Nick
My training sessions were long and tedious. At the end of the day, after running myself into the ground, my muscles ached, and I was dying for a shower. But we had to attend another team meeting first. The sun was low on the horizon when we headed back to the buildings of the training center. Coach switched on the light when we walked into the training room even though it was still light out.
“Right. We’re coming up to our first games, and I’m proud of what you’ve achieved,” he said. “We’re a few more practices before the game, but now we’re focusing on form. They’ll be watching you, and losing you to the first-string team is the only thing that would make me happier than keeping the lot of you all to myself.”
Some of the men chuckled. I had grown fond of Coach Daniel. At first, I’
