Football Champ by Tim Green #1

Zurich, Switzerland|| This book talks about Troy, a 12-year old football fan who had a stunning ability to read offensive and defensive schemes. He is the starting quarterback for his school and his mother is the community relations manager for the Atlanta Falcons. Her boyfriend is the star linebacker for the same Falcons team, Seth Halloway, who also coaches Troy´s football team. Troy has been hired by the Falcons as their ballboy, but what the NFL doesn´t know is that Troy is also an advisor, which incredibly helps the Falcons defense rise up to expectations and win games.

Everything seems to be working out fine for everyone, but there is one problemto the story. Brent Peele is a reporter who is out to get revenge on Seth for an incident that ended Peele´s football career. The Falcons are doing all they can to hide Troy from the hands of this spineless, heartless reporter. One wrong conclusion could mislead to another which would get them in trouble with the NFL and jeopardizing their miraculous turnaround season.

This story is of great interest to me because it combines the elements of football with a well thoughout type of drama included. The inclusion of a bad guy, an antagonist, into an environment concerning the national football league is something no one would ever expect from the real NFL. It also blows my mind how a 12-year old could possibly have so much football knowledge to predict plays before they even happen. This is what every coach, every aristrocratic owner of each team wishes to have on his team. A mindreader, a way to look into the other team´s playbook and countering it with ease. This is something only the Falcons possess and hopefully isn´t stripped of it because of a cheeky reporter who looks to end the resurgence of his bitter nemesis.