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Technical Foul: Winning Season

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Great stars do not make great teams; team-oriented play is almost always the key to victory. Jared is the consensus best basketball player in his school; the problem is that he knows it as well. Therefore, when the game is on the line, he believes that he has to take over the game to the exclusion of everyone else. This is detrimental to the quality of play that the Hudson City Hornets execute, leading to their losing games they could have won.
An additional problem is that their coach has little experience in basketball, taking over on short notice when the regular coach resigned. With a leadership gap, there is no strong voice to override the wishes of the players. This leads to a confrontation between Jared and one of his teammates on the court and Jared being suspended for a game. As is often the case among quality players, the negative event is the motivating force for the generation of the solution.
This book is in the best traditions of juvenile sports fiction in that it has a message for sports and life. Whether you are on the court or in a business, everyone has a role to play and there is the need to support and aid others. Success and failure are both shared consequences, something that more people need to understand and practice.

Jared is the star of his basketball team...or at least that is what he thinks. But, after causing his team to lose two games early in the season and being benched for a "poor attitude", he is faced with the realization that he may have to learn how to play with his team.

The biggest drawback to this book is that there is little suspense. Some readers may become bored; however, the play-by-play descriptions of the ball games will entertain any sports fan. At some points, it's almost like being in the bleachers. This is a great book for boys and girls alike.