Flag Football Practice: Gym, Sunday Noon

[missed-the-gate.livejournal.com]

John was feeling pretty good and had decided to run practice in a more traditional manner this week. He got to the gym and got out the footballs and flags before setting up cones around the perimeter of the gym.

"Okay, guys. Today it's time to get back to basics. After last week's, uh, interesting practice, I think we need to do some more focused work on passing and catching. We'll start with some good old fashioned laps around the gym and go from there!" John was far too excited at the prospect of running laps and was grinning rather a lot.

[ETA: Always said Sunday, ALWAYS]

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Re: Pass and Catch [2/17]

[misshargrove.livejournal.com]

"Great catch!" Annette called out, grinning. Then she started to back up. "Ready Chad!"

Re: Pass and Catch [2/17]

[senor-chado.livejournal.com]

Chad gave a nod, jogged a bit more of a distance away, considered the throw, pulled back his arm...Stopped, dropped his arm. Pulled it back again, not as much, and threw again, keeping it a little less of a rocket as the last one.

Re: Pass and Catch [2/17]

[misshargrove.livejournal.com]

Annette appreciated that Chad took in the complete size, gender, ratio because she figured he could throw a lot harder, and a lot longer than she could imagine. "I got it!" she called out as the ball soared through the air towards her. She was short this time, however and jumped up to try and grab it before it went over her head. She didn't catch it, she knicked it with her fingers and sent it tumbling. Didn't matter, Annette was in a good mood and stumbled after it, grabbing it as it bounced off the ground.

"Got it!"

Re: Pass and Catch [2/17]

[senor-chado.livejournal.com]

"Good save!" Chad called, even though it wasn't entirely, not really, but he was always the encouraging type.

Re: Pass and Catch [2/17]

[misshargrove.livejournal.com]

It wasn't, she knew, but yay! for the encouragement. Annette smiled, brushed off her shorts and raised her brows, lifting her finger. "One more pass?"

Re: Pass and Catch [2/17]

[senor-chado.livejournal.com]

Chad nodded, giving Annette a thumbs up. "Lemme have it," he called, and got ready for the catch.

Re: Pass and Catch [2/17]

[misshargrove.livejournal.com]

"All right, this'll be my best pass yet, so back it up, Chad!" Laughing, Annette took a few steps back from where she had been standing, and grasped the ball hard, biting her lip and letting the football fly.

It was a great throw. Perfect spiral. But... crap. "To the left Chad! Oh crap, my left! Wait... your right! Aaaaa! Get it!"

Re: Pass and Catch [2/17]

[senor-chado.livejournal.com]

Chad would have gotten it without a problem if it weren't for Annette yelling out directions, which, suddenly, had him all flustered and confused over what he should be doing. He started moving one way as she indicated, then the other, and then again, and then lost where the ball was, spotted it, saw he was a good deal away from where it was heading.....

...and broke out quickly into a barreling run forward, and then jumped diving with the hope that he'd be able to get it at the last moment before it hit the ground, hitting the ground himself, doing no small amount of rolling.

Re: Pass and Catch [2/17]

[misshargrove.livejournal.com]

...and she just stood there, in amazed silence. Stunned silence. Watching him look all confused like before he took a dive for the ground, and the ball, and the rolling had her head tilting to the side while she bit her lip in worried fascination.

"Good... that's a good try for a save," she mumbled, doubting that he heard her.

Re: Pass and Catch [2/17]

[senor-chado.livejournal.com]

Chad, flat on his stomach on the floor of the gym, was still for a moment. If they were practising outside, it would have just been enough time for the dust to settle around him. And then, his arm shot up triumphantly into the air, his hand holding aloft the football that he did, indeed, manage to save.

And then it dropped from his hand, bounced on the floor a few times before rolling away, and Chad decided that he was just going to lay there for a second. Laying was good.

Re: Pass and Catch [2/17]

[misshargrove.livejournal.com]

Annette bounced, clasped her hands together, and grinned wide. "You got it! You got it!" But his just laying there worried her and she ran for him, skidding to a halt as she dropped to her knees, crouching down to peer at him. "Chad? You okay? Just catching your breath? Did you hurt something? Want me to check?" She moved to lay a gentle hand on his back.

Re: Pass and Catch [2/17]

[senor-chado.livejournal.com]

"M'good," Chad muttered into the floor. And he was, really. That was actually one of his lesser spills.

Re: Pass and Catch [2/17]

[misshargrove.livejournal.com]

[omg *icon love*]

"Okay, if you're sure..." but she still kind of touched his back, actually scooting along the floor towards his knees to make sure they were still, you know, connected and everything.