sportsmanship

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sportsmanship

The big tee ball game

2001
Gabby discovers that cheating at tee ball is not the best way to win.

Old Turtle's soccer team

1988
Under Old Turtle's guidance, the animals learn how to play soccer and the meaning of good sportsmanship.

Lacrosse firestorm

2008
Michael Donofrio is taking revenge out on Garry Wallis for sabotaging his chances of becoming the league's top scorer, leading to a series of near-disasters as the bullying gets rougher.

Technical foul

2004
Jared, a high-scoring member of the Hudson City Middle School basketball team, gets angry when the point guard accuses him of being responsible for their string of losses, but finally realizes they can win only if he becomes a team player.

Rivals

2010
Twelve-year-old Josh looks forward to facing a true rival in the Baseball Hall of Fame tournament, but first he and his friends Jaden and Benji put themselves at great risk trying to expose the truth about a conspiracy to bribe the head umpire.

Sportsmanship in youth athletics

2009
Discusses the importance of sportsmanship in athletics, and covers how to keep perspective, what it means to win, when to begin specializing, how to express enthusiasm, parent-coach relationships, rules and regulations, and other aspects of etiquette within various sports.

Touchdown trouble

2009
Sam is proud that his touchdown in the final play of a game left his football team undefeated, but when a videorecording of the game reveals that the touchdown was scored illegally, he and the other Cowboys must decide whether to reveal the truth. Includes facts about a similar situation faced by Cornell University's team after a game with Dartmouth in 1940.

Tumble bunnies

2005
Feeling inept in the team sports scheduled for his school's Gymboree, Clyde the rabbit develops his own event, a freestyle tumbling routine with a dazzling move called the "twirly burly.".

Molly gets mad

2001
Third grader Molly is jealous of Florence's superior ice skating ability but makes an interesting discovery about teamwork when she joins the hockey team.

Ready, set, snow!

2009
When the first grade has a Winter Olympics contest, Freddy helps his class win-- and shows good sportsmanship at the same time.

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