American TV series: Starting with exploiting young Sheldon

He was lying on his side on the sofa, comfortably drinking beer while watching the replay of this year's Super Bowl on TV.

Similarly, he had heard about the Melford rugby team's invitational tournament starting today.

When George and his two friends returned, George casually asked, "George, how was the game today?"

Despite the unfair treatment he received last year, George has continued to follow the team's development.

The team is like his "child".

Judging from the team's performance last year, this team, to which he has poured so much effort, is showing signs of taking off.

"Not so good, we lost to St. Yu High School by eleven points..." George answered truthfully.

"What?" George, who was expecting good news, could hardly believe his ears. He sat up straight, exclaiming incredulously, "How is this possible? What is Wayne up to?"

George also knew about the situation at St. Yu High School; it was a completely third-rate team from the surrounding area.

Therefore, in his opinion, given the current strength of the Melford rugby team, even if the players played with their eyes closed, they could not possibly lose to the opponent.

"Coach Wayne is currently busy with his divorce..." Because of the loss, George also harbored some resentment towards the team's current coach, so he didn't hesitate to reveal all the gossip about him.

"Well... okay~"

After hearing about Coach Wayne's recent ordeal, George, who is also middle-aged, felt quite sympathetic towards him and didn't offer much comment.

Then, after taking a big gulp of beer, he asked his eldest son, "Tell me the details of today's match."

Seeing that his father needed his help, young George slyly set his sights on the beer in his father's hand.

Its meaning is self-evident...

George immediately understood his eldest son's intentions, then handed him a bottle of beer and instructed, "Be smart, don't let your mother see you later."

Having successfully gotten a free beer, George truthfully recounted the details of today's game.

“You didn’t lose unjustly…” After listening to the reenactment, George analyzed, “You should have changed your tactics when you adopted a localized prevention and control strategy at St. Yu High School.”

Aaron could easily use long passes from midfield to get the ball into the opponent's backfield. Then, with the guard covering the wide receiver or running back, there would be a good chance to get around the opponent's second line of defense...

"And I remember the team added a lot of promising young players last year, and it's been half a year, and you haven't given them a chance to play..."

George, being a professional, successfully found a way for Melford to break out of his predicament with only limited information.

At that time, the Melford football team's situation was such that all it took was for Captain Aaron and Sam to switch positions and break down both lines of defense at St. Yu High School.

If all else fails, you can send in a new player to try your luck when you're at a disadvantage in the third quarter.

Mike, who was sitting next to Peggy, noticed George's unwilling expression and asked, "If you were in charge of this game, what would you do?"

“If it were me…” George thought for a moment and said, “Given the current situation of the Melford rugby team, I would split them into two groups in advance…”

Thanks to their good results last year, the Melford rugby team now has around one hundred members.

With such a strong foundation, they are fully capable of selecting the best talent and dividing the team into offensive and defensive groups.

"On the defensive end, we can build the defense around Sam. He's more suited to be a defensive tackle than that running back..."

George continued clearly, "A good defense gives the team more opportunities to experiment. As for the offense..."

Aaron's ability is also quite good; most teams can't stop him.

At this point, George glanced at Mike.

Based on last year's performance, George believes that Mike is the best choice for quarterback.

Because he still has deep feelings for the team, George's analysis this time was exceptionally detailed.

With emotions running high, Mike seized the opportunity to extend an invitation: "Want to go to the game next week together?"

"This..." George hadn't expected Mike to extend an invitation under these circumstances, and said awkwardly, "Let's talk about it later~"

It's impossible not to want to go to the game live.

However, since being kicked off the team, George's life has been far from ideal. With a loser's mentality, he's now afraid of going to school in this state and "embarrassing himself."

The more you care, the more afraid you become.

"OK, I'll call you before the next match." Seeing that the other person was not being sincere, Mike made the decision for them directly.

……

Monday arrived in the blink of an eye, and students could be seen everywhere in the school talking about the rugby invitational tournament that had taken place the previous weekend.

The deeper the love, the greater the criticism.

Melford rugby team's poor performance led to a purge of all the players.

As the team's head coach, Wayne was not spared either, with the students digging up many embarrassing stories about him.

Even his family affairs were brought up and ridiculed.

However, after people vented their frustrations, their attention turned to the school's next invitational tournament for rugby.

After all, it's still their own team.

At this point, many people began to miss Mike. Anyone with eyes could see the contributions he made to the team last year.

In this atmosphere, it was the weekend again, the day when Melford Rugby Team's second invitational tournament was about to begin.

When Mike arrived at Cooper's house, George was already dressed in a sports t-shirt, clearly ready to go to the game.

Beside him were Missy, who had changed into a cool little dress, and a reluctant-looking Sheldon.

As for little George, he had already gone to school ahead of time.

"Let's go~" Mike hugged Missy, who rushed up to him enthusiastically, and said to everyone with a smile.

"Wait a minute~" When it was time to leave, George became a little nervous again.

After giving an apologetic look, he returned to his room.

Not long after, George, wearing a big coat and a baseball cap, reappeared before everyone.

"Okay, let's go." George, who had wrapped himself up, seemed to have found a sense of security.

However, in Texas at the end of March, the outdoor temperature was already quite high, and deliberately wearing a big coat made one stand out.

Seeing the other party's self-deceptive behavior, Mike shook his head slightly and ultimately didn't say anything more.

So, along with Peggy, the group of one big and three small got a ride to school with George.

Despite the students' disappointment with the rugby team's performance last week, a considerable number of people still came to support their school's rugby team on the Melford School playground today.

“Come on, let’s go to the team’s preparation area. It’s a better place to watch the game.” Mike shielded the three little ones in the crowd and squeezed towards the Melford team’s preparation area.

Mike, who is already a reserve member of the team, is not considered to be violating any rules by bringing people to the team's preparation area.

Back at the familiar ground, George looked around with a complicated expression.

Then, he pulled his baseball cap down again and followed Mike's pace.

"Hey Mike~" In the preparation area, Captain Aaron greeted Mike and then told him about the team's situation: "Our opponent this time is Little Garden High School. If we can't beat them, we'll be in big trouble..."

The purpose of the Spring Invitational Tournament is to assess the abilities of each team.

Therefore, the two invited teams are generally not that different in strength.

The Melford rugby team's poor performance in what was essentially a warm-up game also had a very negative effect.

This led many high-level schools to consider declining their invitation to the tournament.

The strong get stronger, and the weak get weaker.

If Melford, a team that finished in the top ten of the state tournament last year, cannot invite opponents of the same caliber this year, it will be a huge blow to the team's reputation and the players' motivation.

Therefore, in this game against the weak Little Garden High School, Melford not only needs to win, but also needs to win convincingly.

Captain Aaron, under a lot of pressure, also wanted to discuss the team's future direction with Mike, a strong future teammate.

Just as he was about to continue his conversation with Mike, he caught a glimpse of a familiar figure out of the corner of his eye: "Coach~"

George, who has neglected his physique, has gained a lot of weight in the past six months. Coupled with his oversized coat and the low brim of his hat, Aaron almost didn't recognize him.

"Long time no see, Aaron~" George, who had already prepared himself to be recognized, looked up and gave a gentle smile.

"It really is you, Coach George!" Aaron exclaimed, both surprised and delighted. Seeing that familiar face again brought him a great sense of reassurance.

On the other side, the veteran team members who had also noticed the situation came over to greet them with surprise.

"Alright, there's another match in a bit, you guys go get ready, I'm going to talk to Coach Wayne." After calming down his enthusiastic players, George walked towards Wayne below the tactics board.

If possible, he wants to help the other team get back on its feet and lead them out of their slump.

This was something George had seriously considered before he came.

A raging soldier, and a raging nest.

Having previously served as a head coach, George is well aware of the role a head coach plays in a team.

Chapter 233 George Returns (Continued)

"Hey buddy, how have you been lately?" George approached Coach Wayne, found a seat, and looked like he wanted to have a deep conversation with him.

"It's terrible, I just went through the divorce proceedings with Serena. I can't believe she would do something like that..." Finally finding someone to confide in, Coach Wayne, feeling depressed, couldn't help but complain about his ex-wife.

Any man would probably find it hard to resist something like this.

However, Wayne quickly realized that this wasn't the right place to talk about it, so he changed his tone and said, "Forget about those unpleasant things. Tell me about you, how have you been since you left the team?"

"It's alright, I found a job at a sporting goods store with weekends off..." George answered in a relaxed tone, without venting his negative emotions.

After that, the two chatted idly, with George constantly looking for an opportunity to encourage the other to cheer up.

As the time approached 10 a.m., and the game was about to begin, the players from Little Garden High School appeared in the center of the field.

Before going on the field, Captain Aaron approached Coach Wayne and asked, "Coach, what tactics should we use today?"

"Tactics?" Coach Wayne clearly hadn't considered this question, and then replied perfunctorily, "Just use the tactics you used in your previous training."

Tactics during training? There are no tactics.

“Alright.” Captain Aaron paused for a moment, but did not expose the other party’s lie to his face.

After giving Coach Wayne some face in front of former head coach George, Aaron led his players to the field with a heavy heart.

"Wayne, this year's Spring Invitational is a great opportunity for you to showcase yourself..."

After Aaron left, George took the opportunity to persuade Wayne beside him: "If you can lead Melford, this promising team, to good results, maybe you'll be noticed by a college team..."

George received an offer from a college football team last year because he led his team to good results.

Wayne, who is not yet forty years old this year, is at the age where he should be working hard and has every opportunity to take his career to the next level.

In middle age, one must balance family and career.

George also wanted to use his professional success to inspire his old friend, who was experiencing family distress, to get back on his feet.

"Let's talk about the Summer League later," Coach Wayne said, looking like he was giving up.

To be honest, the Spring Invitational Tournament, which doesn't rank players, is indeed much less prestigious than the Summer League.

Of course, setting his sights on the summer season while it's still spring is just an excuse for Coach Wayne to avoid reality.

When he was working as an assistant coach under George, Wayne's work attitude was rather lax.

Now, having suffered a devastating blow to his family, he has lost his edge and his ambition.

On the other side, George, who had already done his best, looked at Wayne, who hadn't taken care of his appearance in a long time and looked dejected, and shook his head helplessly.

A person who has given up on themselves cannot be persuaded back with just a few words.

"By the way, how about we go grab a drink later?" Wayne, still immersed in grief, offered.

Alcohol can numb the nerves, allowing people to temporarily forget their pain.

“OK~” George nodded, not refusing the invitation. Then, his gaze turned to the arena.

On the field, the coin toss between the two teams has ended, and Little Garden High School has luckily won the first attack.

With both teams setting up their formations, the first quarter of the game officially began.

On the Xiaohuayuan High School side, they adopted a conventional long and short ball strategy in the first round of offense, aiming to advance steadily.

On the other hand, Melford, having suffered a defeat in the previous match, are in top form and eager to avenge their loss.

Thus, a fierce offensive and defensive battle unfolded between the two teams in the midfield.