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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 was Kareem the only player allowed to rest in the training room from time to time during practice?

2. According to Coach Wooden, what is it possible for a player to gain?

3. What did Coach Wooden discover made his team tired at tournament time?

4. In a game, what did Coach Wooden never want his team to do first?

5. Who did Coach Wooden say was one of his most successful players?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why didn't Coach Wooden sell his Pyramid of Success for money?

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

3. Explain John Wooden's Pyramid of Success.

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

5. Why did Coach Wooden take his team to the NAIA tournament his second year of coaching when he did not take them his first year?

6. How did Coach Wooden's religion influence his coaching?

7. In Chapter 17, Coach Wooden says, "failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." Explain what he means by this.

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Coach Wooden's father gave him a note for his elementary school graduation with advice about life. Coach Wooden said that he decided to live his life according to the advice in the note and kept it in his wallet his whole life. Choose several of the points in the note and write about how Coach Wooden applied each of the points to his life. Use specific examples from the book to support what you write.

Essay Topic 2

Several times in They Call Me Coach, Coach Wooden discusses events in his childhood and teenager years, as well as how these events influence his life.

Part 1) Discuss how positive events in someone's childhood can influence them both positively and negatively.

Part 2) Discuss how negative events in someone's childhood can influence them both positively and negatively.

As you write each part, use examples from Coach's childhood and/or teenage years to explain your point.

Essay Topic 3

Coach Wooden discussed many of his players and interactions he had with them. Choose three of Coach Wooden's players, discuss what you learned from them and give your opinion on how Coach Wooden influenced them.

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