Shoot-Out by Mike Lupica

Author:Mike Lupica [Lupica, Mike]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Penguin Young Readers Group
Published: 2018-05-08T00:00:00+00:00

THIRTEEN

Kevin Crosby wasn’t at school on Monday or Tuesday, which meant that he wasn’t at practice on Tuesday, either.

So Kevin was the one guy on their team who didn’t get to see the new attitude Jake brought with him to practice Tuesday night. Didn’t see Jake trying to keep a smile on his face practically the whole time, even when it started to rain and he ended up doing a couple of headers into the mud.

If Quinn wanted to see fun from him, then okay, Jake was going to give him fun.

He was the one who went chasing after balls that went flying off the field and into the trees, he was the one acting like a cheerleader when he wasn’t on the field for one of the three-on-two drills, he was the one patting guys on the back when they started scrimmaging and every time somebody would make a good pass or play or stop.

It was during a water break near the end of practice when Quinn came up behind him, put a hand on his shoulder, and said in a quiet voice, “Dude, you’ve got to dial it down a little.”

Jake said, “I’m trying to set an example.”

“As what, a golden retriever?”

“You told me to have fun.”

“No offense, but try having a little less.”

Jake kept hustling to the end, threw himself around so much that Reid McDonough—who lived to throw himself around—had to remind him at one point that they were playing soccer, not rugby.

When Coach finally told them he was calling it a night and that he’d see them Thursday, he jogged over to where Jake was collecting up the orange cones on the other side of the field.

“What got into you tonight?” Coach Lord said, and Jake said, “Just soccer.”

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