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1) Longing
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 14
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Longing, book three in the Bailey Flanigan Series, picks up where Learning ended. After a long and lonely silence from Cody Coleman, Bailey Flanigan becomes closer to her one-time Hollywood co-star, Brandon Paul. Nights on the town in New York City and long talks on the balcony of Brandon's Malibu Beach home make Bailey dizzy with new feelings and cause her to wonder if her days with Cody are over forever. Meanwhile, Cody's work coaching a small-town...
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
A top sports educator and former NFL standout draws on his professional experiences to demonstrate how coaches can gain a deeper understanding of their responsibilities, outlining tools for creating more meaningful athletic experiences for teams.
Author
Series
Game changers volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
Formats
Description
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.
7) Hot shot
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
"Julian Pryce was once the star center of the Tornadoes. But when he joins a new team after his family moves, he suddenly finds himself the star benchwarmer. It turns out the Warriors already have a starting center, Paul Boyd, who has no intention of sharing the court with Julian. The coach is no help, either, for one simple reason: Paul is his son! Now Julian may have to take drastic measures if he's going to get back into the game. . . but is he...
Author
Publisher
Peachtree
Pub. Date
[2005]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
Description
In a small Iowa town in 1952, eleven-year-old Charlie Nebraska, whose father died in the Korean War, learns the meanings of both racism and heroism when he befriends a black man who had played baseball in the Negro Leagues.
Author
Publisher
Stone Arch Books, a Capstone imprint
Pub. Date
[2020]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
When the coach of her championship softball team asks Raisa Kumar to teach a new recruit, Annie, how to pitch she is eager to help, especially since she hopes to be a coach herself someday; but when the team's other pitcher turns up with a broken arm, teaching Annie takes on a new urgency--and Raisa's efforts at coaching seem to be frustrating Annie rather then helping her.
10) Crackback
Author
Publisher
Scholastic Press
Pub. Date
2005.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 3.2 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
Description
Miles barely recalls when football was fun after being sidelined by a new coach, constantly criticized by his father, and pressured by his best friend to take performance-enhancing drugs.
Author
Series
Publisher
Little, Brown
Pub. Date
[2001]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
When Arthur's soccer team gets a new coach who gives them brand new uniforms and lots of ice cream, it takes them a while to realize that he doesn't know how to coach soccer.
12) Back row dynamo
Author
Series
Publisher
Stone Arch Books, a Capstone imprint
Pub. Date
[2018]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
Eighth-grader Ellie is a veteran on her volleyball team, but this year she is frustrated because she is having trouble with her footwork, and she hopes that getting involved with coaching the younger girls in the newly organized after-school group at the Boys and Girls Club will help her work through her problems--besides, it is fun and she was instrumental in setting it up.
13) Coaches
Author
Series
Publisher
Creative Education, Creative Paperbacks
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"A kindergarten-level introduction to coaches, covering their job description, where they work, and how they help the community by teaching players rules and skills"--
Author
Series
Miss Malarkey volume 4
Publisher
Walker
Pub. Date
2002.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
The children on a newly formed soccer team love their coach, Miss Malarky, who doesn't know much about the game except how to make it fun, but the school principal and parents have other ideas.
15) Champions
Publisher
Focus Features, Universal Studios
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
A former minor-league basketball coach is ordered by the court to manage a team of players with disabilities. He soon realizes that despite his doubts, together, this team can go further than they ever imagined.
16) The kid coach
Author
Publisher
Peachtree
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
When they lose their coach, Scott and his teammates decide that he should try his hand at coaching, but it takes teamwork and the efforts of a player they call "Brain" to produce a winning season. Includes historical facts about player coaches.
Author
Publisher
Tyndale House Publishers, Inc
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
Coach Steve Rocker is involved in a difficult basketball season as well as having problems with his home life, until the school janitor, Joe Taylor, teaches him that the secret of true leadership can be found in seeking inspiration and guidance from God.
Publisher
Top 20 Press
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
Celebrates the power teachers have to develop the potential in students. It provides applicable concepts and practical tools for creating a safe culture in schools where children and adults enjoy working and learning together. Real-life examples from classroom teachers and coaches (not only sports, but drama, journalism music, etc.) are included.
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