Simple text and photographs introduce beginning readers to the kind of work sports coaches do, touching on the importance of good coaching and inspiring coaches in schools and communities. Includes a glossary.

When Coach Coop, a former star player for the Dallas Cowboys, starts exhibiting side effects from the many concussions he suffered while playing professionally, twelve-year-old wide receiver Clay Hollis becomes determined to help him get through the football season until Thanksgiving, when Coach plans to attend a ceremony honoring him and his former Super Bowl-winning teammates.

"This photo-illustrated book for early readers explains how coaches teach kids skills they need to play sports. Includes a picture glossary"--

Gabby's new figure-skating coach pushes her to do the same, difficult jump on which she fell the previous year, injuring her ankle.

Introduces the history, statistics, championships, and legends of soccer. Includes online content that contains weblinks, audio and video clips, activities, and other features.

"Twelve-year-old Alex loves playing soccer, and she's good at it, too. Very good. When her skills land her a free ride to play for Select, an elite soccer club, it feels like a huge opportunity. Joining Select could be the key to a college scholarship anda bright future--one that Alex's family can't promise her. But as the team gets better and better, her new coach pushes the players harder and harder, until soccer starts to feel more like punishment...

Milak must learn about personal responsibility when a new soccer coach challenges his worldview and his work ethic.

A.J.'s class is going head-to-head against Dirk School in a charity softball game. The losing team must clean the winning school's toilet with a toothbrush! Mr. Ott, retired baseball pro, intends to lead Ella Mentry School to victory, but will his weird tactics actually make the team lose?

Bailey Flanigan and Cody Coleman are not only separated by physical distance, they are also faced with great emotional distance. Bailey grows closer to her dream to be an actress and dancer in New York, while Cody coaches a small high school football team, on and off the field. But neither feels complete without the chance to share their dreams with each another.

Moving to Hillcrest, Ohio, when his adoptive father accepts a temporary job, twelve-year-old Jeremiah, a heart transplant recipient, has sixty days to find a baseball team to coach.