Chapter 68: The Ford Cup

Recalling the past, Robert looked a little sad.

"I grew up in Miami, and after graduating from the University of Miami, I was appreciated by the head coach and had the privilege of staying on campus as the Hurricanes' offensive coordinator. I was young and ambitious, and the team's results in the Atlantic Division of the Atlantic Coast League were at the top of the league, so I was a little bit carried away. A few years later, the team came in with a black quarterback rookie who was a great rusher, agile and a great freshman in the freshman qualifiers. At this, a hint of pride flashed across Robert's face, but then it was fleeting.

He continued: "But as you know, for a university, especially for Haoqiang, the competition for quarterbacks has always been particularly fierce, and at the level of this newcomer, let alone becoming the main team, he can't even make the rotation lineup in a short period of time." The coaching staff, including the manager, didn't take him seriously, but I think he could play as a half-back because he's very quick on his feet and very good at dodging. The team's main running back is injured, and the running back is much less competitive than the quarterback. So, I reflected this to the manager and recommended that he be transferred to running back. I believe you all have the bottom in your hearts, this black boy is Armin. ”

This kind of passive change of position mood, Yi Fan is not incomprehensible. After all, in the game against the Wildcats, he was used as a lineback, which made him very unaccustomed. And more than physical unaccustomedness, it is more of an awkwardness in the heart. It feels like a disapproval of oneself.

So, Armin didn't want to take it! In a fit of anger, you hold a grudge against him? Wang Yang asked.

Robert shook his head and sighed: "It's not that simple, the main thing is that God will make people." I also blamed me for not communicating with him beforehand, thinking that I was just making that decision for him. From an early age, his dream was to be a quarterback like Payton Manning. His family situation was very bad, but even so, he relied on his own hands, got up early and practiced in the dark, and finally came to the Hurricanes team, one step closer to his dream. Unexpectedly, my appearance interrupted his ideals. ”

"I'm still a little puzzled, although it's hard to change positions, but it's not so big a beam. He has endured so much hardship, as long as he continues to keep training, he will still have a chance to play back to quarterback in the future. Yi Fan asked.

"You're right, but changing positions is only the cause of the incident, and after he became a running back, although he had a lot of opinions and complained to the coach repeatedly, he didn't dare to relax in training at all. With his talent, he quickly became a substitute for the team. ”

At this, Robert choked up.

In the later division championship match, he came on as a substitute, but in the collision with the opposing player, he was severely injured in his right foot, and the meniscus, ligaments and tendons were almost ruptured, announcing the end of his playing career and bidding farewell to his beloved rugby meadow. If it weren't for me, he probably wouldn't have been swapped for running back, and his dreams wouldn't have been shattered. So, it's normal for him to hate me, and I don't have any complaints. ”

Yi Fan listened to Robert's description, and his heart felt as uncomfortable as if he was plugged. One of the stars once said that for every athlete, every game, and even every training, it may be the last time he will play. Accidents and injuries are always problems that they can't avoid. This kind of unwillingness, this kind of resentment of broken dreams, is not something that can be said clearly in a few words.

"Liu, Brooke, this matter is also because of me, there is something I want to ask you."

Robert took the hands of the two of them and said, "Actually, I invited you here today, I originally wanted you to help me bring the training class of the training camp. My family has an emergency and my father needs to take care of me, so I'm going back to Miami. Business here has been very bad lately, and I'm afraid that if I come back, I'll be out of business. I didn't expect that something like this would happen when I met Armin today. However, the conflict between us, the small training camp and the big stars, is definitely inevitable, and sooner or later it will break out. ”

He pulled out a flyer, which was next door to Ford Field, with "Ford Cup" written in conspicuous English, and several children playing.

"The Ford Cup is a junior flag football tournament run by Mr. Fox, the owner of Ford Field, and is open to all of Detroit, and anyone under the age of 16 can form a team to participate," Robert said. We plan to take this opportunity to let the children of the camp form a team to participate in the competition, and at the same time improve themselves, we can also make the name of the camp right! Let everyone know that our teaching level is not lost to the big stars! ”

Hearing this, Yi Fan couldn't laugh or cry. He didn't even know what flag football was and how to play it, and he had never taken a student to teach a child. Let him be ordered to take a team to participate in the competition, and also shoulder the purpose of revitalizing the training camp, how is this possible!

Seeing Yi Fan's embarrassed face, Robert emphasized in a sincere tone: "I know this sounds a bit whimsical, but the match with Armin is not just because of the grudge between the two of us, but also for the future development of our several training camps. Mr. Brooke, his children are still young, and there is an old mother, if the big star robs the business, this family is afraid that they will have to eat the northwest wind. and Mr. Boudin next door, who just gave birth to his third child a while ago. Now the milk powder money is almost unaffordable......"

As Robert spoke, tears were about to fall out.

"Yes, yes! Teacher, don't worry, Yifan and I promise to complete the task! Wang Yang couldn't care about Yifan and was still a little hesitant, he saw the almost pleading eyes of Robert and Brooke, his brain was hot, and he agreed.

When Yi Fan heard this, his heart was like thousands of grass and mud horses running by. This Robert is too optimistic, he stabbed Lou Zi and ran away, and really let him and Wang Yang, two college students with no experience in leading a team, take a group of ignorant elementary school students to play a game against the opposite side?

β€œoh my god!” Yifan supports the forehead. But since it has been "promised", it has no choice but to catch the ducks on the shelves.

Seeing that they agreed, Robert seemed satisfied. He said: "The Ford Cup will start in 10 days, I asked the children to come over in the afternoon for training, they are very strong, they will definitely not lose to their peers, as long as you take advantage of the next period of time, I believe you will definitely get good results in the competition!" ”

Because many students have gone to the side of the big stars, there are now a total of seven students left in Robert's training camp, except for one who is a little younger, only thirteen years old, and the others are fourteen or fifteen years old.

In addition, these people have been in Robert's training camp for quite some time, and the foundation is quite good.

Therefore, Yifan once felt that even if he failed to win the Ford Cup, it should be no problem to get a good ranking. But when he came into contact with these little ghosts, he suddenly felt that he was too naΓ―ve.