Pride on the Mount: More Than a Game

A great read about how a coach has motivated a generation of young players to give 100 percent every day, not just on game-day. It's a book every high school sports coach should read. I'm using it for my sports psychology class. There's also an interesting sub-story on how the parents of a high school superstar, who are concerned about their son's education, deal with professional agents who want the kid to turn pro right out of high school.

Is this book Mount St. Charles 101? No it is not, and I thoroughly enjoyed the book for that reason. Mr. Gillooly is writer first and foremost ( which is more than some can say i.e. "were` and "where" ), who then happens to have an interest in high school sports. The story covers one particular year with a team that involves certain individuals that fit into a larger framework of what it is to be a Mount hockey player. One could make the comparison that it is the "Friday Night Lights" of hockey.