"George, how was your first day at work?" During dinner at the Cooper house, Connie, in a great mood looking at the delicious spread on the table, took the opportunity to chat with her son-in-law.
Things were different now; with George's increased salary, the Cooper family's food quality had improved several notches.
"It was great!" George replied with a smile.
Although he had a lot of work waiting to be completed after returning to the team, for George, who loved football, this busyness made him feel fulfilled.
And to be able to shine in an industry he loved, that in itself was a kind of luck.
"You didn't see it today, Mike performed like a monster…" Georgie, savoring the delicious food, couldn't help but join the conversation.
Immediately, he proudly showed off all of Mike's physical test results from today.
"I knew it, Mike is the best!" Although Missy didn't quite understand how outstanding Mike's physical test results were, it didn't stop the little girl from looking at him with adoration.
As the little girl and Georgie chattered away, the dining table was filled with a pleasant atmosphere.
At the same time, looking at the harmonious atmosphere among his family, George felt immensely satisfied. As a middle-aged man, he even had the illusion that his life was complete.
However, when he saw his eldest son's messy eating habits across the table, his beautiful mood was ruined in a second.
"Georgie, swallow your food before you speak, your spit is almost spraying on my face." George scolded.
Facts proved that Sheldon was not wrong when he often said that Georgie was an ape that had not fully evolved.
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Time came to Tuesday afternoon.
Most of the football players waiting for the coach to divide them into groups on the field looked very nervous.
"Based on your individual situations, I have already made the groupings…" At the front of the team, George read from his notebook: "The offensive team members are, quarterback Aaron, running back Mike… wide receiver Georgie…"
For high school football players at this stage, the offensive team, which could help the team score and show off, was naturally more popular.
So after George finished reading the offensive team members, most of the players assigned to the offensive team showed happy expressions.
"Don't be discouraged if you didn't make the offensive team. You should know that in a mature football team, the defensive team is equally important…"
George, who had seen everyone's immediate reactions, tried to comfort the players who didn't make the offensive team before continuing to read: "Next are the defensive team members, defensive tackle Sam… linebacker…"
In terms of functionality, having a qualified defensive team is indeed very important for the team.
After all, from "relativity," not letting the opponent score is helping the team "score."
However, it was difficult for high school students, who were in their rebellious phase and loved to show off, to accept this view at this stage.
Therefore, when George finished reading the defensive team members, many people had disappointed expressions on their faces.
"Alright, the grouping is basically like this. Anyone who has an opinion on this arrangement can speak up now." While asking for everyone's opinions, George also looked at Sam.
The team's defensive team had just begun to form, and Sam, with his outstanding ability, naturally became the absolute core of the defensive end.
For the harmonious development of the team, George needed to consider his feelings more.
As for Sam, he had already had a premonition that he would be a member of the defensive team.
Coupled with losing to Mike in the confrontation drill yesterday, knowing that he couldn't compare to him on the offensive end, he appeared quite calm at this moment.
Other people who were assigned to the defensive team, perhaps because no one was taking the lead, also didn't dare to ask to switch teams.
"If no one has any opinions, the grouping is settled." George waited for a while, and seeing that no one spoke, he made a final decision and ended the topic.
Afterward, he planned today's schedule: "Coach Wayne, later you first take the offensive team to the field to familiarize themselves with the long and short ball tactics. After I arrange the defensive tactics for the defensive team, we will have a live confrontation drill."
After Wayne took the offensive team away, George explained the defensive tactics to the remaining defensive team members.
1. Cage Defense Tactics: Like the long and short ball tactics on the offensive end, it is a relatively mediocre but versatile defensive tactic.
Its biggest advantage is that it can always control the overall situation.
2. Local Defense Tactics: This is a defensive tactic specifically aimed at the opponent's strong players, often involving two or more players double-teaming an opponent.
The advantages of this tactic are obvious: it can maximize the containment of the opponent's star players. Of course, the disadvantages are also obvious: while containing the opponent's star players, it is easy to miss other players on the opponent's team.
These two defensive tactics can be said to have their own advantages and disadvantages, but they are already sufficient for the current Medford defensive team.
After explaining these two defensive tactics in detail, George quickly completed the defensive team's deployment based on the players' situations.
Then, George, armed with two defensive tactics, went to find Coach Wayne with the defensive team members.
Afterward, the offensive and defensive teams began a long offensive and defensive drill.
Long and short ball tactics VS Cage Defense Tactics, "Pay attention to your running… keep an eye on the person in front of you…"
As the drill began, George continuously adjusted the positions of the defensive team members based on the actual situation on the field.
Soon, the members of the defensive team also understood that the key to the Cage Defense Tactics was man-to-man defense.
As for the offensive team, Coach Wayne did not give any instructions, seemingly wanting the players to play freely.
This situation quickly made the offensive team's long and short ball tactics unknowingly turn into a dual-core tactic.
Thus, relying on the cooperation between Mike and Aaron, the offensive team completed several touchdowns in a row.
"Bang…"
With a violent collision, when Mike once again knocked down Sam, who was marking him, and easily entered the end zone, George frowned.
The confrontation drill had reached a point where it had completely become Mike's solo show, failing to achieve the purpose of a tactical drill at all.
Afterward, to limit Mike, George began to continuously rotate his defensive team members, and the tactics also changed from Cage Defense to Local Defense.
"Bang bang… bang…"
When Mike consecutively knocked down three players who came to double-team him, George helplessly blew the whistle for a timeout.
"Mike, you come down and rest for a bit."
George had figured it out: with Mike on the field, it was impossible to achieve the purpose of a tactical drill.
But Mike was able to help the team score, so he couldn't say he was wrong.
So, if he couldn't solve the problem, then he should solve the person causing the problem.
Therefore, to allow the tactics to proceed smoothly, George chose to bench Mike.
"Coach Wayne, I hope that later you can let your players rotate and experience the game…" Taking advantage of the timeout, George also told Wayne his request.
The advantage of dividing the team into groups is that it allows players to focus on one position.
The benefit of doing this is that it can quickly improve the players' strength in a short period of time.
Therefore, George now also wanted to quickly find the optimal configuration of the team through continuous trial and error, so that he could determine the players for each position as soon as possible.
Having made a guarantee to the principal, he clearly had no small ambitions.