So we’ve got tryouts for the EGL Middle School futbol team Football Ben interrupted It’s not football season man Gabe rolled his eyes Futbol he said You know the name everyone else in the world calls soccer I knew what you meant Annie piped in Thank you Gabe continued Tryouts for the soccer team are this Monday Anyone want to join me Ben shook his head No thanks Logan What do you say Gabe had been playing soccer for years but Logan had never tried out for the team He played a number of other sports Baseball Basketball American football 8
However watching his brother out on the field made the idea of playing soccer really appealing Elliot made it look easy effortless Maybe Logan could play like that too Yeah Logan said I’ll give it a shot Cool Gabe offered him a fist bump and Logan accepted The gang returned to their seats just as the ref blew his whistle to start the second half Elliot picked up right where he left off He covered every inch of the field What made him a good leader was his ability not just to score but also to pass When the right forward broke into the open Elliot skirted 9
the ball quickly along the grass The forward booted it at the net and the Grizzlies racked up another goal By the end of the game the Grizzlies had won easily by a score of 5 2 Elliot and his team shook hands with their opponents and then huddled together on the sidelines for a victory cheer As Logan joined Elliot and his parents on the sidelines for a celebratory hug and high five he thought about tryouts and wondered if he could live up to the Parrish name on the soccer field 10
CHAPTER 2 All the members of the Parrish family except Logan were early risers His father and brother jogged each morning before most of Grover Lake had even cracked open their eyes Their mom preferred to enjoy a cup of coffee and the newspaper before work Remember the early bird gets the worm his dad said like clockwork each morning And the second mouse gets the cheese his mom countered every time 11
