The Assist 1-70

Summary
Jack O'Brien is a successful basketball coach in Charlestown High.In his minivan, he brought basketball kids from the school, Jason White aka Hood and Lamar Brathwaite aka Spot, to experience the life of college. O'Brien was like a father figure to his players, where he wants them to achieve in the future. Hood has a troubling past, where he faces violence and drugs, which he overcomes as O'Brien sees positive changes on the court.
Ridley is a 6'3 senior basketball player in Charlestown High, and wants to become successful by getting a full scholarship to a Division I college for basketball. Charlestown High had been the state champions for continuous years. Ridley's play on the court made college scouts start noticing how explosive his game was, which he is thinking about attending the University of Toledo. Ridley is not only great on the court, as his academics are on point. Division I scholar athletes needs to have a minimum SAT score of 820, where Ridley had 960, complete fourteen courses, which Ridley had twenty-two, and on top of that, he was a honor roll student.
Practice had started, where it felt like torture to the players. O'Brien is strict on the court, where he wants every play to be done perfectly. O'Brien was more prepared this year, where he got a list of drills to execute to the players.After long practices of suicide after suicide, it would only enhance the teams performance in the game. It was only tryouts, where all players had to try there best, or they will be eliminated.

Quote
"I believe that a coach's responsibility does not start at the beginning of the season and end with the last game, but rather is a continuing effort that results in the growth and formation of a well-rounded student/leader" (Swidey 63).

Reaction
This quote is the definition of Jack O'Brien as he becomes an amazing coach to players on the court. O'Brien is not just a coach that wants to tell kids to play, but he wants to become a role model to the students where later in life, they can lead themselves to higher achievement.