have any of u peeps out there watch the movie "coach carter"? man ! the movie rocks. the story starts as this- Richmond High Sch's basketball team was as lousy as being at the beginners lvl. but all was changed as Ken Carter, a successful sporting goods store owner, took up the job of coaching them. the time they had with him weren't exactly paradise. Ken Carter made them sign a contact. tt includes stipulation for respectful behavior, a dress code and gd grades. they had to do a huge number of sucides (nt killing themselves but to run up & dwn in the court), push ups, country running and of cuz training on their shots and stuffs. they were taught discipline, manners, made to wear coats & ties before stepping into the court for a game. but all in all, they were molded into winners. the only prob was tt they were not performing well academically. most didnt turn up for clsses, flunk in testes. tts the oni prob left in the contact tt is unsolved. so he locked the gym and made them study in the library. they had to get a least an average of 2.3 points. unless they achieve tt, the gym will b locked - for good. while the players deal with their studies, Ken Carter had to deal with the press, the angry parents and the commitee.
u may be thinking. "wat has academic results got to do with the coach?" tts coz in America, students don't get accepted into a gd college jus because of their sports achievement. ya, u may have gotten all ur medals and be the top in the nation, but if ur grades r like duno wat, it aint gona get u anywhere. they either get killed or imprisoned. well, the point is tt S'pore is no diff. like a phrase tt says : play hard, study hard. or was it the other way wrong? haha. i cant remember. but it still means the same. thus i recommend tt sports players, be it basketball, badminton, netball, volleyball (eg), to watch this movie. there is a lesson to be learnt.
