chris Posted January 12, 2004 Report Posted January 12, 2004 While avoiding the Green Bay game, I saw an amazing documentary on public television "Rocks with Wings" which is about a young African American high school basketball star who comes to a navajo reservation to coach the high school girls basketball team-- this story of conflict, sports, culture, and transformation as he takes this team accustomed to losing to (Eventually) four straight state championships is great work. Made all the more poignant knowing that the coach, Jerry Richardson, went on a few years later to the Univ. of Central Florida and coached them to their first conference championships and NCAA tournament berth before getting killed by a drunk driver... Those who want to know what high school sports are REALLY all about (especially in rural settings), or who just like a good story, should check it out... Quote
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