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Ben: TODAY IS GAME DAY.
AND I'M A LITTLE NERVOUS.
EVEN THOUGH I'M JUST AN ASSISTANT COACH,
IT'S STILL SOME MEASURE OF RESPONSIBILITY.
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YOU KNOW, THIS IS RIGHT BEFORE THE GAME, YOU KNOW,
SO I'M A LITTLE NERVOUS.
JUST HOPING I DON'T MESS ANYTHING UP.
BUT I THINK WE'LL DO GOOD.
GOOD CATCH!
COACH SPENCER BROWN IS A FORMER
UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS FOOTBALL PLAYER.
HE'S THE ONE THAT I'M GONNA BE HELPING PRIMARILY,
BECAUSE HE COACHES SPECIAL TEAMS,
AND THAT'S WHAT I'M GONNA BE HELPING COACH.
I'LL BE LIKE THE ASSISTANT SPECIAL-TEAMS COACH.
MAMA!
LOOK, SPURGIE.
THERE'S DADDY. YOU SEE DADDY? RIGHT OVER THERE.
I'M EXCITED TO SEE BEN OUT HERE HELPING COACH HIS FIRST GAME.
I'M SURE HE'S GONNA DO GREAT.
Man: KICKOFF RETURN, COACH! KICKOFF RETURN!
Ben: I WAS A LITTLE NERVOUS,
HOPING THAT I WOULDN'T FORGET ANYTHING.
THANKFULLY, COACH SPENCER HAD MADE UP A SHEET OF PAPER
WITH THE NAMES THAT I WOULD CALL OUT
WHENEVER IT WAS TIME FOR THE SPECIAL-TEAMS UNIT
TO GO OUT ONTO THE FIELD.
LISTEN FOR YOUR NAMES!
KADEN, KUMALO, NICK, KYRON, XAVIER, THATCHER, CASEY.
Ben: SPECIAL TEAMS COMES OUT ONTO THE FIELD
AT THE BEGINNING OF THE GAME,
WHEN ONE TEAM IS KICKING OFF TO THE OTHER TEAM.
Woman: GO! GO! GO!
[ WHISTLE BLOWS ] Man: HEY! COME ON!
FIELD GOAL IN FOOTBALL...
NO.
I CAN'T -- I'M NOT REALLY SURE.
NO, NO, NO, NO, NO.
THAT'S LIKE WHEN YOU THROW IT, RIGHT?
A FIELD GOAL IS PROBABLY WHERE --
IT'S THE POLES ON THE END OF THE FIELD
THAT YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO GET THE FOOTBALL THROUGH.
NO. I DON'T KNOW.
A FIELD GOAL IS THIS.
[ LAUGHS ]
A FIELD GOAL IS WORTH 3 POINTS,
AND A TEAM WILL TYPICALLY LINE UP ON FOURTH DOWN --
IF THEY CAN'T QUITE GET A TOUCHDOWN,
THEY AT LEAST TRY TO KICK THE BALL BETWEEN THE UPRIGHTS
FOR 3 POINTS.
WHEN YOU'RE IN THERE, MAKE SURE YOU'RE GOING FULL SPEED
FROM THE TIME THE WHISTLE -- WHISTLE TO WHISTLE, OKAY?
[ CROWD SHOUTING ]
AS THE GAME GETS UNDER WAY, IT STARTS OFF A LITTLE SLOW.
BUT WE FINALLY BUSTED A BIG PLAY.
AND THEN ANOTHER.
UNFORTUNATELY, HOLDING CALLS
TOOK THE POINTS OFF THE BOARD FOR US.
HOLDING IS WHEN ONE OF THE PLAYERS THAT'S BLOCKING
KIND OF HOLDS ON TO ONE OF THE DEFENDER'S JERSEYS.
GOT TO KEEP PUSHING AWAY AT IT, YOU KNOW?
I THINK BEN HAS A GREAT PERSONALITY FOR BEING A COACH.
HE CAN BE FIRM WHEN HE NEEDS TO,
BUT HE'S ALSO A SUPER-LOVING GUY,
AND SO I THINK THAT HE WOULD BE ONE TO GET OUT THERE
AND PUSH THE KIDS TO BE THEIR BEST...
STAY IN THE GAME, WESTON. YOU GOT THIS.
...BUT ALSO ENCOURAGE THEM, NOT BE A DOWNER.
HEY, OMAR.
YOU WERE RUNNING HARD OUT THERE. I LIKE THAT.
I WAS JUST TRYING TO LOOK FOR THINGS
THAT THEY WERE DOING RIGHT.
SO THAT THERE COULD BE SOME SUBSTANCE TO THE ENCOURAGEMENT.
ALL RIGHT, GUYS, JUST STAY FOCUSED
AND KEEP DOING THE RIGHT THINGS, ALL RIGHT?
SO I WAS ABLE TO PLAY GOOD COP.
COME ON, NOW!
WE GOING, AND YOU GOT TO WAKE UP!
YOU GOT IT, MAN. WHERE'S OMAR?
[ CROWD SHOUTING ] Woman: LET'S GO, OMAR!
LET'S GO, OMAR!
[ CROWD CHEERING ]
THE FINAL SCORE WAS 7-0, AND THE HAWKS WON THE GAME
WITH THE LONE TOUCHDOWN.
IT WAS A CLOSE GAME,
BUT WE HUNG ON AND CAME AWAY WITH THE VICTORY.
I WANT TO GIVE YOU THE HONORARY GAME BALL FOR HELPING US OUT.
CHECK THAT OUT. AWW!
THAT'S AWESOME. SOMETHING TO REMEMBER THIS BY.
THAT'S RIGHT. GREAT JOB, MY MAN.
HEY, IF YOU GUYS NEED ANY MORE HELP IN THE FUTURE,
DIAL ME UP.
ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT.
THANKS, GUYS. SEE YOU, GUYS.