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Author
Pub. Date
2009.
Language
English
Description
This volume recounts the story of Luma Mufleh, a young Jordanian emigre who created a soccer program in Georgia (U.S.) for young refugees from war-torn nations, telling the story of a determined woman profoundly impacting the lives of dozens of impoverished families. Mufleh forged a team, the Fugees, out of recruits from such disparate lands as Liberia, Sudan, Zaire, Kosovo and Afghanistan. She offered youngsters traumatized by civil war and genocide...
Author
Publisher
Mascot Books
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"Athletic coaches are asked to wear more and more hats with each passing season, and in many cases, they are not receiving the support or training necessary to help them succeed in their ever-expanding roles. Lead Like a Pro provides coaches with the resources to transform their leadership practice and reach their full potential. The book provides insight into different leadership techniques, and teaches coaches how to evaluate their current practices...
4) Coaches
Author
Language
English
Description
"Coaching a sports team requires talent, dedication, and the ability to keep players motivated in good times and in bad. Victory is sweet, but there's a lot of work behind taking a team to the top. Find out more about coaching in this fun-to-read book! Additional features include a table of contents, informational captions and sidebars, a phonetic glossary, sources for further research, an index, a Think-About-It section, and an introduction to the...
Author
Series
Publisher
SportsZone, an imprint of Abdo Publishing
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
"This title explores the genius of the people behind the whistles and clipboards, such as football legend Vince Lombardi and women's basketball pioneer Pat Summitt. The title also features informative sidebars, a glossary, and further resources."--Amazon.com.
Author
Publisher
Bethany House
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
Lula Bowman has finally achieved her dream: a teaching position and a scholarship to continue her college education in mathematics. But when she receives a shocking telephone call from her sister, Jewel, everything she's worked for begins to crumble.
After the sudden death of Jewel's husband, Jewel needs Lula's help. With a heavy heart, Lula returns to her Oklahoma hometown to do right by her sister. But the only teaching job available in Dunn is...
11) Leaving
Author
Series
Publisher
Zondervan
Language
English
Formats
Description
Bailey Flanigan leaves Bloomington after winning an audition for the ensemble of a Broadway musical in New York City. In order to be closer to his mother in jail, Cody takes a coaching job in a small community outside Indianapolis. But new friends, distance, and circumstances expose cracks in his relationship with Bailey.
12) Soar
Author
Publisher
Viking, published by Penguin Group
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
Moving to Hillcrest, Ohio, when his adoptive father accepts a temporary job, twelve-year-old Jeremiah, a heart transplant recipient, has sixty days to find a baseball team to coach.
Author
Series
Homecoming historicals volume 1
Publisher
Sound Wisdom
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
"Welcome to the Friday night lights of Harry S. Truman High School football stadium. Coach knows the roller-coaster ride of a high school football season better than anyone. But this season is different than any he has experienced in all his years of coaching. It is one of life-changing suspense and gripping lessons in the value of humanity"--P. [4] of cover.
Author
Publisher
Gallery Books
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"From a woman known as "the Bill Belichick of cheerleading" (The Cut)-the breakout star of the Netflix series, CHEER-a motivational and inspiring guide to becoming a champion in all areas of your life. In FULL OUT, the breakout star of Netflix's CHEER, Monica Aldama, shows how she built one of the most successful, beloved-and now also the most famous-cheerleading programs in the country. Coach Monica tells her story and shares her advice on leadership,...
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
After enduring a week of punishing try-outs and making the cut for the girls' varsity field hockey team, new players must participate in a night of questionable bonding traditions and loyalty tests, orchestrated by the most senior girls on the squad and performed with the implicit permission of their seemingly all-American young male coach.
Tomorrow, the Wildcat varsity field hockey squad will play the first game of their new season. But at tonight's...
Author
Publisher
Penguin Books
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"Whether it be Michael Jordan or Tiger Woods or Pat Riley or Urban Meyer, Wright Thompson strips the away the self-serving myths and fantasies to reveal his characters in full. There are fascinating common denominators: it may not be the case that every single great performer or coach had a complex relationship with his father, but it can sure seem that way. And there is much marvelous local knowledge: about specific sports, and times and places,...
18) Touch and go
Author
Series
Star striker volume 2
Publisher
Holiday House Publishing, Inc
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
When Albert and the Zeenods' soccor coach is wrongly arrested by an intergalatic police force, the team must work to clear skipper's name and stay in the tournament, but Albert cannot keep his head in the game, putting the whole team's win in jeopardy.
19) Eddie the Eagle
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
Inspired by true events, it is a feel-good story about Michael 'Eddie' Edwards, an unlikely but courageous British ski-jumper who never stopped believing in himself, even as an entire nation was counting him out. With the help of a rebellious and charismatic coach, Eddie takes on the establishment and wins the hearts of sports fans around the world by making an improbable and historic showing at the 1988 Calgary Winter Olympics.
20) Amor en juego
Author
Publisher
Grijalbo
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
Español
Description
"A disgraced soccer executive reluctantly enlists the help of a retired soccer star in coaching a children's team"--
"Adalyn Reyes siempre ha estado centrada en su carrera dentro de los Miami Flames. Sin embargo, su impecable recorrido se ve afectado cuando el vídeo de un altercado con la mascota del equipo se hace viral. En consecuencia, el dueño del club (que es también su padre) la envía a un pueblo en mitad de la nada para reflotar el equipo...
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