In this high-interest sports novel, Jamal and his teammates take a stand against their new coach when his bullying and discrimination go too far.

After budget cuts force the Southside Saints football team to disband, Jamal and his friends have to settle for playing pickup on the hardscrabble field behind their high school. Then the president of a sporting-goods company offers to donate $20,000 worth of equipment to the team. There's only one catch: he wants to be the coach. Thrilled to have a real team together, the players turn a blind eye to Coach Fort's racism, bullying and discrimination. Until he takes it too far. Now it’s up to Jamal and his teammates to take back their team and show what they’re made of.

In this high-interest sports novel, Jamal and his teammates take a stand against their new coach when his bullying and discrimination go too far.

The First Instructional Manual for Football Players and Coaches Ever Published by the National Football LeaguePosition by position Guide to Learning to Play the GameQuarterbackRunning backReceiverOffensive LineDefensive LineLinebackerDefensive BackPlacekickerPunterKick Returner

COACH THE 3-5-3 DEFENSE This bountiful volume of resources is for any novice or veteran coach looking to implement the 3-5-3 defense. This aggressive, attacking and disciplined defense is the defense to use, especially for youth football. This comprehensive book contains: ? 9 elements of the VICTORY system for developing the foundation for success ? 7 reasons to use the 3-5-3 defense for youth football ? 9 keys to a successful 3-5-3 defense ? Basic alignments for the 3-5-3 defense with adjustments for youth and middle school ? Specific responsibilities in the 3-5-3 defense ? Basic fundamentals for each position in the 3-5-3 defense ? 38 skills and drills for a successful 3-5-3 defense ? 30 basic 3-5-3 defensive plays ? 3 essentials to make it fun for players ? Game day plays and adjustments using the 3-5-3 defense ? 7 necessary basics for a simple football program ? And much more!

Harrisburg was the capital of an increasingly urban and progressive Pennsylvania at the turn of the twentieth century, with the remnants of an older, more diverse city thriving in its midst. As the streets were paved for the first time and the new state capitol building rose over a humming industrial city ready to embrace change, Harrisburg's Eighth Ward clung to its rambunctious past. When the "Old Eighth" stood in the way of the new Capitol Park, one journalist asked his readers to take a stroll through the streets one last time. J. Howard Wert's "Passing of the Old Eighth" articles-awash in images of decrepitude and vice-appeared in the Harrisburg Patriot in 1912-1913 and introduced readers to such cheats, fools, and boozers as Harry Cook and "Billy Jelly." This volume presents the complete series of 35 articles chronicling the adventures of people who lived through some of the most sweeping changes in American history. More than 100 photographs-most never before published-evoke Wert's tales of a turbulent Harrisburg now long gone. Through the captivating, rarely objective voice of turn-of-the-century journalism, readers visit vanished churchyards, stroll the halls of forgotten hotels, and walk with the ghosts of gangs through crumbling alleys to brothels, gambling dens, and speakeasies. No history of Harrisburg can match this one for detailed stories of the successes and scandals of the city's "good old days." Noted educator, journalist, and Civil War veteran J. Howard Wert's articles bring to life the colorful characters and day-to-day grit and drama of his time. By turns pious, hard-nosed, and folksy, Wert's prose veers wildly among literary modes but never fails to entertain. A melding of nineteenth-century moral sensibility and modern appreciation for progress makes this work as accessible to today's readers as it was to Wert's contemporaries.