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Reminds me of the movie Coach Carter. </p> From IMDB:</p> In 1999, Ken Carter, a successful sporting goods store owner, accepts the job of basketball coach for his old high school in a poor area of Richmond, CA, where he was a champion athlete. As much dismayed by the poor attitudes of his players as well as their dismal play performance, Carter sets about to change both. He immediately imposes a strict regime typified in written contracts that include stipulations for respectful behavior, a dress code and good grades as requisites to being allowed to participate. The initial resistance from the boys is soon dispelled as the team under Carter's tutelage becomes a undefeated competitor in the games. However, when the overconfident team's behavior begins to stray and Carter learns that too many players are doing poorly in class, he takes immediate action. To the outrage of the team, the school and the community, Carter cancels all team activities and locks the court until the team shows acceptable academic improvement. In the ensuing debate, Carter fights to keep his methods, determined to show the boys that they need to rely on more than sports for their futures and eventually finds he has affected them more profoundly than he ever expected. </p> </p>
I've watched Coach Carter twice this month. They've been playing it on FX.</p> Its an interesting movie. Not too much rule difference between Coach Carter, and my school. At my school, the athletes need good behavior, because detentions, truancy, suspensions, etc. make athletes ineligible depending on what type. Athletes who get in crime trouble are generally just cut from the team. The ball players and wrestlers (maybe a few other teams) have to wear suits on game day. And they need to be passing their classes.</p> But what makes Coach Carter interesting, is that at our school, they would just remove the individual player from the team, but in the movie, he sticks with his team, and then holds that entire team together, which led to the cancelling of the games in there. Its kind of amazing that certain schools, conferences, and state divisions don't have rules in place for grades and behavior, thats just appalling when you think about it, and that it has to come down to the individual coach to make such a rule. </p>
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (BG7 Lavigne)</div><div class='quotemain'></p> I've watched Coach Carter twice this month. They've been playing it on FX.</p> Its an interesting movie. Not too much rule difference between Coach Carter, and my school. At my school, the athletes need good behavior, because detentions, truancy, suspensions, etc. make athletes ineligible depending on what type. Athletes who get in crime trouble are generally just cut from the team. The ball players and wrestlers (maybe a few other teams) have to wear suits on game day. And they need to be passing their classes.</p> But what makes Coach Carter interesting, is that at our school, they would just remove the individual player from the team, but in the movie, he sticks with his team, and then holds that entire team together, which led to the cancelling of the games in there. Its kind of amazing that certain schools, conferences, and state divisions don't have rules in place for grades and behavior, thats just appalling when you think about it, and that it has to come down to the individual coach to make such a rule.</p> </div></p> That's a pretty good summarization of the difference between hollywood and reality in most places. </p> </p>
