to scramble away from everyone and then throw it into a bucket moving. I made every shot.
So did another guy but he did better at scrambling than me. Then we did some other boring drills like throwing to each other and other things like that.
So it came down to picking who gets to stay. We all lined up. Coach said "only two of you get to stay and two of you leave, so who is it going to be". He came up to one kid and said "congrats you aren't on the team, bye bye". Then he talked to me and another kid. "So I'm deciding between one of you....." Then I heard a loud cheer "YES!!!"
So the coach said "Ok let's see who wins" He talked to the other kid and said "I hope you get better and train during the season without us". I screamed YES YES YES!!!
I ran home screaming to my parents I made it I made it!!! "I knew you could make it son, but are you First string or second. I don't know but I made the team!!! So that night me and my parents celebrated with pizza and root beer floats. That night I couldn't sleep. It was also my first day of school because to be able to play on the team you had to go to the school.
My mom came in my room to checkup on me. "Hey honey I forgot to mention that your first day of home school is tomorrow". What I thought to be able to play on the team you had to be attending that school. "Well I just got off the phone with coach and we worked it out. Good night honey."
So I went to bed thinking about that I'm not going to get to see the team at school. Well it could be a good thing not to go to school because it's boring right. I don't know how I should feel happy or sad.
That's all I could think about. I even had dreams about people making fun of me for being homeschooled and on the team.
Well I was going to do good anyway. At home and even football. I can show them that I am a cool person who is talented. And if someone makes fun of me I will ignore them and tune them out.
I'm ready for my first day of homeschool and practice because I'm going to rock and roll in both things and make everyone proud but especially jealous.
