Hotfoot by Tom Richards

His co-ordination is zip; he can’t dribble, can’t shoot, can’t play defense. In short, he can’t play. He’s the lad that’s always chosen last when teams are picked after school. And the team that gets him always considers it a handicap when forced to use Gerry, because Gerry invariably loses the game for them. That said, he does have a couple of friends who have much the same problem: guys and girls who love the sport but simply can’t play.