Hi all,
I had some wonderful suggestions for books I can use to promote the=20
first season of football in the history of our school this fall. Some=20=
people asked for a hit, and I am sure everyone could promote this books=20=
this fall. Thanks everyone for your wonderful suggestions!
Books that were suggested (in no particular order):
Backfield package by Thomas Dygard
Second stringer by same author
Books by Thomas Dygard.=A0 Also, his short story "Just Once" in the=20
Ultimate Sports story collection book.
Damage by A.M. Jenkins
Freshman flash by Mike Boushell (lightweight paperback series entry)
Roughnecks by Thomas Cochran
Running loose-chris crutcher
Anything to win by gloria miklowitz (I'm not sure if it's specifically=20=
football but has to to with high school athletics-may want to check for=20=
sure)
Friday Night Lights: A Town, a team and a Dream by H.G. Bissinger(For=20=
those following the movie discussion - it appears this will be a movie=20=
in Oct. 2004)
Hometown Legend by Jerry B. Jenkins.=A0 =A0 (Again for the movie display =
-=20
It's also a movie on DVD.)=A0
Football for Dummies by Howie Long
Bloody Sundays: Inside the Dazzling, Rough-and-Tumble World of the NFL=20=
byMike Freeman
Essential Vince Lombardi: Words and Wisdom to Motivate, Inspire, and=20
Win byVince Lombardi
Friday Night Heroes: A Look at Texas High School Football by Carlton=20
Stowers
I am Third: the Inspiration for Brian's Song by Gale Sayers
It's Not Over 'Til It's Over by Al Silverman
The biography of Walter Payton-- Never Die Easy
A Civil War, about the history of the football rivalty between Army=20
and Navy, by John Feinstein
Coach Clair Bee has written several sports novels including the Chip=20
Hilton series about football. Two of the titles are, A Pass and a=20
Prayer and Touchdown Pass. They are popular among 7th-10th grades.
Rites of Autumn, Remember the Titans and Rudy. (This one is OP but you=20=
can get used copies on Amazon or the video)
I'm not sure I would include Running Loose by Richard Peck. Even=20
though it's popular and powerful, it paints a scary portrait of corrupt=20=
coaches and violence among players. Same with another title called,=20
Damage, and any of the football fiction by Tim Green.
Books by Thomas Dygard.=A0 Also, his short story "Just Once" in the=20
Ultimate Sports story collection book.
Some other thoughts/ideas:
*I can't help you with titles but you might like to build on an idea I=20=
did
with my students this winter where we have four codes of football (rugby
union, rugby league, soccer and Australian Rules) all very popular.
I bought four cheap green plastic tablecloths and carefully marked the
various playing fields in for each code. I got students interested in=20=
each
code to make me miniature scale goalposts. I also made league ladders=20=
for
each code's national competition.
They worked together to write up team and player profiles, make paper=20
models
of team uniforms, collect newspaper articles and keep the league=20
ladders up
to date. We even set up a tipping contest and I taught them about odds=20=
by
having a betting contest on the eventual premiers for each code. (No=20
money
involved and we watch a particular national betting service to see how=20=
the
odds change with each week's results and recalculate) Maths and=20
reading and
research everywhere!
For a fortnight for each, I covered a table with a code's cloth and on=20=
it
displayed fiction and non-fiction for that code. (There is a huge push=20=
here
for boys' reading so books about boys and sport are everywhere). =20
Although
my target audience was the boys, we had just as many girls involved=20
over the
time and there was an increase in the respect and friendships between=20
them
at a time-of-life when they are normally at each other's throats!
This was so successful and even though this was not a formal teaching=20
theme,
we nevertheless had some interesting discussions about controversial=20
issues
such as violence in sport (the judiciary is very tough and even=20
high-profile
players cop lengthy suspensions) and drugs in sport - all grist to their
lifelong learning mill. I had characters in here at lunchtimes who have
NEVER ventured in on their own accord before and I feel very pleased=20
with
the results which essentially cost me $US5.00 for some plastic=20
tablecloths
and maybe an hour!
**You might also want to run a check through some of the online vendors'
catalogs to find specific titles that might appeal to your coach / high
school boys. Companies like Follett (Titlewave), Mackin, or even=20
Southwest
Book Company have great online catalogs that will allow you to choose=20
books
based upon different critieria (reading levels, subjects, interests,=20
etc.)
Hope you all enjoy these! I am going out to buy my green tablecloth=20
tomorrow! :-)
Sheri Haveman
Library Media Specialist
Pella Christian High School
604 Jefferson
Pella, IA 50219
641-628-4440
havemans@pella-christian.pvt.k12.ia.us=
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