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1) Go tennis
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160 pages : color illustrations ; 20 cm + 1 videodisc (sound : color ; 4 3/4 in.)
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The ugly truth about diversity is that some people worry they must give up their power for others to have a chance. La'Wana Harris's Inclusion Coaching method helps people realize that sharing power isn't the same as losing it. The elephant in the room with diversity work is that people with privilege must use it to allow others equal access to power. This is often why diversity efforts falter--people believe in diversity until they feel that they...
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"Today's youth sports experience provokes countless questions for well-intentioned parents. How young should kids start playing sports? Should they specialize-and when? What should a parent do when their kid is not getting the playing time they think their child deserves? How do parents encourage children without overwhelming them? And most importantly: how do we ensure our kids both reach their true potential on the playing field, and are well-prepared...
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xvii, 332 pages ; 25 cm
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"Walker starts with one of the most hotly debated questions in sports: What are the greatest teams ever -- particularly those that sustained success over a long period of time. He devised a formula to compare the achievements of teams from leagues all over the world, and after painstakingly profiling thousands of them, produced a comprehensive, unbiased list of the 16 best. Period. At that point, Walker became obsessed with another, more complicated...
10) Slap shot
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1 videodisc (123 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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The coach of the Chiefs, a struggling minor-league hockey team. To build up attendance at their games, management signs up the Hanson Brothers, three hard-charging players whose job is to demolish the opposition. --
11) The singles game
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341 pages ; 24 cm
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"The new novel from the New York Times bestselling author of The Devil Wears Prada and Revenge Wears Prada -- a dishy tell-all about a beautiful tennis prodigy who, after changing coaches, suddenly makes headlines on and off the court. Charlotte "Charlie" Silver has always been a good girl. She excelled at tennis early, coached by her father, a former player himself, and soon became one of the top juniors in the world. When she leaves UCLA -- and...
13) Six horses
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xx, 410 pages, 48 leaves of plates : illustrations, map ; 21 cm
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294 pages ; 25 cm
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"What makes a coach great? How do great coaches turn a collection of individuals into a coherent 'us?' Seth Davis, one of the keenest minds in sports journalism, has been thinking about that question for twenty-five years. It's one of the things that drove him to write the definitive biography of college basketball's greatest coach, John Wooden, Wooden: A Coach's Life. But John Wooden coached a long time ago. The world has changed, and coaching has...
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1 videodisc (83 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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A failed football star tries to recapture glory at his high school reunion and ends up on house arrest. Fueled by booze and boredom, he agrees to coach the awkward neighbor kid. Their unlikely friendship teaches them both about growing up.
18) Game changers
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When the coach's son, Shawn O'Brien, is chosen to play quarterback, eleven-year-old Ben McBain is not surprised--but when he tries to be a good teammate and help the inconsistent Shawn, he is startled to learn that his new friend does not really want the position.
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356 pages, 12 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 25 cm
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During his storied career as head coach of the Chicago Bulls and Los Angeles Lakers, Phil Jackson won more championships than any coach in the history of professional sports. Even more important, he succeeded in never wavering from coaching his way, from a place of deep values. Jackson was tagged as the "Zen master" half in jest by sportswriters, but the nickname speaks to an important truth: this is a coach who inspired, not goaded; who led by awakening...
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This program provides creative drills and fundamental techniques for the youth lacrosse player. The content shown has been compiled from some of the most successful lacrosse programs in the world. The skills shown are perfect for new and experienced lacrosse coach as well as parents who want to work with their kids. Also covered: stick control, scooping fundamentals, cradling, equipment overview, shooting techniques, dodging, individual drills and...
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