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Hoosiers Movie Reaction

The culture of the Indiana community enhances a great basketball culture. First, the community and the school accept an outsider to be the coach of the school’s team. The community is suspicious about outsiders, but they still give them an opportunity. Dale is given an opportunity to train the rural basketball team to greater heights. They trust the outsider and give him a chance to improve in his roles. Dale’s work at the new team does not start off well as he loses many of his games. In addition, he loses two of the team members towards the completion of a league. However, the people are patient with the coach as he tries to reorganize the team and even have the two estranged members back.

There are the spirit and culture of giving people a second chance (DeYoung & Lawrence 1995). Dale, the new coach of the rural team gets a second chance to train the basketball team. He had lost the first chance after hitting a college team member, as confirmed by Myra Fleener. Myra Fleener determines that Dale had lost the first opportunity of being a coach at college after he engaged in a fight with a player. However, she keeps the secret and allows Dale to have a chance to coach the team and therefore excel in his career. The first lost opportunity is something that Dale wishes not to remember as it cost him too much time before getting to the pitch. On his part, Dale also gives the two members who had left the team a chance to join the others in training. This ensures a reconciliation spirit among the team members, which enables them to do well in the competitions.

The people and the community are quite caring for each other. After the team performs poorly in the opening games, the sponsors hold a meeting to fire Dale as the coach. However, he gets some defense from the people around. Myra, the teacher, chooses not to reveal the reason why Dale had to be fired in the first assignment as a coach in college. She opts to give him a second chance to correct his mistakes and therefore assist the team to do better. In addition, one of the players, Jimmy Chitwood decides that he will not be part of the team if Dale would be fired from the team. Jimmy threatens to leave the team as soon as Dale leaves. This is an indication that the players of the team cared about the fate of their coach and therefore cared for him. This way, Dale is motivated to work harder and give the best for the second chance accorded to him.

The people and the community believe in teamwork. Dale takes up the role of a coach from a very unique direction. He does not allow some of the team members to shine on behalf of others. However, he supports the spirit of teamwork all through. He ensures that the players coordinate in all ways and that none of the players is considered better than the others. This motivates all the players, even those that are not good performers. In the end, every member of the team becomes actively involved in the game and gains the necessary skills. The entire team becomes strong enough to beat the other teams in the competitions.

The community around the area is compassionate about other people beyond games (DeYoung & Lawrence 1995). This is indicated by the involvement of Dennis Hopper as a shooter in the team. Dale determines that Dennis has a drinking problem and aims at assisting him to change his lifestyle. The aim of every action is taken towards giving people a second chance of life. The chance to play a shooter enables Dennis to become a big supporter of the team that his son plays for. The overwhelming support from the community gives the team the motivation to do their best and thus produce great results.

Works Cited

DeYoung, A. J., & Lawrence, B. K. (1995). On Hoosiers, Yankees and Mountaineers. Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TdT_PiRLsaI