The Ball Boy Experiment: Chapter 1: Try-Outs
Coach Ryan fumbled with his keys as he switched off his car’s ignition. He cursed as he reached down to pick them up, hands trembling. ‘Steady‘, he thought to himself. ‘There’s no need to be nervous.‘ That was a joke. In his 8 years coaching football at the high school he used to attend, there hadn’t been anything quite like this. How could he NOT be nervous. ‘Try-outs today‘, he thought, and chuckled to himself. It’s not like he was trying out for anything. As he walked toward the building, he tried to steady his breathing. He didn’t want anyone to see him shaking. A few of his co-workers greeted him as he navigated the soon-to-be-crowded hallways. Idle conversations, casual greetings. Mostly just pleasantries. That was good. Ryan was in no mood to have a …