![]() ![]() Download a copy of the Free Teacher's Resource Guide for Striker. When he finally comes clean to his teammates about his disease and injury from the year before, they encourage him to trust his leg and his skill. Without being aware of it, Cody has been holding himself back, striking with his left leg instead of his right. At an end-of-season tournament it becomes clear that he and another player, Paulo, are close to being the perfect scoring duo. Lewis said it’s the cold that’ll kill you, not the streets. David Skuy Undergrounders Undergrounders Summary: Jonathon has it tough. Some idiot had stolen my gloves last night my hands were about to come off. Could you look We got our skates on and can’t go on the pavement. Cody has no choice now but to play, even if his leg does begin to hurt. It’s over by that blue van, I think, the first kid said. But then there's a shakeup in team management and suddenly Cody and the super subs are the only players left. Secretly Cody is relieved, since he hasn't told anyone on the team that he had cancer. Though it's a struggle, Cody tries out for the Lions and makes the team as a "super sub" - one of eleven players who jokingly named themselves that because they're never allowed to play. Last year he had a tumor removed from his leg. Thirteen-year-old Cody is aching to get back onto the pitch. ![]()
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