Football: The Gold Generation!
Level up
Al saw a letter Ica had given him at school.
The contents of the letter :
AL LATER ON REST I WAIT IN THE HALL YES.
Such is the message of Ica's letter to Al. A short, solid letter, no date, no sweet opening, and straight to the point. A letter with one sentence that conveys its purpose and purpose.
"Why did he meet in the hall?" Al wondered, he still could not explain it, indeed lately he felt Ica kept staring at him.
Wanting to feel confident Ica likes him, but the fact that Ica is a beautiful and sweet girl, makes Al dismiss it. Obviously, there must be many men who have already expressed their feelings to the figure of a blanket ica.
*tings
Al's phone ringing. One sound of the message's notification distracts Al, he looks at his phone again, finds out who is now sending him the message.
Ica
How have you read?
How do we discover?
19.27
^^^Bleh^^
^^^Dimna?^^^
^^^19.28^^^
Parks in dkt skul
Wantsome?
19.30
^^^Okedeh^^^
^^^Otw nih.^^^
^^^19.31^^^
^^^Read^^
Al hung up his phone, he frowned, he was also confused, why did Ica ask him to meet? Even nights like this? But still, since Ica had already bothered to send him a letter, Al could not refuse.
He took his black jacket, the hat he used to wear, not forgetting the keys to the bike. Al immediately prepared to meet the cute girl.
...*******...
When I arrived at the park, Ica was waiting there. He arrived earlier than Al. Didn't think long Al called his classmate.
"Ca." Shouted Al.
Ica looked back in response to the screams from Al.
"Why do you call?" Ask Al curiously. He looked at the girl wearing the light brown dress tightly, they were getting closer. Ica's gaze looked innocent, Ica looked beautiful with her hair partially disheveled.
"Well." Yeah." Say Ica while giving a food box containing a birthday cake.
"What's this?" Al is getting curious.
"That's my birthday cake. Yesterday was my birthday so I left it to Al. Think of this as a gift thanks to me Al, if Al mace maybe I can't celebrate my birthday. It just so happened that it was my making I hope Al liked." Ica smiled kindly, her son did like a smile, cute too.
Al wonder if only giving birthday cake why not give it directly. But still, Al receives the cake from Ica, just appreciating the sweet girl's efforts.
"Well, use all the letters." Ask Al.
"I'm ashamed. I deliberately came quickly because I knew Al usually came quickly to give me this cake. But, this morning Al even came to Wawan. It's not good if Al is loved by his Wan."
"Serus Wan why don't you love me?"
Ica shut up for a second.
"Sorry yes, the cake runs out, so Wan is not part of it. Don't forget to eat." Ica Vocabulary.
"Okay, I must eat." Sahut Al with a smile.
"That's why I went home first."
"Don't you want me to anterin?" Al offers to go home with her because it's late and Ica is also a young girl.
"Not my house near. Then go with Thea, his son." Ica pointed to a girl who was sitting on the bike still wearing a helmet.
"Cobain ah." He said as he picked up the cake with his finger.
"Woah. Ica the best can make a cake like this."
Al wasn't so worried about Ica, because she had gone home with her friend.
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Next day.
Without being haunted by the curiosity of Ica and the jealousy of Chandra and Fania. Al started training with the others. Not long after Mr. Danang came with Mr. Edi.
"Yo kids line up first yok no this info." Said Mr. Danang asking his foster children to gather.
"Display this Mr. Edi. He will be the physical coach and goalkeeping coach for our school. Have you guys introduced?" Added.
"Know Mr." Contact all players. They will not forget the person who has helped them explain how to use gym equipment according to its function.
"So today we're going to practice using the ball. Only tomorrow we will exercise in the gym Mr. Edi. We'll hose off do that. Make Mr Edi have something to say?" Said Mr. Danang.
"Try the goalkeeper to show his hands!"
Hearing Edi's orders. Al and Adit raised their hands.
"Here you stand apart. I was a goalkeeper. I just stopped playing football when I was Junior because of something." Said Mr. Edi in a slow tone. Heard Edi talking like that. The expression on Mr. Danang's face changed immediately. Why did Edi stop playing football?
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Silent.
Not long after that Mr. Danang gave instructions to all the players for training.
"Ok you all warm up and then we'll practice. Make your goalkeepers follow what Edi said."
"Ready."
All the players go to the middle of the field for training. While Al and Adit were on the sidelines near the goal to receive training from Pak Edi.
Mr. Edi seems to be carrying quite a lot of tennis balls along with his racket.
"Hey you guys. Try to catch this." Said Mr. Edi while throwing the ball using a racket.
The ball goes to Al. He tried to jump to catch the ball. But Al's reflexes are less fast than usual.
Seeing Al fail Mr. Edi tried to throw a tennis ball to Adit. But unfortunately Adit also failed to fend it off.
"What are you guys doing? If you're like this how do you want to defeat Chandra?" Shouted Mr. Edi. He was somewhat squeaking looking at his friend's two foster children, a sign that he was serious at the moment.
"Oh sir, this tennis ball is hard. If the regular ball is definitely I can catch it." Al returned the screams of Mr. Edi with confidence.
"Not much talk. Eat the ball." Not caring about Al's words, Mr. Edi still threw a tennis ball using a racket towards Al and Adit. But none of the ball throws were successfully fielded by Al and Adit.
"You guys are weird. So try to catch it." Mr. Edi took a regular ball to test the goalkeeper.
"Well, gini balls are easy." Al.
As I said Al. It was very easy Al and Adit could catch the ball easily.
"Where's easy? Easy?" Ask Mr. Edi with a flat expression on his face.
"If you play games against easy levels you won't be able to progress." Added.
Al is confused by the words of Mr. Edi, how can you equate football with video games? Obviously, it's two different things, maybe?
"You don't understand what you mean, do you? When you played football against Chandra and Wilson yesterday. But at the next level there is also Ferza who is more difficult to fight. Yes, that is if in a match. But we'll talk about it in training. Don't you want to level up his training? Do you just want to practice with this ball?" Said Mr. Edi. He really reflects the professional figure of the coach at the moment. He said he was a former goalkeeper, right?
"When we practice with a tennis ball. That means next level compared to training with a regular ball?" Ask Adit who has begun to understand the meaning of Mr. Edi's words.
"Yups right. This exercise has the goal of increasing your reaction and reflexes. From the training, we saw the ball go faster. Especially if hit by a racket so that the reaction speed and reflex can increase. Today, we focus on increasing that point." Mr. Edi answered Adit's question.
Understand right? The big two balls are very influential for his speed in the air, maybe Mr. Edi means by training using a smaller ball, can improve the catch reflex of these two young goalkeepers.
Not just Adit. Al also seems to understand what Edi said this time.
"Kiper must have power, coordination, and speed. Everything must exist. It's from the technical side. How he pushes the ball up or down. Playing with the team is also necessary. How he passes his partner and controls the ball. If you watch the ball. Many goalkeepers now help supply the ball forward. Examples include Manuel Neuer of Bayern Munich and Ter Stegen of Barcelona. Both German goalkeepers have it all. They're the shape of Oliver Kahn's latest generation." Added Mr. Edi.
Hearing Mr. Edi's words made Al aware that he had to level up. He walked towards the goal and asked Mr. Edi to throw the tennis ball.
"Throw it in, sir." He said seriously. He was like a starving beast that wanted to eat its prey.
