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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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"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 breaks...
4) Longing
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"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...
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"In this powerful novel about the cost of ambition and success, a legendary athlete attempts a comeback at an age when the world considers her past her prime--from the New York Times bestselling author of Malibu Rising. Carolina Soto is undeniably fierce. She is determined to be the best professional tennis player the world has ever seen. And by the time she retires from the game in 1989 at the age of thirty-one, she is just that: the best. She has...
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Not only is a stadium full of fans watching your every move, so are dozens of reporters and cameras and millions of people watching on TV. Thats to say nothing of the owners who are paying you to lead your team to victory. A pro football coach lives under intense scrutiny, as he tries to use his expertise and leadership to create winners. Inside, a longtime football writer examines how coaches from yesterday and today did their jobs, taking you inside...
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A.J.'s class is going head-to-head against Dirk School in a charity softball game. The losing team must clean the winning school's toilet with a toothbrush! Mr. Ott, retired baseball pro, intends to lead Ella Mentry School to victory, but will his weird tactics actually make the team lose?
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After his second concussion, Zane is taken off the football team and given the chance to compete in the Gollywhopper Games. The kids must complete some tasks alone and pair up for others, and Zane finds himself both befriending and competing against Elijah, who is physically scrawny but also smart and funny.
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A former minor-league basketball coach is ordered by the court to manage a team of players with intellectual disabilities. He soon realizes that despite his doubts, together, this team can go further than they ever imagined.
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"Susannah Ramos has always loved the water. A swimmer whose early talent made her a world champion, Susannah was poised for greatness in a sport that demands so much of its young. But an inexplicable slowdown has put her dream in jeopardy, and Susannah is fighting to keep her career afloat when two important people enter her life: a new coach with a revolutionary training strategy, and a charming fellow swimmer named Harry Matthews."--Provided by...
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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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"Estranged sisters embark on a hiking trip on the tenth anniversary of their parents' deaths in an attempt to reconnect. In the wilderness of Michigan's Upper Peninsula they'll face their deepest fears, question their most dearly held beliefs, and begin to see that perhaps the best way to move forward is the one way they had never considered"--
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This video covers a variety of strategies for the competitive youth baseball coach. Marty Schupak has drawn on his years of coaching and shared strategies with some of the most successful youth baseball coaches around who have won championships. Addressed are the most common strategic situations that occur in youth baseball games. Covered are cutoffs, back up situations, first and third offensive and defensive situations, the delayed steal, bunting...
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This video addresses two of the most underrated skills in youth baseball:baserunning and bunting. The baserunning portion of the video covers the most basic skills, such as sliding and running techniques, while also addressing more advanced techniques, such as the delayed steal, tagging up, and reading signs. The bunting section covers the different types of bunting techniques, such as the square bunt and the pivot bunt. The video then shows strategies...
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This program provides some of the most challenging and creative soccer drills for the experienced and advanced player. This program covers: footwork, crosses, heading, shooting, juggling, volleys, conditioning and fun games. Players looking to advance to the next level will learn the inner secrets of how coaches and leagues develop their most skilled players into elite players.
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This program includes more than 50 essential drills for the youth soccer athlete which can be practiced in the comfort of one's backyard. This video covers: fast footwork drills, shooting drills, passing drills, volley drills, goalie drills, heading techniques, and fun games. This video will help make practicing soccer both fun and challenging for players, coaches, and parents. This program is appropriate for kids 8 years old up through high school....
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This program provides numerous creative goalie drills that some of the best soccer goalkeepers in the world use to perfect and enhance their skills. Covered in this video are: conditioning drills, diving skills and drills, breakaway goalie defense, lateral skill techniques, punting, bonus tips, advanced skills and more.
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T-Ball Skills & Drills provides over 30 creative t-ball drills for young athletes as well as basic skills for teaching throwing, hitting, and fielding techniques in an easy-to-follow program.The video highlights: All t-ball basics, hitting fundamentals, fielding fundamentals, throwing fundamentals, correcting throwing flaws, baserunning fundamentals, drill organization, safety issues, hints for first time coaches & parents, fun games and more!
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This program provides dozens of creative drills used by successful coaches. This video covers: ball handling drills, passing drills, heading techniques, offensive moves, one on one drills, possession drills, foot skills, shooting drills. This program also offers some valuable sample practices.