TABLE OF CONTENTS CHAPTER ONE Pass or Fail 4 CHAPTER TWO Sister Sister 16 CHAPTER THREE Never Ever 28 CHAPTER FOUR Free Practice 42 CHAPTER FIVE On the Hook 54 CHAPTER SIX Unexpected Help 64 CHAPTER SEVEN No Pass No Play 74 CHAPTER EIGHT Cram it 84 CHAPTER NINE Pass Pass 92 CHAPTER TEN A Balanced Equation 102
CHAPTER ONE Pass or Fail Pass Pass calls Aiden He sees an opening and sprints from midfield toward the goal Enzo beats a defender down the right line Aiden is open for about five more strides Pass Pass calls Aiden again He anticipates the next few seconds and they play out exactly as he imagines It’s like he knows what will happen He sees Enzo cut in toward the goal There is only one defender between them Aiden knows that the defender has to decide attack Enzo or hedge his bets until help arrives Enzo picks up the pace The defender moves in Aiden is completely open for three full 4
seconds Enzo glances at his teammate and then his eyes flash as he takes the challenge and dribbles toward the defenseman Aiden sees Enzo make a quick fake to the left and taps back to the right foot He knows Enzo will keep the ball and take the shot He can see the goalie shifting into place and making the save He just can’t do anything about it Enzo does send off a strong shot but the goalie is now in a good position and snatches the ball out of the air Aiden’s eyes flash in Enzo’s direction He never passes thinks Aiden Never He pulls his attention back to the game and runs to defend At halftime the score is 0-0 The team huddles around Coach Williams We had some good drives and their defense isn’t that strong so we should be leading at this point 5
