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

2. What is Coach Wooden's basic idea of success?

3. How long did it take for Coach Wooden's practice changes to take affect?

4. In order for players to give their best, Coach says they must be composed, self-controlled, and have what?

5. How many titles did the team win while Kareem was a player?

Short Essay Questions

1. Discuss the bad habit Coach Wooden had.

2. Why didn't Coach Wooden ask his players to give 110%?

3. Explain Coach Wooden's haircut rule.

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

5. According to Coach Wooden, what type of player was Kareem Abdul-Jabbar?

6. What were Coach Wooden feelings about assistant coaches?

7. How does Coach Wooden define success?

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

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

10. What did Coach Wooden say he never wants his team to do during a game?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Coach Wooden says that a player that gives his all have self-control, composure, and endurance. Write as if you were coaching a team. Describe what type of team it would be and how you would apply each of these three attributes in your coaching.

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

Coach Wooden describes the importance of being a role model for young people. He uses this idea many times in his coaching.

Part 1) Write a brief description of what it means to be a role model.

Part 2) Write about times when Coach Wooden was a good role model. Use examples from the book.

Part 3) Write about times when Coach Wooden was not a good role model. Use examples from the book.

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