Football Team Book Report

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In sports a team will do whatever it takes to win. When teams do something different it can create controversy. That is what happens in Football Champ. Troy is a twelve year old boy. He is a football genius. When a team lines up to run a play on offense, Troy can predict the play that is going to be run. He gets hired by the Atlanta Falcons to help their defense. This book is about what happens when the league discovers Troy. In this journal I will be visualizing the scenes from Troy’s junior football team, evaluating the Falcons use of Troy and they way that the National Football League reacts, and making a prediction about Troy’s future. There were some phrases used in this book that were able to paint a picture in my mind: “gripping his throwing hand, a sort of howling noise escaped his mouth through gritted teeth” …show more content…

The Falcons hire Troy as their ball boy as a coverup. While in fact Troy is the man calling the shots for the Falcons defense. The Falcons claim that there is nothing illegal about what Troy is doing. Seth tells Troy that the league does not like anything that is different than the normal which is why the Falcons are covering Troy up: “ That reporter, Peele, he saw you. We’ve got to get you out of here before he ruins everything” (Green 3). After one of the games, Seth hurries Troy out of the game. Seth says that Peele has suspicions about Troy, and needs to get proof from Troy. Peele believes that Troy is somehow stealing the opposing teams plays. If this rumor gets out, Troy will be fired, and the Falcons would be in severe legal trouble. Seth schedules Troy a meeting with the commissioner of the National Football League. During a live football game on television, Troy shows the commissioner that he can see what play the offense is going to run. After the commissioner sees this, Troy is safe and so are the Falcons. This leads into my

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