Coach Benoit said, “let's get started. How about you set up two lines of cones for a dribbling drill, captain?” So Rob picked up the stack of orange cones and lined them up from the center line to the goal area. Meanwhile, the rest of the team divided into two groups for the drill. Rob lobbed three balls to each group and then trotted to the back of one line. Coach Stan stood at the side, leaned forward with his hands on his knees, and blew a loud shriek on his whistle. The first boy in each line took off, dribbling and slaloming between the cones. Normally, the boys at the back of the lines would have chatted and joked around while waiting their turns. Today they were silent. A few looked at Rob, only to look away again quickly. One after another, the boys finished the runs and returned to the ends of the lines. Then it was Rob's turn. He dribbled quickly to the first cone, and then nudged the ball sideways with his right foot, sending it to the left of the cone.
