They needed a second chance to finish first.
Failed college coach Norman Dale gets a chance at redemption when he is hired to coach a high school basketball team in a tiny Indiana town. After a teacher persuades star player Jimmy Chitwood to quit and focus on his long-neglected studies, Dale struggles to develop a winning team in the face of community criticism for his temper and his unconventional choice of assistant coach: Shooter, a notorious alcoholic.
high school
indiana, usa
sports
parent child relationship
son
based on true story
basketball
coach
high school sports
hoosier
1950s
basketball coach
head coach
coaching
coach teacher
high school coach