This is a great book. I have been a national honor society sponsor the last 2 years for 2 of our players. I have given this book as a gift to each of them.
I wish the writer would have put more team identifying attributes about opponents. He did a little bit of this, but I would have liked more detail so I could identify with the programs they played against a little better.
The book I would really like to read, would be the book about the program itself. Workouts, practices, offensive and defensive schemes as well as fundamentals and technique.
Last Edit: Mar 29, 2009 13:50:12 GMT -6 by coachorr
“If all that matters is winning, what do you have when you lose?" Coach Orr
I wish the writer would have put more team identifying attributes about opponents. He did a little bit of this, but I would have liked more detail so I could identify with the programs they played against a little better.
The book I would really like to read, would be the book about the program itself. Workouts, practices, offensive and defensive schemes as well as fundamentals and technique.
Coach Orr I agree, I am about 100 pages into the book now. I really didn't care that player x sprained his ankle. I also for some reason don't like the writing style of the author. My library finally got me the Jim Tressel book which I like alot better. I am forcing myself to read it slowly. I'll probably end up buying that one too
I kind of like the writing style, especially how it jumps around through time. It keeps the game portions interesting.
As the book goes on, however, there is more description of other teams styles. I wonder if it because he becomes educated more to the game the longer he hangs around the program. I gotta check out the Jim Tressel book.
“If all that matters is winning, what do you have when you lose?" Coach Orr
Post by slimbo7722 on Mar 29, 2009 18:06:12 GMT -6
Mine is on its way!
"Serious sport has nothing to do with fair play. It is bound up with hatred, jealousy, boastfulness, disreguard for the rules and sadistic pleasure in witnessing violence. In other words; it is war minus the shooting." - George Orwell