 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.