Tommy wants to try out for the football team but knows nothing of it. Ernie teaches Tommy how to play and helps him train for tryouts, but Tommy can't seem to get the hang of it. Rita decides to help him in the form of a monster and some putties that imprison all the rangers but him. Knowing that his powers won't last much longer, he challenges the monster, but to no avail. Zordon tells him what he must to to release the rangers but it's easier said than done.