(S28) PT 4 - Back to School

[ddrector]

Sir Peter Jackson wakes up in the middle of the night to his phone ringing. At first he wants to ignore it, but then sees that it is a New Zealand phone number and feels the need to answer. On the line is the athletic director from his high school Kapiti College. It turns out the head coach of the football team that had been there since long before Sir Peter played had just resigned out of the blue and in the middle of the season. The athletic director is worried that the team's morale is going to be so down that many of the players will just quit and there won't be a football team anymore. Sir Peter tells him he will be there as soon as possible and immediately books a flight back to New Zealand. Luckily the Tijuana Luchadores have just started their bye week, so he won't have to worry about missing anything in the DSFL while he is gone. He arrives in New Zealand and makes his way to Kapiti College where he has first setup a meeting with the athletic director and then with the entire team. He tells the athletic director that he can only do this for one game, but that he can help the team out for a week while he looks for a more permanent solution. He then meets with the team and uses his natural charisma to get the team back on track and willing to keep playing. He has the team go through a pretty hard practice that first day too just to make sure they have what it takes. After the practice on that first day he goes to the home of his old coach, but his wife answers the door and says he is out fishing somewhere and probably won't be back for a few days. She isn't sure why he resigned. Luckily for Sir Peter he knows exactly the spot and the next morning he makes his way up to the coaches old fishing spot. Sure enough coach is there with his usual setup. Sir Peter has a long talk with the coach and after much back and forth convinces the coach to at least come watch the game on Friday and see if he has a change of heart. The rest of the week goes by and Sir Peter is able to bring the passion for football out in the team and come Friday they are ready to rock like they haven't all season. The game is a bloodbath in the good way. Kapiti College dominates the competition for all four quarters. At the end of the game while Sir Peter is giving out game balls the old coach walks in and asks the team if they will accept him back as the coach and they all agree.