Product Details

• Actors: Jeffrey Donovan; Samantha Mathis; Bruce Dern; Bob Gunton and Heather Matarazzo
• Directors: Robert Collector
• Format: Color, DVD, NTSC
• Language: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.66:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
• Studio: Gaiam
• DVD Release Date: September 4, 2007
• Run Time: 108 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (22 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B000R7G6H2
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #13,335 in Movies & TV (See Bestsellers in Movies & TV)

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Editorial Reviews

Product Description
The true story of a young man whose dream of coaching boys' high school basketball are derailed when the school board assigns him to the girls' basketball team instead. The girls and the coach need to earn each other's trust, and despite the opposition fo the small conservative town, they learn how to play to win.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Solidly grounded, September 8, 2007

By	Craig Yager (Boulder, Colorado) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This movie is solidly grounded in the story of a real coach and a real team. At the end of the movie, the actual person who inspired the film is shown being showered with the devotion of his players decades after they were on the basketball court together. Donovan, Mathis, and the young women who play ball are entertaining as well as in touch with the heart of this true story. Well-worth the purchase price.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Based on a true story, January 4, 2008

By	Karen Potts (Lake Jackson, Texas) - See all my reviews (TOP 500 REVIEWER)    (REAL NAME)

A young man shows up at a small-town Oklahoma high school, expecting to coach the boys' basketball team. Instead, he is informed that he will be coaching the girls' team. The girls' team has never done well in this town, but the new coach decides that he is going to treat them as if they are boys. That plan comes under some fire from his wife, but eventually the coach gets it right and the girls begin to win some games. This is an inspiring story of a man who thinks that girls deserve the same opportunities to play sports and to be successful at it as boys do. Unfortunately, not everyone in the small Oklahoma town agrees with him, but that just makes the story more interesting. This is an enjoyable and inspiring movie.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent movie,, October 28, 2007

By	Raggedy Ann (Mangum,OK) - See all my reviews

Believe In MeWhat more can I say,I was captivated. This is a must see for drama and girls basketball fans. Wonderful story, based on a true story.