Great Book for the Boys

My husband, Jay from Chicago, is loving a "new" book right now. 

He writes, "If you husband is into sports, played sports in HS or college, he probably would enjoy reading When the Game Stands Tall; The Story of the De La Salle Spartans and Football's Longest Winning Streak.  It's about the Bob Ladouceur, the head football coach (and Asst Coach Tom Edison) of Del La Salle HS in Concord, CA. They won something like 150 games straight. Play all over the country. On ESPN all the time. But the thing is, they are always smaller then their opponent. They play Long Beach Poly from Los Angeles, and yet they still beat them.

How do they do it?  Two things struck me as obvious so far (I'm still reading):
So far, they condition and practice hard on fundamentals. The coaches silently have high expectations of their players individually to take responsibility for themselves and to do their part.
Another thing that I see is that Coach Ladouceur and Edison do is that he doesn't yell too much, but he highlights "it isn't the coaches that will be playing the game, it is you. You have to do your job, you have to talk and communicate with each other, and you can't let your teammates down" He instill a sense of Marine like camaraderie into the boys, makes them feel like they are part of something special; honorable, responsible, physical, sacrificial, selfless....team."

I just read 102 Minutes - recommending it...

Wow.  Just finished 102 Minutes, by Jim Dwyer and Kevin Flynn, as recommended below by Lynn from Austin.  This isn't light reading, but it's eye opening, emotional, gripping and maybe even essential reading.  As much as I hate reliving 9/11, I feel like this book reminded me to remember the human loss, keep the important lessons of the day from fading or going unused, and taught me new things I need to know and share with others.   But there's no sensationalism here.  No fear mongering.  Just humans, learning, surviving, dying, and shining brightly. 

Anyway, I recommend it.  You'll cry - weep even.  But you won't despair.

Sue