Chain associated with the Los Jets boys team from Jordan-Matthews High School
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: Chain used by Coach Paul Cuadros beginning in the third and winning season as a motivational tool for his team. Before each game, the team would gather in a circle and hold onto the chain in a symbol of unity. The Los Jets soccer team was formed in 2002 in Siler City, North Carolina as a growing influx of Latino families moved to the area. Competing in a Southern football town, Coach Paul Cuadros and the team often fought through ugly stereotypes from the predominantly white and African-American communities in which they played. Cuadros united the team through hard work and dedication and won the state championship in 2004, only two years since forming. Through success the team found increased support from the school and the community.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
topic: label: name of sport
content: Soccer
label: level of sport
content: High School
label: web subject
content: Latino
setName: label: See more items in
content: Culture and the Arts: Sport and Leisure
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content: Sports & Leisure
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 2017.0100.04
label: accession number
content: 2017.0100
label: catalog number
content: 2017.0100.04
objectType: label: Object Name
content: chain, soccer
label: Object Name
content: chain
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: metal (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 18 1/2 in x 2 1/2 in x 1 in; 46.99 cm x 6.35 cm x 2.54 cm