sportsmanship

After years of playing nothing but soccer in Hudson City, New Jersey, Manny has to work very hard to play on the middle school football team, using determination, speed, and smarts to make up for being small and inexperienced.

Tyler is looking forward to competing in the teachers-vs-students baseball game, but when he sprains his ankle he does not even want to go to the game to cheer for his friends.

The Ridge Riders help Slam Duncan get back the new shocks that Slam's foes, Stick and Spanner, stole from him.

Helps children understand why it is important to play fair when participating in sports and games.

Explains the virtue of sportsmanship and describes ways to practice sportsmanship at home, with friends, at school, and on the playing field.

A young soccer player tries to remember the lessons his grandpa taught him and be a team player while trying out for a team. Includes activities designed to help reluctant readers further explore the story.

Tess is looking forward to playing in her new soccer league, but she decides that if the team wants to win, she needs to get rid of the weaker players. Now her teammates need to teach her that teamwork is more important than winning. Includes a section of soccer tips.

Ralph, hoping to impress the local bicycle racing team, uses his secret rocket engine in a race against his friend Dudley, but afterwards only Dudley is asked to join the team.

The author provides important advice to young athletes about sportsmanship, playing, winning, and losing with grace, and having respect for the game, the team, and opponents and shares some of her own personal experiences and lessons learned in those areas.

Contains over one hundred short personal stories by and about golfers and the game.