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Type of bind: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 796.323092
EAN num: 9781570615184
ISBN number: 1570615187
Label: Sasquatch Books
Manufacturer: Sasquatch Books
Quantity: 1
Page Count: 240
Printing Date: December 04, 2006
Publishing house: Sasquatch Books
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The public was very first introduced to the Roosevelt Roughriders, a Seattle varsity girls’ basketball team, and their unorthodox coach in the much-acclaimed documentary, The Heart of the Game. In this engaging book, Coach Bill Resler discusses the lessons – culled from life experiences both on and off the court — that he teaches his players. By combining life lessons with basketball skill, he transformed a once-losing basketball team into state champions. Here Resler remembers past players and seasons and uses them to illustrate these valuable lessons. The stories he shares are filled with the excitement of the game and the coach’s personal charm. In addition, the book details Resler’s concept of the Inner Circle, a technique he uses to develop deep-seated feelings of comaraderie in his players. The Heart of the Team inspires readers to develop competitiveness, teamwork, and self-confidence — attributes that come in handy both on and off the court.
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This is a continuation of the movie The Heart of the Game. Bill focused on Darnellia Russell in the movie. He uses the book writing opportunity to tell the stories of some other outstanding kids.
As a high school basketball coach I am quite impressed with Bill's attitude, vision and his trust of the team. The movie and the book have changed my coaching style (I would like to think for the better). I found it a delightful and inspirational movie and book.
So if you loved the movie you will love the book. I did...so I did.
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It made me cry- it made me laugh.A must-read for coaches and parents alike! Resler is a sincere, self-effacing and very humorous. When he says winning isn't the most important thing, I believe him. He is genuinely interested in the player's development as a person. He is trying to allow them to learn lessons that will carry much further than high school and basketball, and have fun doing it. His coaching style is unorthodox, but you can't argue with the results. His positive attitude,unique philosophy, and unrelenting work-ethic explains his phenomenal success. Yes, Bill, you are an outlier, but great ones never run with the pack-only ahead of it! Read the book and see the movie, too. Go, Roughriders!
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A very enjoyable book. My daughter plays basketball and this helped me understand the coaches' role and view point of players. He is very insightful of how to get the most out of his players. Coaches should read this.
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I think that this is the best sports book I've ever read. I think the reason is his summation of the book in the Introduction. He says: Really, the game (basketball) alone has no worthwhile purpose whatsoever. But teaching how the game is played can show players that if they work as a group, they can accomplish things despite another group trying to prevent those accomplishments.
The book is structured around the stories of individual players. And this is about players in the whole rather than this playing. This is how you take the individual girls and make them into a team, and at the same time you make them into more responsible young adults.
It is, of course, just a sport. But more than a sport it's education. And Mr. Resler is a fine, even supurb, example of those around the country that contribute their part.
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