Coach Adi's Redemption Short Story

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Redemption

As the final whistle blew, we knew we weren’t going to make it to the next round.(#8) We played awful and we knew we traveled all this way for nothing. That was January 2015, Vegas Cup.
A month later, I was on a mission, to get better, so I never play that way again.(#1) My parents signed me up for Velocity and Coach Adi’s skills.* Thursday, February 25, was my first Velocity training. As I walked in, I heard people gasping for air while they left. Right when we started I understood why. We sprinted back and forth, over and over again. One second to catch our breath was all I was hoping for.* After what felt like an eternity, the session finally ended. I never wanted to go back, but I remembered my goal. The next day was my other

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