Goal to go

by Mike Neigoff

Andy, a sophomore quarterback on the second team, believes that since the coach is continually challenging him he wants him out of the game

127 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1970

Reviews

[Christopher Saunders · Rating 3 out of 5]

A 140 page diatribe about how the forward pass ruined football, disguised as a children's novel.

[Mark · Rating 4 out of 5]

Loved these books in grade school, back when I actually cared about sports.

[Charles · Rating 4 out of 5]

Andy is the second string quarterback on the Gregg high school football team. While very talented, he has an attitude problem. He lacks concern for his performance at practice, thinking that it really doesn’t matter as after all, “it is only just practice.” Coach Stone is one who does not condone the slightest amount of slacking, believing that one should be serious at all times and always do your very best. This puts them in conflict, and Coach Stone starts moving Andy around to different positions. He interprets this move as a demotion, and tries even harder, but only in an effort to show the coach that he made an error.
When his grades suffer, Andy is put on probation, even though the first string quarterback has surgery and is out for the season. Andy finally understands and works very hard to learn the quarterback position and to get his grades up. It all comes down to the big game at the end where the victory or defeat is up to Andy’s performance.
This is a story about hard work and dedication and secondarily about football. Young people need to understand that doing your best at all times is paramount. In the modern world, success is nearly always based on your ability to work inside a team rather than working as a loner. That is the message of this book and it is a good one.

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