Format and methods of the book
How to read this book
Winning has little to do with the score / James E. McDermott
Commentary on coach McDermott's narrative
Affirming students' resistance
Aligning with youth
Risk-taking
Creatively embracing conflict
Forging new norms in spaces of trust
The lie is more sinful than the score / Chad R. Malone
Commentary on coach Malone's narrative
Direct, explicit instruction
Concept attainment, automaticity and focus
Engineering failure
Learning to detrack on the volleyball court / Colette N. Cann
Commentary on coach Cann's narrative
Lessons from the soccer field / Eric J. DeMeulenaere
The first practice
Building a team
Game time
From the field to the classroom
Conclusion
Commentary on coach DeMeulenaere's narrative
The "classroom management" framework
The classroom community framework
New models of leadership
Reconciliations
Does the score matter?
Stars in our midst
The dynamic coach at the center of the team?
Reflections from the field and classroom
Caring
Meaningful, reciprocal relationships marked by listening
Acknowledging, discussing, and acting against institutional oppression
High expectations and support structures
Teaching as praxis
Teacher/coach as a social scientist
Socratic disposition
Implications.