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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Coach Wooden try to get out of his contract with UCLA?

2. What great NBA player did Coach Wooden compare Kareem to?

3. According to Coach Wooden, what was the one thing that was holding back his UCLA team?

4. When some players showed up clearly breaking the haircut rule, what did Coach Wooden do?

5. What college besides UCLA did Coach Wooden consider after coaching at ISU?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was Coach Wooden's advice to his team concerning the outcome of a game?

2. What did Coach Wooden believe was a great motivator and how did he use this to help his team?

3. Discuss the bad habit Coach Wooden had.

4. Explain the comparison Coach talked about between players and doves.

5. What is something Coach Wooden says he will never do. Why do you think he says this?

6. According to Chapter 14, what was important to the Wooden Family?

7. Explain the importance of socks and shoes according to Coach Wooden.

8. When did Coach Wooden do most of his talking with his players?

9. How did Jabbar deal with the treatment from the public?

10. How does Coach Wooden define success?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Coach Wooden says that his wife Nellie is one of his biggest inspirations. Use specific examples from the book to write about what why Coach and Nellie have a strong marriage. Describe specific instances when Nellie offered Coach inspiration.

Essay Topic 2

Coach Wooden describes one of the most gratifying moment of his career as being when a reporter asks one of his player about racial issues on the team and the players responds by saying, "Coach doesn't see color."

Part 1) Explain what the player meant by this statement.

Part 2) Give specific examples from the book that prove this statement to be true.

Part 3) Write why you think Coach referred to this as one of the most gratifying moments of his career.

Essay Topic 3

There are several occasions in the book where Coach Wooden discusses removing players from a game or practice for different reasons.

Part 1) Compare the different occasions and reasons. How are they similar? How are they different?

Part 2) Do you think Coach was right or wrong in each of these occasions. Why?

Part 3) Do Coach's decisions make the players better players? Why or why not?

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