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1) Coaches
Author
Formats
Description
"This photo-illustrated book for early readers explains how coaches teach kids skills they need to play sports. Includes a picture glossary"--
3) Radio
Publisher
Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2003
Physical Desc
1 DVD (111 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
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.
Publisher
Cohen Media Group
Pub. Date
[2020]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (97 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Walking away from her loveless marriage and taking a job in a derelict, financially devastated town, sixty-three-year-old Britt-Marie uses her fierce organizational skills to become a local soccer coach to a group of lost children.
Author
Series
Dungeons and Dragons Dungeon Academy volume 2
Publisher
Harper Chapters, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
81 pages : color illustrations ; 20 cm.
Description
When it comes to every monster's favorite game, Goreball, Zelli and the Danger Club are no match against the undefeated Waterdeep dragons. When all hope seems lost for the gang of misfits, an unlikely new friend steps up to teach them how to unlock theirhidden talents. Zelli and her friends will need to trust their new coach's advice if they plan to defeat the fearsome Waterdeep team. But it won't be easy--especially since their new coach is a dragon....
6) Mia
Author
Series
Publisher
American Girl Pub
Pub. Date
c2008
Physical Desc
130 p. : col. ill. ; 22 cm.
Description
Mia has grown up playing ice hockey with her three older brothers and has the skills she needs to become a star hockey player. But she's tired of skating in her brothers' shadows and has decided to pursue her passion for figure skating instead. With the help of a new coach, Mia finds out whether she has what it takes to grow and compete as a figure skater.
7) Leaving
Author
Series
Publisher
Zondervan
Pub. Date
c2011
Physical Desc
328 p. ; 23 cm.
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.
8) Ghost
Author
Series
Track (Jason Reynolds) volume 1
Description
"Ghost, a naturally talented runner and troublemaker, is recruited for an elite middle school track team. He must stay on track, literally and figuratively, to reach his full potential"--
10) McFarland, USA
Publisher
Disney
Pub. Date
[2015]
Formats
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...
11) The walk on
Author
Series
Triple threat (John Feinstein) volume 1
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
[2014]
Physical Desc
359 pages ; 22 cm.
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 the idea of not playing for two years since the first-string quarterback is not only a local hero, he is also the son of the corrupt head coach.
12) Lone stars
Author
Publisher
Philomel Books
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
[250] pages ; 24 cm
Description
When Coach Coop, a former star player for the Dallas Cowboys, starts exhibiting side effects from the many concussions he suffered while playing professionally, twelve-year-old wide receiver Clay Hollis becomes determined to help him get through the football season until Thanksgiving, when Coach plans to attend a ceremony honoring him and his former Super Bowl-winning teammates.
13) Soar
Author
Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
2016.
Physical Desc
296 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
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
My weird school daze volume 4
Publisher
HarperCollins
Pub. Date
c2009
Physical Desc
106 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Description
A new football coach arrives at school and, with help from an unexpected new team member, the Moose win a game.
16) Sidelined
Author
Publisher
Gallery Books
Pub. Date
2019.
Physical Desc
viii, 306 pages ; 21 cm
Description
When Connor McGuire loses out on his dream job of being the head coach of the local high school football team, he thinks life can't get any worse. Then he discovers just who got the coveted position-it was a handout to the kid of a well-known, successful college coach. Connor's sure this is just a publicity stunt, but the kid turns out to be not only a sharp strategist, but a driven and sexy young woman, too. Frustrated in more ways than one, Connor...
17) Eddie the Eagle
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2016.
Formats
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.
18) The sixth man
Author
Series
Triple threat (John Feinstein) volume 2
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
2015.
Physical Desc
298 pages ; 22 cm.
Description
"New kid Max Bellotti has the talent to lead The Lions basketball team straight to victory, but Max also has a secret that could disrupt their winning streak once it's exposed" --
19) Change up
Author
Series
The contract (Derek Jeter) volume 3
Publisher
Jeter Children's, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2017.
Physical Desc
154 pages, 22 unnumbered pages ; 20 cm.
Description
Young Derek's dream of sailing to a championship under his father's coaching is complicated by unexpected challenges.
Author
Series
Wizenard series volume 2
Formats
Description
Reggie has never felt destined for greatness. He dreams about basketball brilliance all day and night, but the hard truth is that he's a benchwarmer for the West Bottom Badgers, the worst team in the league. Even their mysterious new coach, Rolabi Wizenard, can't seem to help them end their losing streak. Reggie is willing to train tirelessly to improve his game, but the gym itself seems to be working against him in magical ways. Before Reggie can...
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