In the summer of 2016 in Los Angeles CA two teams that play for LA high school have summer training. Billy who plays for the football team and Sarah who competes for the track team. The problem is there practices are on the same day and there’s only one field.
“Wooooo Hooooo school’s out and i’m ready for football training.” Said Billy.
“But Billy the track people have summer training too.” Said his fellow teammate John.
“Oh no not the track geeks.”Said billy.
And coming from the back of the classroom Sarah said. “Track geeks?! At least we have won more championships than the football team.”
“That’s because track is easy all you do is run.” Billy said.
“Run?! We don’t just run we do other things. It is called track and field duh.” Said Sarah.
“Ok whatever.” said Billy.
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“Coach bennet, steven (the quarterback) just threw the football at me on purpose.” said
Sarah’s friend.
“I did not lyer!” said steven.
“Steven did you throw the football at jessica on purpose.” said coach bennet.
“No it was an accident” steven replied with a grin on his face.
Then billy steps in and says “why would steven waist his strength to throw a football at you jessica.”
Then sarah jumps in and says “why would jessica waste her breath telling coach that steven threw a football at her!?”
Then the two coaches step in and argue for a while and then practice was over. The next day the two coaches went to the athletics office to talk to Mr. Dunn the head of the sports program at LA high school. And Mr. dunn said there was nothing he could do about it.
The next week Billy and Sarah were talking to each other about taking this case to the school district. To try and make track a spring sport and keep football a fall sport that way there training are at different times throughout the year. So they got some of the football team and the track team and went to the athletics office to pitch their idea to mr. Dunn. Mr. Dunn approved
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