Hi Pal!

I do not think that any boy should be made to play football! It must be that he wants to play!

Football must be played for the fun of the game. When it isn't any fun for the player, then he is missing all the benefits that the gridiron sport offers.

Believe me, there are many benefits. You learn to keep in top physical condition. You discover that you can take some rough knocks and come back for more. You also discover that the other fellow can take it, too, and come back for more!

You learn to become a part of a team, to play not for your own selfish gain, but to help the team's success. As a part of the team, you find out what it means to have real buddies.

As all boys do, you love to roughhouse, to wrestle and try out your growing muscles on your friends. Football provides a good way for organized roughhousing. It is better for you to let off your steam on the football field than in mischief out on the street.

The time to learn the "secrets" (which are just the fundamentals, the basic, simple movements) of good football play is right now, when you are just beginning to learn this great game. Learn them now and learn them correctly and you will never forget them. Knowing the fundamentals is the first step to becoming an Ail-American All-Star!

CO-AUTHORS Joe Kuharich and Marshall McClelland discuss the future with three potential All-Americans. Says Coach Kuharich: "Football must be played for the fun of the game!"

I am often asked, "What kind of a boy do you want for your football team? What kind of a boy do you want to work with? What kind of a boy will you give your time to in helping him to enjoy and get more out of the game of football, and thus more out of his life?"

Well, I will tell you exactly. I want the boy who is happy every time he gets outdoors with a football in his hands. I want the boy who is excited and thrilled every time he gets to "suit up" for a game. I want the boy who can come out of a "pile up" laughing, who wants to play whether the sun is shining, the mud is a foot deep, or the north wind is stinging his face with sleet! I want the boy who always puts his team and his teammates ahead of himself!

If you are that boy, come on, pal, let's throw a couple of long ones!

Your friend,

JOE KUHARICH

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