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1) The way back
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Formats
Description
Jack Cunningham was a basketball star with a full university scholarship when he walked away from the game, forfeiting his future. Now years later, Jack is spiraling down, and drowning in alcoholism. When he is asked to coach the team at his alma mater, he reluctantly accepts. As the boys start to come together as a team and win, Jack may have finally found a reason to confront his demons. But will it be enough to heal the deep wounds of his past...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 7.1 - AR Pts: 16
Lexile measure
1010L
Language
English
Description
NFL football coach Tony Dungy reflects on his personal and professional life; discussing his childhood, family, religious beliefs, coaching practices, Super Bowl victory, and more. Includes photographs.
Author
Language
English
Description
A Season on the Brink chronicles the basketball season that John Feinstein spent following the Indiana Hoosiers and their fiery coach, Bob Knight. Knight granted Feinstein an unprecedented inside look at college basketball -- with complete access to every moment of the season. Feinstein saw and heard it all -- practices, team meetings, strategy sessions, and mid-game huddles -- during Knight's struggle to avoid a losing season. A Season on the Brink...
6) The walk on
Author
Series
Triple threat (John Feinstein) volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 13
Lexile measure
780L
Language
English
Description
After moving to a new town his freshman year in high school, Alex Myers is happy to win a spot on the varsity team as a quarterback but must deal with idea of not playing for two years since the first-string quarterback is not only a local hero, he is also son of the corrupt head coach.
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
After twenty-one years, John and Abby Reynolds are back together and feeling like newlyweds. Together they are convinced they can handle the issues of their past, the questions from their children, and even the high-school politics that drain the joy from John's coaching career. But then disaster strikes...the type of tragedy John and Abby never expected.
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Formats
Description
The true story of the Mighty Mites, the football team of a Fort Worth orphanage who, during the Great Depression, went from playing without shoes, or even a football, to playing for the Texas state championships. Over the course of their winning season, these underdogs and their resilient spirit became an inspiration to their city, state, and an entire nation in need of a rebound, even catching the attention of President Franklin D. Roosevelt. The...
9) Rumble
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Get ready for a unique, massively entertaining movie set in a world where monster wrestling is a global-sport, and superstar athletes are larger than life. When teenage Winnie teams up with a loveable underdog monster named Steve the Stupendous in hopes of training him to be a champion, the duo learn the value of moving to your own groove and paving your own unique path to success. Featuring the voice talents of Will Arnett, Geraldine Viswanathan,...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 7.5 - AR Pts: 11
Language
English
Description
Super Bowl-winning coach and #1 New York Times best selling author Tony Dungy reveals lessons on achieving significance that he has learned from his remarkable parents, his athletic and coaching career, his mentors, and his journey with God. A particular focus of the book: what it means to be a man of significance in a culture that is offering young men few positive role models.
12) Radio
Pub. Date
2004.
Language
English
Description
The story of the relationship between a prominent high school football coach in a small South Carolina town and the illiterate, mentally-challenged man nicknamed Radio whom he mentors. Although their friendship raises some eyebrows at first, Radio's growth under the coach's guidance ultimately inspires the local townsfolk.
13) The sixth man
Author
Series
Triple threat (John Feinstein) volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 11
Lexile measure
760L
Language
English
Description
"New kid Max Bellotti has the talent to lead The Lions basketball team straight to victory, but Max he also has a secret that could disrupt their winning streak once it's exposed"--
Author
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
Bob Knight argues that the greatest leaders anticipate and prepare for a negative scenario. They succeed by expecting things to go wrong at any moment, and by building a realistic strategy that takes all potential obstacles into account. Knight uses fascinating behind-the-scenes examples from his long career to convey the power of negative thinking in sports, business, and life.
17) McFarland, USA
Series
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
Inspired by the 1987 true story, the movie follows novice runners from McFarland, an economically challenged town in California's farm-rich Central Valley, as they give their all to build a cross-country team under the direction of Coach Jim White, a newcomer to their predominantly Latino high school. With grit and determination, the unlikely band of runners eventually overcomes the odds to forge not only a championship cross-country team but an enduring...
20) The rookie
Series
Pub. Date
[2002]
Language
English
Description
When a shoulder injury ended his minor league pitching career twelve years ago, Jim Morris resorted to the next best thing: coaching. But Jim's team, knowing their coach is a great ball player, makes a deal with him: if they win the district championship, they want Jim to try out for a major-league organization. Going from worst to first, the team makes it to state, and Jim is forced to live up to his end of the deal. While there prove to be a lot...
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