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Odessa is an oil town in the western part of Texas that is home to the Permian High School Panthers, the football team with the best winning record. The city's economy is in a tailspin, but football is the one thing that brings all the people of Odessa together, and on Friday nights, as many as 20,000 people fill Permian's football stadium to watch Coach Gary Gaines lead the team to victory. And in Odessa, a football victory is prized above all else....
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"I've decided to take up coaching as my life work, " Knute Rockne says. Coach he does, revolutionizing football with his strategies, winning close to 90 percent of his games, and helping establish the University of Notre Dame's Fighting Irish as a gridiron powerhouse. But victories alone do not mean success to Rockne. He wants to shape his players into responsible and honorable men.
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Former high school football star turned farmer and family man, Scott Murphy finds himself with a unique opportunity to revisit his glory days during the Ohio state championship game where he permanently injured his knee in a game-winning play. Given a second shot at his destiny, Scott seeks counsel from Coach Hand, Scott's longtime mentor on and off the field, to help him decide whether to let his fate unfold, or follow a path that will change his...
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Evan Hanson is the best motocross coach in the country. After leading his daughter Callie to the national championships, he decides to set his sights on a more personal challenge - saving a local dirt track from a motorcycle gang who are trying to take over the land from the kids who ride there. But when Evan's best rider injures himself before a winner-takes-all race, a surprising substitution teaches Evan, and the kids, that anything is possible....
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In his six years of high school football, coach Grant Taylor has never led his Shiloh Eagles to a winning season. He faces not only the pressure from a group of fathers wanting him fired, but also the possibility that his wife can never have children. The idea of giving up and giving in has never come easier. It's only after an unexpected visitor challenges him to trust in the power of faith that he discovers the strength to persevere.
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When the coach of the high school's loser tennis team drops dead, Gary Houseman steps in. Gary is an ambitious high school janitor who attempts to lead the school's tennis team to the state finals. Though he is often brash and insulting, he is intent on inspiring these underdogs not only to win, but also to stand up for themselves.
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The head coach of the Chicago Bulls and Los Angeles Lakers traces the life experiences and philosophies that inspired his championship-winning techniques, revealing how he forged successful teams by combining talents and promoting trust.
Durante su exitosa carrera como entrenador de los Chicago Bulls y Los Angeles Lakers, Phil Jackson conquistó más campeonatos que ningún otro entrenador en la historia profesional del deporte. El autor de este...
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Los deportes son una gran parte de la cultura estadounidense. Muchas personas eligen equipos favoritos y los animan en las buenas y en las malas, y muchos estudiantes juegan en equipos deportivos en su comunidad. Una razón por la que los equipos lo hacen bien es por sus entrenadores. Los entrenadores ayudan a los atletas a convertirse en todo lo que quieren ser y capacitan a los jóvenes para que descubran sus puntos fuertes. Estudian diferentes...
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A comprehensive training guide: all targeted muscles are anatomically illustrated; effective exercises for the entire body using machines, barbells, dumbbells, and your own body weight; precise execution of the exercises and how to avoid common mistakes; the most important exercise variations and what they do; evaluation of the effectiveness of each exercise; provides information from breathing techniques and nutrition, to setting up complete individual...
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Little readers will learn all about what coaches do, where they work, and why they are important in our communities. Very simple text combined with correlating and colorful images will both inform and strengthen reading skills. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Abdo Kids Junior is an imprint of Abdo Kids, a division of ABDO. Translated by native Spanish speakers--and immersion school educators.--
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Go for the goal with this text, which examines fascinating female sports heroes who've proved to the world that gender is no barrier to athletic success. Readers will delight in learning about the lives of Mia Hamm, Wilma Rudolph, and the Williams sisters, as well as other important women who've broken barriers in sports. Readers will be inspired to pursue a career in athletics after learning about how others have achieved success in spite of great...
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