school sports

Jay Atkinson chronicles the experiences he had while serving as a volunteer assistant coach for a local high school hockey team.

Chronicles the 2004-05 Charlestown High School basketball season, focusing on the lives of two African-American players, Ridley Johnson and Jason White, and their coach, Jack O'Brien.

Jay Borschel and Dan LeClere aspire to be four-time high school wrestling champions in Iowa.

Coach Grant Taylor, facing a crisis at work, on the football field, and at home, decides to turn everything over to God, hoping to wrest some victory from his failure of a life.

John Rosengren chronicles the experiences he had during the season he spent observing the Bloomington Jefferson Jaguars hockey team, describing the players, coaches, emotions, and events he witnessed.

Julian and the other boys on the track team try to regain their reputation and take the county title, despite their apparent lack of talent, and they slowly realize the fall season will be their toughest yet.

David, frustrated with his soccer coach for never putting him in the game, searches for a way to make all of his hard work pay off.

Recounts the author's travels around the U.S. during one footballs season, attending summer practice and a series of state championships to reveal the irresistible nature of high school football and the importance of the sport to the players, coaches, and fans.