Coach Boone and Coach Yoast sat in their office talking.

"I don't know what we are going to do, since Tom graduated. He was he best kicker I have ever seen. The next one is going to have a lot to live up to." said Coach Yoast.

"We'll find someone." spoke Coach Boone

"I have already been up at all the middle school games, none of these freshman kickers have enough talent to play with the Titans."

Coach Boone sat at his desk scanning the try out sign up sheet, all of a sudden he sat up, a confused look on his face, "Does this say Elizabeth Covington.?"

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Elizabeth went to the locker room to change before practice. She wore her old football jersey, she had worn that during last year's championship game, which her team had won. A little extra luck wouldn't hurt. She slid on her shorts, tied her blond hair into a ponytail and walked out onto the field.

There were two men standing on the side of the field, she guessed that they were their coaches. Next to them a boy in a wheelchair and a little girl with plenty of hair seemed to be having a very heated conversation. Most of the guys were messing around on the field.

"This school is so lame. It doesn't even have a separate girls football team" she thought to herself. "Didn't that guy Louie play football, where was he? It's kind of weird standing all by yourself, just watching everyone have a good time."

One of the coaches blew a whistle, and the guys started making their way to the coaches and Elizabeth walked behind them.

"Cheerleading is practicing in the gym." said the white coach kindly.

Elizabeth's piercing blue eyes stared straight into his, "I'm not here to cheerlead, I am playing football."

"Maybe you don't quite understand the game, football is a very rough sport. It's no badminton or cheerleading, people break their bones out there and sometimes get some permanent damage done to them."

"Coach, I understand the risks, but let me tell you that I am very, very good." she replied evenly. The coach looked like he was about to say more, but the black coach called him over.

"I am Coach Boone. This is coach Himes, and this is Coach Yoast. We are not able to go to Gettysburg College this year for camp, but I hope you don't think practice will be any easier. It will be a lot harder, you all have your parents to go back to when your done, I want to work you real hard so that you'll be grateful to see them."

"That Coach is definitely intimidating." she thought to herself.

"Names and positions" said coach Himes

"Quarterback" said a boy with blond hair cut to his shoulders.

"Yeah Sunshine. Sunshine" most of the guys screamed his name.

As Elizabeth stood in line, she heard positions she had never heard before. "What in the world is a quarterback, and a running back. These Americans are very strange." she thought to herself.

Coach Himes said "Now that we have got all the names and positions you can all go warm up."

"I want you all to go run 2 miles, then we will do up downs until I say we can stop." said Coach Boone.

The team started to go run and Elizabeth approached Coach Boone.

"Excuse me, I think you skipped over me when you were taking roll." she said

"Are you trying out for football? Do you-"

"Yes, I know what the risks are, I was already informed by Coach Yoast. I am new to this country and I am quite confused about your position names. Can you explain them, so I can tell you mine."

Coach Boone looked at her for a minute and said, "Where are you from?"

"England"

"Now what position do you play?"

"Defense, I am a fullback"

"Is your ball a circle?"

"This coach guy is definitely crazy, what a dumb question." she thought. "yes it's a circle." she answered.

Coach Boone got a pitying look on his face and said, "I am sorry. I think you have the wrong game. This is American football. I don't think they play that in England. Here they call football soccer."

Elizabeth stood there for a second. "I am such an idiot. I have heard of American football before, I didn't even think that.. I must seem like such a fool." she thought to herself.

"Now do the have any soccer teams in this school?"

"Soccer is not very popular here in Virginia, the only other female activity is cheerleading." said Coach Boone gently.

"I think I will go now Coach, I don't want to waste any of your time."

On her why ff the field, there was an oval ball set in some little device that kept it straight up. She kicked it, all her anger went into it.

Coach Yoast watched her kick that ball. It was set on the 40 yard line, she kicked it straight through the goal. It went through in a perfect arc.

"Hey girl, wait a second" he ran up to her out of breath and said excitedly said, "I want you to kick this ball, through those two poles."

"Excuse me?" she said

"Just try it"

Elizabeth took a deep breath and did what he said.

It did the same as the ball before.

She watched the ball in there and turned to Coach Yoast. She saw Coach Boone next to him.

"You're a Titan" said Coach Boone

Does the end part sound kinda of lame? I think there was too much conversation in the story, I hope it wasn't so boring. I think I the next chapter might have more of the ppl from the movie (Gerry, Julius and others). I don't know if romance is coming in the next chapter or not.

Thanks for the ppl who reviewed.

*Ara Kane- when I read ur review I stared cracking up, because your pointing out that whole discrepancy between football and soccer, was basically the whole point of the chapter.