Format and methods of the book -- How to read this book -- Winning has little to do with the score / James E. McDermott -- Commentary on coach McDermott's narrative -- Affirming students' resistance -- Aligning with youth -- Risk-taking -- Creatively embracing conflict -- Forging new norms in spaces of trust -- The lie is more sinful than the score / Chad R. Malone -- Commentary on coach Malone's narrative -- Direct, explicit instruction -- Concept attainment, automaticity and focus -- Engineering failure -- Learning to detrack on the volleyball court / Colette N. Cann -- Commentary on coach Cann's narrative -- Lessons from the soccer field / Eric J. DeMeulenaere -- The first practice -- Building a team -- Game time -- From the field to the classroom -- Conclusion -- Commentary on coach DeMeulenaere's narrative -- The "classroom management" framework -- The classroom community framework -- New models of leadership -- Reconciliations -- Does the score matter? -- Stars in our midst -- The dynamic coach at the center of the team? -- Reflections from the field and classroom -- Caring -- Meaningful, reciprocal relationships marked by listening -- Acknowledging, discussing, and acting against institutional oppression -- High expectations and support structures -- Teaching as praxis -- Teacher/coach as a social scientist -- Socratic disposition -- Implications.