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 enlarge | Author: Michael Lewis
Publisher: W. W. Norton
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  40 reviews
Sales Rank: 35328
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 96
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.1
Dimensions (in): 6.5 x 4.4 x 0.4
ISBN: 039333113X
Dewey Decimal Number: 796.357092
EAN: 9780393331134
ASIN: 039333113X
Publication Date: April 7, 2008
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 Another good book from Lewis January 16, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I read this after finishing Michael Lewis' The Blind Side. It's a very short read -- basically an extended magazine article -- but well worth the ticket. I thought Lewis conveyed this retrospective on his high school athletic experience very well, and there are some interesting observations about the changing world of high school sports. Every coach, athlete, and parent would benefit.
 A wonderful book! December 18, 2006
2 out of 4 found this review helpful
While the parents of the children being coached by Fitz want something else, I hope my kids have a coach like Fitz as they grow up. I know from personal experience how as a kid I often hated my coaches. Now that I am an adult, I look back on the important lessons they taught me, and the abilities I learned from them. I feel sorry for the kids that are coddled by their parents. They do them more harm than good.
Important lessons for coaches, teachers, students and parents December 16, 2006
OK, so maybe Coach Fitz was a little over the top (as some reviews suggest), but the point here is he served to inspire an entire generation of ballplayers and students to achieve at their highest level. If every teacher and coach took this "old school" approach to motivation then we would have a problem. Persistance and insistence on excellence must be balanced with compassion and patience.
I am a teacher and baseball coach. I have given this book to many of my friends and colleagues. It is a great launching pad for professional discussion. Thank you Mr. Lewis for you inspried works.
Lewis is at it again... August 25, 2006
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
From the author of several fantastic books, comes a great short synopsis leadership, motivation and team dynamics.
A Must Read for All Players, Parents and Coaches July 11, 2006
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
As a coach at a prep school, the experiences that Coach Fitz is dealing with are all too familiar. Michael Lewis puts together a touching work that causes the reader to stop and think.
Every athlete and their parents should be required to read this book. I know my baseball players will be!
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