basketball

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Play their hearts out

a coach, his star recruit, and the youth basketball machine
2010
Sports reporter George Dohrmann shares what he witnessed and learned from following Amateur Athletic Union basketball coach Joe Keller and his players, discussing how Keller promoted himself and his athletes, ethical issues, profits that were made by coaches, and other related topics.

Stepping up

2009
Fourteen-year-old Ernie Dolan and his best friend Mike find their friendship tested while attending basketball camp, where Mike succumbs to peer pressure and begins teasing Ernie in the hopes of fitting in with the other boys, but when Ernie risks his life to save three of his teammates, he becomes the camp hero and the boys' relationship is altered once again.

Night hoops

2000
While trying to prove that he is good enough to play on his high school's varsity basketball team, Nick must also deal with his parents' divorce and erratic behavior of a troubled classmate who lives across the street.

Winning basketball for girls

2002
A how-to guide to girls' basketball that covers the game's rules, skills, and strategies and presents diagrammed drills, with sections on ball-handling, footwork, passing, dribbling, defense, individual and team offense, shooting, rebounds, and zones.

In these girls, hope is a muscle

1996
Chronicles one basketball season of a girls' high school team in Amherst, Massachusetts.

The perfect shot

2005
Brian uses basketball to block out memories of his girlfriend and her family who were murdered; however, the upcoming trial and a high school history assignment forces him to face the past.

Playing for keeps

Michael Jordan and the world he made
2000
Examines the epic career of basketball superstar Michael Jordan, discussing the forces in his life that have led him to pursue excellence in all his endeavors, whether on the court or off.

How I fell in love & learned to shoot free throws

2003
Seventeen-year-old Danny Henderson, an indifferent basketball player, has his eye on Angel McPherson, star of the girls' team in their Iowa high school.

Take it to the hoop

100 years of women's basketball
2003
Traces the development of women's basketball, from its beginning in the 1890s through the formation of the Women's National Basketball Association in 1997.

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