teamwork (sports)

"It's the Final Splatfest, with Team Blue vs. Team Hivemind! Then, during a new Turf War, Goggles and his friends take on a mysterious group of Inklings who look strangely familiar ... Can Team Blue defeat the Shadows?"--.

The Ballers work well together in practice, but when it comes to an actual game Kevin is so focused on being the star he refuses to pass to open teammates, soon finding himself sitting on the bench instead of playing.

Eight-year-old Candace was the shooting star on her previous team, but she has never even tried a layup and, finding it more difficult than expected, she thinks about quitting--fortunately she asks a friend for help instead.

Thirteen-year-old Alexandra "Al" Olsen, a seventh grader at Brinkley Middle School, tries out for the boys' baseball team at her school. The new coach welcomes Al and her skills to the team alongside her nonbinary friend, Julian Veras. However, when Al is interviewed on local television for being the first girl on Brinkley's team, it leads to problems with her teammates. The team will have to solve their problems and join together if they want to defend their championship title.

Maya has trouble controlling her temper on the softball field, but when she posts some nasty comments on their last opponent, she gets the whole team in trouble--and has to find a way to make up for her mistake, and convince her teammates to help her.

"Ever since the rules of modern soccer were written down in the mid-1800s, players and coaches have been looking for the best ways to outwit their opponents and win matches. This title introduces readers to the tactics behind winning teams, both at the club level and on the international stage"--Provided by publisher.

Aliya Javaid's world is turned upside down when she and her family move from Florida to Wisconsin. The Islamic school is bigger, the city is colder, and the basketball team at her new school, Peace Academy, is terrible. Aliya joins the all-girls, hijab-wearing basketball team, and the girls set out to change things. As the season goes on, the team improves, but Aliya soon starts to struggles with doubts about her abilities and keeping up with her schoolwork.

"It's warm up time in this newest installment in the Brinkley Yearbook series. Will Alexandra make the cut and help the historically boys baseball team defend their 9-year championship title? Alexandra, also known as Al, has been playing baseball with her older brothers for as long as she can remember. But when she ages out of Little League, it seems like it's the end of the road for Al and the sport she loves. Until, that is, her friend Sammy suggests that Al try out for the middle school team -- a team that has always been boys-only. Al is prepared to fight for her right to try out, but to her surprise, the coach is delighted by her interest. When Al makes the team, it seems like everything is going to work out. But with a tenth consecutive championship on the line for Brinkley Middle School and a team that can't seem to get along, will their season ground out faster than Al can say "home run"?"--.

"Since basketball's invention in 1891, the sport's players and coaches have introduced new ways to win almost every time they have taken the floor. And with more dynamic athletes on the court than ever before, how players compete in one of the world's most popular games is changing all over again. This title introduces readers to the history of some of basketball's most popular tactics and how they are used in today's fast-paced action"--Provided by publisher.

"Explores how the best [football] teams and athletes execute their plans and how winning strategies have evolved throughout this history of [the] . . . sport"--Provided by publisher.