Coach and teachers who really care about the students can make a difference

Rating: Null/10 (5 February 2005)

My husband and I attended the film "Coach Carter" and were extremely pleased by the message the Coach was giving to these young men. We also (my husband was a coach) are curious who the basketball players were who portrayed the original players as they were very, very good players. I also taught Physical Education in a school very similar to Richmond, and found that my students really did want direction, but they were slow to accept this direction. It takes time, and this film was especially realistic when the boys took a long time to realize what Carter was trying to do. These are the kind of Movies that are so good for any young person to see, and who knows just what an impact they can make on teenagers. We need more like this and other Movies like this such as October Sky, Stand and Deliver, and The Titans.