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41) Next goal wins
Publisher
Searchlight Pictures
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
Follows the infamously terrible American Samoa soccer team, known for a brutal 2001 FIFA match they lost 31-0. With the 2014 World Cup Qualifiers approaching, the team hires down-on-his-luck, maverick coach Thomas Rongen, hoping he will turn the world's worst soccer team around in this humorous and heartfelt underdog story.
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.
43) Coaching fire
Author
Series
Publisher
Kensington Publishing Corporation
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Everything’s bigger in Texas when Hamptons life coach Cat Cooper and her saucy bestie Gilley show up for the Texas Rose Festival with their customary pizzaz. Gilley’s whirlwind romance with creative director Stuart Jacobs began in Paris, where Stuart was sourcing fabric for the world-renowned Texas Rose Festival, which he is heading up for the first time. The festival is nothing short of spectacular, bringing in half a million people...
Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
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Description
"A disgraced soccer executive reluctantly enlists the help of a retired soccer star in coaching a children's team"--
"A disgraced soccer exec reluctantly enlists the help of a retired soccer star in coaching a children’s team in this small-town love story in the vein of Ted Lasso and It Happened One Summer —from the New York Times bestselling author of The Spanish Love Deception. Adalyn Reyes has spent years perfecting her daily routine: wake...
Author
Series
Willis Wilbur volume 1
Publisher
Penguin Workshop
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
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Description
"Willis Wilbur has the entire summer in front of him. So it's time to fulfill his destiny: becoming the neighborhood life coach. Nine-year-old Willis Wilbur had his summer figured out. He and his best friend, Shelley, were going to Band Camp, and he was going to learn how to play the sousaphone. Easy. Simple. A done deal. But when Shelley is whisked off to Hawaii for a summer with her family, Willis is left staring down the long, boring road of an...
Author
Series
Publisher
Wiley
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
Provides essential guidance for employees seeking more focus and clarity in their work. Explains how mindfulness can help employers wishing to implement mindful practices, and provides leaders and mentors with the tools they need to become more effective leaders and coaches.
Author
Publisher
The Penguin Press
Pub. Date
2013
Language
English
Description
The head coach of the Chicago Bulls and Los Angeles Lakers traces the life experiences and philosophies that inspired his six-time championship-wining techniques, citing his relationships with such players as Michael Jordan, Dennis Rodman and Kobe Bryant while revealing how he forged successful teams by combining talents and promoting trust.
Author
Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
The basketball coach for the University of Kentucky, known for recruiting some of the nation's best players, explains how his team-building methods can help business owners, teachers, and other leaders inspire talented people and unleash their true potential.
Author
Publisher
Hachette Go
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"Most organizations today strive for goals such as employee diversity, inclusive leadership, and younger and fresher ideas. But how do we get there? In her trailblazing Reverse Mentorship program, world-renowned executive coach and personal development advocate Patrice Gordon creates a safe and engaging culture by having senior leaders learn from junior employees. While typical mentoring programs arrange for a senior manager to teach the more junior...
51) Longing
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 14
Language
English
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
Hachette Books
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER. How does an underdog become a champion? One of the most innovative, gutsy, and dynamic head coaches in the NFL reveals the strategies behind building the Eagles team that shocked the world by winning the Super Bowl. Doug Pederson is the very definition of an underdog. He was an undrafted rookie free agent who would go on to play fourteen years in the NFL as a backup quarterback. He was cut five times, yet kept getting back...
Author
Publisher
Scribner
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
"New York Times bestselling, award-winning historian S.C. Gwynne tells the incredible story of how Hal Mumme and Mike Leach--two unknown coaches who revolutionized American football in the 1980s, 1990s and 2000s--changed the way the game is played at every level, from high school to the NFL"--
Author
Publisher
Gallery Books
Pub. Date
2022.
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,...
56) Slap shot
Publisher
[publisher not identified]
Pub. Date
[2013?]
Language
English
Description
A profane satire of the world of professional hockey. An over-the-hill player-coach gathers an oddball mixture of has-beens and young players and initiates them into using violence to win the game.
57) Game changers
Author
Series
Game changers volume 1
Publisher
Scholastic Press
Pub. Date
c2012
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
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 theposition.
58) Football fumble
Author
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
[2013]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"The football team's coach goes missing before the final game! Can Martha save the day before the Wagstaff dogs end up in the doghouse?"--P. [4] of cover.
Author
Series
Barefoot Bay novels volume 2
Publisher
Forever
Pub. Date
c2012
Language
English
Description
When she comes home after being embroiled in a scandal, Jocelyn Bloom tries to adjust to the changes in her father, who is suffering from Alzheimer's, and make amends with his caregiver Will Palmer--the man she left behind.
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