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
basketball
coach
high school sports
hoosier
1950s
basketball coach
head coach
coaching
coach teacher
high school coach