Chapter 12 Everything is readyOn Sunday, Ethan arrives at Adam Newman's home.His home is in Brentwood, which is further west than Century City, close to Santa Monica.From the outside, his home is a more classical European building......
It's not too much of an exaggeration to describe it as a castle.The interior is mostly made of wood, and up the stairs is a large oil painting that Adam says is his grandfather.It may not be convenient, Adam did not say what his parents did, and Ethan naturally did not ask more.In a circle, there were five or six servants in Adam's house, mainly Filipino maids with Asian faces, and the housekeeper was a white man.After the visit, Adam changed into a polo shirt that was easy to exercise and took Ethan to the back garden.Since there is no swimming pool, the place is extraordinarily large and more than enough to throw a ball or something."
Remember to hold the back half of the ball, not the middle, so you have more control over the direction and force of the ball.The ring and little fingers are placed on the sutures on the sphere, which increases friction and stability.Hold the ball tightly with your thumb, but don't push too hard so as not to affect the flexibility of your wrist. ”Adam holds hands and imparts experience from the most basic grip position.In terms of pure technique, it is really just holding the ball, standing, throwing, and aiming.The rest is left to private practice and actual combat."
And the most important thing."
Adam patted his chest."
Always keep your inner composure and calm, and don't put yourself in a tense state because of any pressure, which will affect your performance.""
You have to be mentally prepared, and the psychological pressure may be greater than you think."
This has to do with the special nature of the quarterback, where all offense and selection are initiated by the quarterback.If you think of the on-court work as a person, the forward line is the person's chest, the running position is the right hand, the near end is the left hand, and the wide receiver is the legs.The quarterback is the brain.A broken toe may still be able to walk, but without a brain, even the strongest body will only lose its balance and collapse to the ground.When it comes to psychological quality, Ethan feels that he naturally has some advantages.Compared with the current opponent, as a more experienced traverser, the ability to withstand it is definitely stronger.But it's just better than these high school students, and against stronger opponents, this advantage may be lost.Any shortcut is temporary, outstanding talent, a lot of training, a lot of experience, self-discipline all the time, only a real practice of these four, plus a little luck, can ensure that you stand out."
So, let's start now."
Ethan thought back to Adam's words and used a common three-step retreat.Three steps, five steps, seven steps.It's the quarterback's usual step-back cadence, and the farther you retreat, the more time you have to charge up and the farther you throw the ball.By this time Adam was already running forward, not in a straight line, but in a zigzag back and forth.Ethan aimed at Adam's head and applied a little advance.Push your hips first, move your shoulders and arms, and your elbows are higher than your shoulders.At the moment of the shot, the wrist turned outward, the thumb pointed to the ground, and hit a perfect spiral arc spinning ball.The high-speed spinning rugby ball arced through the air and landed exactly ten yards away from Adam.Roughly equivalent to the difference between Xinxiang and NeYork."
You're pushing too hard."
Adam shook his head."
To be precise, you're stronger than the average quarterback, and the universal way of charging may not work for you, so try not to drop back and pass the ball this time."
Adam gave an improvement plan for Ethan's outstanding physical condition.On the second attempt, Ethan raised his leg on one leg and made a position similar to that of a baseball serve, Adam jumped and volleyed the ball, but because of the distance deviation, he lost his balance when he landed, and accidentally hit his foot when he landed.Ethan hurriedly asked with concern.Adam tried to walk around a few times, then shook his head: "It's old, it's fine." ”When he was in middle school, he suffered an ankle injury and has always retained the sequelae."
Let's continue, stronger than just now, but it's not enough, you're still far from it."
Adam gets up and throws the ball back.Adam is an excellent quarterback in his own right, he has been playing this position since he was 7 years old, many things have been engraved into his instincts, and his own personality is also the kind that is not impatient, plus Catherine's relationship is there, it can be said that he has taught everything.His coaching is actually not much different from that of a professional quarterback coach.With Adam's constant fine-tuning suggestions and Ethan's constant attempts, the accuracy of the serve is getting higher and higher.The short pass is followed by a long pass, the landing ball is followed by a half-height ball, the right hand is followed by the left hand, and the stationary pass is followed by a moving pass......
Ethan learned very quickly, and in the course of an afternoon, he had mastered the necessary basic skills of quarterbacking.He had already been led through the door by Adam, and the rest was up to his usual practice.In the blink of an eye, it was getting dark, and Ethan originally wanted to say goodbye and leave, but Adam insisted on staying and having dinner together."
I don't have much more to teach you in terms of basics.There are many specific tactics and cooperation with teammates, and Thomas needs to be involved. ”"Also, I can feel that you're different from everyone else, that you're going to be a special quarterback with your own style.It is not impossible to change the technical trend of the whole of rugby in the future. ”Adam was cautious about expressing his opinion.It's not a deliberate hype, just say that years later, a player brought the NBA into the era of small ball.There is never a set pattern on the court, it is all spiraling in constant confrontation.This is the so-called heroes make history.lt; divcss=ot; ntentadvot; gt; "Also, it's so dangerous to live in Compton, where crime is high, and I can provide a place for your family of three around here, completely free."
Adam suddenly said that he had brought Ethan over for dinner, in fact, for this purpose."
It's a great place to live, and I really like the neighborhood and it's not just a monotonous palm tree."
Ethan nodded first."
But I can't call the shots for Catherine."
Ethan then shook his head again.This sentence has two meanings, one is literal, and the other is to tell Adam that he can't help with this.To be precise, not only will he not help, but he will put an end to all possibilities.Catherine cooks deliciously, looks beautiful, and knows how to take care of people, no one wants to take it away!
Adam nodded, not too insistent."
Maybe the two of us aren't a good fit."
He laughed self-deprecatingly."
That's right, Catherine has too many stinky problems, a big temper, a desire to control, and a tendency to violence......"
Ethan immediately began to count Catherine's guilt."
Most importantly, she's an atheist!""
That's it."
Adam sighed, something his parents would never agree with.Adam shook his head and pulled out two tickets to the Los Angeles concert for "Aerosmith" from his trouser pocket."
Originally, I wanted to ask you to pass it on to Catherine, but it's useless to keep it now, so I'll give it to you."
As if he had made up his mind, Adam handed the ticket to Ethan.Do you want to use this way to completely forget her?
Ethan, who was helpful, naturally wanted to fulfill Adam's wish, so he was not polite at all and accepted it with a smile.Eat and drink for nothing, prostitute the basic skills of the quarterback, and get concert tickets for nothing!
Such a good thing, please God arrange more for me, please.Back at the residence, Ethan called Catherine, who was about to fall asleep, downstairs, Ethan was in high spirits, Catherine was sleepy-eyed, wearing slippers and nightdress."
It's okay to do this tomorrow, I'm really sleepy."
Catherine rubbed her eyes.She thinks she has a knack for growing taller, she sleeps more, and she usually goes to bed early if she has nothing to do."
It's not for you to spar, there's a Spacesmith concert at the end of the month!
I begged someone for a long time to get two tickets. ”"Really?"
Catherine immediately became docile.She loves this band so much!
And she didn't expect that this was Ethan's borrowing flowers to offer Buddha.Under the lure of concert tickets, she immediately became involved, and even threw off her two slippers, but this action was a big one, and the nightdress on her body looked a little embarrassing."
It's too inconvenient today, tomorrow!"
Catherine covered her upper body and fled upstairs with a red face.In the new week, Thomas stepped up tactical training specifically for Hawthorne High School, and also explained some key players of Hawthorne High School one by one according to their positions, and made corresponding arrangements, which can be said to have done enough homework.Closed training is also maintained at all times to ensure that each player is in a competitive state.Ethan was naturally excluded from tactics, but he also gained something, at least he could understand what these tactics were talking about, and he was gradually familiar with some relatively simple formations, such as "shotgun formation" and "I-shaped formation".In addition, under Catherine's hard work, his passing began to become more and more accurate, almost to the point of pointing and hitting where.This caused Catherine and her mother Mia to be particularly amazed.In the blink of an eye, the week is coming to an end.Beginning at 4 p.m. on Friday, a large number of adults, mostly parents, some of whom were residents of the neighborhood, and some even wore orange and black team scarves.The staff began to carry out the final repairs and inspections on the court, and the headlights outside the field and the scoreboard inside the field were opened for inspection in advance.BHHS's drum and bugle band also changed into official uniforms and prepared to bring their instruments to the stage in the evening.In the cheerleading training room, the coach rehearses the movements for the last time."
Sarah, you haven't been to school this week, you have to make sure you don't make a mistake this time!"
The coach gave special advice.The blonde girl standing at the front of the line, touching up her makeup in the small round mirror of foundation, nodded her head, her lips were red and her teeth were white, and she was dazzling.Outside the stadium, Catherine took out twenty dollars to buy tickets for two people and shouted, "Mia, you have to hurry, the front row is about to be filled!"
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”Even students on campus have to be the same as the audience outside the school, and they can't enter the audience without buying a ticket.At the same time, Ethan walked into the locker room.He saw his shirt and his own locker.The life-and-death battle that will determine the fate of BHHS is about to begin.Thanks to the 1 monthly pass sent by Taoist Z, thank you to Qi Li for the 2 monthly tickets sent again, and thank you for the 1 monthly pass sent by the Emperor Ming Xuanfu Town Ma Jun Xiaoqi again, remember to collect bookmarks for next time to read!