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    To the Point
    To the Point
    To the Point
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    To the Point

    By Patrick Jones

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    Randy prides himself on being all a team captain should be. He expects a lot from himself and from his teammates. But his high standards are challenged when he discovers some players are cheating in school. Although he takes his role as team captain seriously, Randy's worried that exposing the wrongdoing of teammates will put their tournament in jeopardy. Is he ready to take that risk?

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherLerner Publishing
    Release dateAug 1, 2016
    ISBN9781512419337
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    Patrick Jones

    Patrick Jones lives in Minneapolis and is the author of many novels including the Support and Defend series. A former librarian, Jones received lifetime achievement awards from the American Library Association and the Catholic Library Association.

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      To the Point - Patrick Jones

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      Team Captain Handbook

      Hueytown High School

      The coaches of the Hueytown High School Gopher athletic teams take the role of team captain seriously. The title of team captain is not simply given to the best player on the team, but rather, the title is earned by the player who is willing to do the most to help the team achieve. While it is true that some people are born with natural athletic ability and leadership skills, it is also true that these traits will emerge with hard work, discipline, and patience. A true leader leads by example and is ALWAYS a role model.

      The following are the characteristics and qualities of a successful team captain:

      Intelligence. A captain must be smart on and off the field. An athlete’s grades in school are important. We emphasize academics because we know that if you are smart enough to work hard in the classroom, then you will also be intelligent in your athletic endeavors.

      Loyalty. A coach must have TOTAL trust and faith in the captain’s ability to carry out orders as well as encourage others to do the same. The captain is on point between the team and the coach, but the point ALWAYS tips toward the side of the coaching staff.

      Humility. Captains sacrifice their own desires and place the best interest of the team first. A team captain cheers the loudest, but also listens humbly to the coach.

      Strength. A team captain is mentally and physically tough. A captain is a role model during workouts and practices, ALWAYS pushing on when everyone else wants to quit.

      Positive attitude. A team needs a captain with a positive attitude to carry them through tough times. A captain is NEVER negative about the coach, teachers, team, or school.

      Integrity. If a team captain demonstrates these other attributes, then they demonstrate the most important trait: integrity. A captain with integrity is trusted to do the right thing for the greater good, never takes shortcuts, and ALWAYS shows good sportsmanship.

      Congratulations on being selected as team captain, and good luck in your upcoming season!

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      He’s cheating. I stare at Coach Duncan. He’s all deer-caught-in-the-sight-of-my-hunting-rifle. He peers at me through thick glasses befitting someone older than thirty.

      Their center is cheating up on a defense, I explain during our last time-out. Even though I’m not starting, as captain, I always join the huddle. Yo starts at point guard and eats most of my minutes, so I’m able to concentrate intensely on the details of the game. Show can slip in behind him.

      Show is Ed Showkowski, our six-foot-ten center. He’s right, Coach, Show mumbles.

      Why Show didn’t point this out himself, I don’t know. Yo, the point guard who should be court general, didn’t see it either. You need keen bench eyes like mine to really see the game.

      Dallas, do it, Coach tells Yo. His name is Dallas, but I call him Yo, short for Yo-Yo, because his mood is always up and down.

      We’re behind by one with fifteen seconds left. This play decides the game. A loss would be our first of the season. I glance up at the stands and see Aunt Angie, smiling but clueless. Above her and the rest of our fans, ten state championship banners hang from the rafters. There are a lot of them, but the most recent one is the same age as me. It’s been eighteen years since we won state.

      The team runs onto the court, and Connie Harris, the head cheerleader, tries getting the crowd fired up. I think Connie was selected more for her shape than her skills, so I take over.

      I stand on the bench rather than sit on it. I thrust my right arm high in the air and shout, Go! The crowd

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