Facing The Giants Page #3

I'm sure they wouldn't mind

having two.

Dad, I'm too small. I really

just don't feel like getting killed.

Are you saying you're not interested

or you'd like to try out

but you're afraid?

What if I don't even make the team?

Well, you're already not on the team.

You can't get any more not on the team

than you are right now.

- OK, Dad.

- David, you can't be afraid of failure.

Everyone fails at some point.

So you think I should try out

for the football team?

Well, if you're waiting around

for soccer, it ain't gonna happen.

- Coach Owens, have you got a minute?

- Yeah.

Look, some of the men have been talking.

We wanna see this school succeed

with our football program.

I know you feel the same way, too.

But, frankly, we don't ever see that

happening while Coach Taylor is here.

You know we're in a rebuilding season.

Look, I know he's a fine man and all,

but he's had six years here

and nothing significant

to even show for it.

I honestly believe

you would make a better head coach.

Some of us have requested

a meeting with Mr. Ryker.

If you would just support us, I really

believe this could go a lot easier.

Mr. Pervis, I don't know.

Look, it's not like

we're trying to hurt the guy.

What we're doing

is for the benefit of the school.

You just think about it.

Good hustle, Casey.

- What was that about?

- What?

- Alvin Pervis.

- We were just talking.

Everything all right?

- Yeah.

- Mr. Taylor.

Yes.

I'm Larry Childers.

This is my son David. He's a junior.

- We're new to the school.

- Good to meet you. What can I do for you?

I just wanted to introduce myself to you

and David wanted to try out for the team.

- You a football player?

- I've always played soccer.

- I figured I could try out as a kicker.

- I've got a pretty good kicker,

but I don't mind letting you try out.

Jonathan, come here.

This is Jonathan. He holds

for our main kicker, Joshua Webster.

Jonathan, this is David Childers.

He wants to try out as a kicker.

- Why don't you two go and try a few kicks?

- All right, sure.

Thank you, sir. I'll just hang around

till practice is over.

No problem. Good to meet you.

Y'all just move here?

Yeah, from Athens. My dad got a job

teaching at the college.

That's cool.

I'm used to kicking soccer balls,

but I thought I could at least try out.

Josh is a pretty good kicker,

but he's also a receiver.

I think he likes that

better than kicking. Here you go.

I'm sorry.

I'm sorry.

I'm sorry.

- Sorry about that.

- It's all right.

- Hey, watch it.

- Sorry.

Matt.

Matt.

- Let's go.

- I'm going with Brock for a while.

- Not tonight. You're coming home.

- Why?

- Don't argue with me. Let's go.

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