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Nobody moves miles unless it's for money and trophies, but after three years at New Livingston Day School, Coach Knox had it all.
Thankfully this morning's practice called for partial pads, otherwise the way Coach Knox was gripping onto my shoulder might have bruised me. The scent of the minty gum he was always chomping on washed over me, and it made my head spin. He slapped the top of my helmet endearingly and sent me back out to the field.
I grabbed water from one of the trainers and squeezed the bottle into my helmet and missed most of my mouth, but the cool rush of water down my jersey felt good against my burning skin. When I huddled the offense for another play, I could swear I was getting drunk off the pure smell of liquor on everyone's breath.
That's it. A collective groan came from the huddle, followed by a few absentminded nods. I chewed on my mouth guard.
