Essays Tagged: "basketball coach"
COACHING DECISIONS
COACHING DECISIONSOn December 20, 1996, Granite City's girls' basketball coach, Chuck Kraus, appeared to be agitated during the halftime conference with his playe ... rned in his resignation letter. He informed the board that he will take a leave of absence from his basketball duties for the remainder of the year. Once again, the Granite City papers praised Kraus a ... has gone 4-2 since Moad took over (they were 1-8 under Kraus.) If the school wants to keep a girls' basketball team, they should either make sure Kraus stays away or all the players will quit.
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Sports
Tracy McGrady Biography
orida, but was raised in Aburndale, Florida, halfway between Orlando and Tampa. He was not always a basketball hero. He was often called a two-sport star. His first love was baseball and he had dreams ... His coaches at Aburndale thought that he would be playing in a major league ballpark instead of on basketball courts. McGrady was really good in basketball, however, and after a while, people started ...
Subjects: History Term Papers
Jackson, Roderick v. Birmingham Board of Education
Roderick Jackson was hired as a physical education teacher and a girls' basketball coach at Ensley High School. While coaching at Ensley, Jackson came to discover the dispa ...
Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Law > Cases
"The Cather in the Rye": Summary Chapters 1-8
Stradlater told him that they didn't go anywhere on the date, but stay on the car of Ed Banks, the basketball coach. Students are not allowed to use car from the faculty, but in the case of athletes, ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature
The Wreck
day with U.S History class; I was relieved at this because I absolutely loved my teacher. He was my basketball coach and he let me get away with just about anything.I strutted into the classroom with ...
Subjects: Businesss Research Papers
Who I Am to Others
ical training through internships and volunteer positions at local hospitals and clinics. My basketball coach will document my athletic prowess, my willingness to adhere to a rigid training reg ... ense of optimism and gives me a positive way to interact with teenagers. I love working with future basketball stars, giving back to the sport the same enthusiam, dedication and support that my childh ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Philosophy
The Man: The Story of John Wooden
Ten NCAA basketball national championships in 12 years, 885 NCAA victories, two consecutive undefeated basket ... ne incredible coach. Think that that is impossible? Well think again, because John Wooden, the UCLA basketball coach from 1948-1975, accomplished all of these things and more in his tenure as head coa ... to learn, while passing along what he knew to those willing to listen. John Wooden was the greatest basketball coach to ever live; his ability to motivate his players through personal pride and having ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Sports
Once They Were Giants
. This town looked more like Wisconsin than Illinois. This was the year of "claim to fame" from one basketball team colors green and white called the Green Giants. During the 1930's, 1940's, and 1950' ... d white called the Green Giants. During the 1930's, 1940's, and 1950's Hebron was a basketball town.Basketball came to Northern Illinois in the 1980's. The sport really began in 1927 with coach Lowery ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Sports
Assessing the Importance of Team Communication in Various Settings
cation amongst sports teams is vital if a championship victory is sought. Phil Jackson, a notorious Basketball coach can attribute many of his wins to maintaining effective communication between himse ...
Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Management > Leadership and Communication