Out of Sync
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Since they were six-year-olds, Madison and Dayton have had soccer sync. Maddie doesn't have to see her best friend on the field to know where she'll be. Her passes to Dayton are perfect, as if the two of them can read each other's mind. Together, they're a scoring machine. There's only one problem: lately, Dayton seems more interested in partying than playing soccer. And Dayton's change of heart couldn't have come at a worse time. Now that she and Maddie are sophomores, they have to really focus—or they'll have no chance of making it to a Division I college team. Can Maddie get through to her best friend? Or will the scoring machine break down?
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- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/53.5 starsThis is a cute story that moves a bit too fast. It would've benefited from more depth of the characters. Madison and Dayton are lifelong friends who have a special sync on the soccer field. When Dayton starts to skip practices, Madison fears her own prospects for college recruitment are going to disappear. Madison is very focused, but I wanted more depth to her. Her desire to go to a Division I school and play soccer was well-written and believable, but there wasn't much more to this girl. Even as she tries to adjust to Dayton's new lifestyle, Madison thinks only of soccer. Humann writes some great soccer scenes. The game really comes alive on page. I've never been much of a fan of the game, but I found myself following the details with ease. Recommendation: Fans of Miranda Keneally and Tim Green might enjoy this sports tale.
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Out of Sync - Amanda Humann
I
sprint toward number 29, a tall redhead from the opposing team. As I prepare to steal the ball, closing the gap between 29 and me, I glance at the sidelines again. And then 29 zips past me. I’m looking for my best friend, Dayton Frey, who plays right forward and hasn’t shown up yet.
Luckily, our defense is pretty strong. One of the defenders boots the ball back up to our left forward, who dribbles it toward the goal. We haven’t scored yet, but that should change ASAP.
29. ASAP. My whole life is a series of letters and numbers. Some I love, like AC and OJ. Those are necessities in North Carolina—something to cool you off, something to drink. I also love 26 (my jersey number for the last five years and the number of bones in the human foot), and my middle name, 8. As in Madison 8 Wong. Not spelled out but as an actual number. Mom insisted that my name contain the luckiest Chinese number, and Dad went with it.
Some letters and numbers I just gotta live with, like ENG II, CHEM I, SAT, and the NCAA, all of which affect my chances of getting into a good college.
And then there are some letters I just don’t know what to do with, like my BFF, who is MIA. Dayton and I have been playing soccer together on the same teams since we were six. Our passes to each other are perfect. It’s like we read each other’s minds. Our teammates on the Fleet Feet Premier U-17 Soccer Club team and the Fraser High School soccer team, the Copperheads, call it sick soccer sync.
Today was supposed to be our chance to show that sync to college recruiters at the December Club Soccer Showcase in Raleigh, a short drive from our hometown, Fraser.
Mostly, the National Collegiate Athletic Association’s Division I soccer recruiters start looking at players in their sophomore year. Nita Ortiz, a junior at school and the star striker on both my club and school teams, started getting recruiter attention when she was a freshman. I hoped some of her limelight would shine on me and Dayton at the showcase. But for the first time in three years, Dayton hasn’t shown for a club game. And I need her for the sync. Nobody will notice me otherwise. I’m like an island at center midfield.
I keep checking the sidelines, but there’s still no sign of Dayton. She’s been late before, but the first half of our game is almost over.
The opposing goalie deflects our left forward’s shot. I manage to take possession of the ball and scan the field for open players.
Nita!
I yell as I feint to the left and pop the ball over the nearest defender. I look for Dayton one more time as my toe scoops up and sends the ball up to Nita.
Only the ball isn’t headed her way because the player I sent the ball to isn’t Nita.
In fact, she isn’t even on my team. Fail.
. . .
Failure isn’t an option with the sync. The best game our club had this season was when we beat the Spring Valley FC U-17 Grizzlies. It was mostly due to Dayton and me—the team within the team. After an uneventful first ten minutes, our team got into the groove and started slamming balls at the goal. Despite the chilly weather, Dayton and I were on fire.
Near the end of the half, I shot the ball between a defender’s legs, sensing Dayton was right behind her. Dayton trapped it and played it at the goal past another defender. Like bear fishing for salmon, the Grizzlies keeper swatted at the ball, but it sailed straight through her clumsy mitts.
At the kickoff, Dayton got the ball and we pushed it forward, passing it back and forth with one touch. I didn’t look on the last pass. I knew Dayton was exactly where she should be—to the right of the goal, dodging defenders without stepping offside.
She fired the ball at the goal, but it smashed the base of the goalpost and bounced right back at me in front of the goal. I tapped it with my knee, and it went in. The play happened so quickly