Random Memory

The previous post has me thinking about late middle to early high school. Freshman year. Football. Late in the season. Part of the getting-psyched-up-to-hit-each-other-violently routine was a call-and-response thing of some sort (foggy on the specifics; something like, "Ready?" "Let's go!"). The "captain" figure would yell something full-voice and everyone would yell back in response. Not an ongoing chant, more of a "Raaarrrggghhh" kind of thing. My turn came and, instead of the usual response, I got mostly laughter and encouragement from the coach to try again. I honestly can't remember ever trying to actually yell before that moment, and don't think I knew how.