Coach Carter Act 1 Scene 1

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Scene 1 : Coach Carter arrival (9:00m)
The new coach of the Richmond basketball team made his arrival in front of the players who totally lack of discipline and have a arrogant behaviour. Ken Carter replaces a coach nearing retirement and was visibly overtaken by events. This former coach failed into managing the teenagers due to a lack of authority to deal with players who had decided to do what they want. Mister Carter will first attempt to inculcate moral values in his group of players. Respect is one of those, he asked his players to contact him using the term "Mister", he will also do that in return to its players. To teach about respect a win win involvement is setted based on reciprocity.
Coach Carter will thereafter establish the rules
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For him "the two best markers have left, there will be two new best markers this year," it does not bend to the whims of these false starts, and wants to show at the same time that he is the boss on the gym.
Last season the Richmond team lost 22 games for only 4 wins, with no particular inquietudes from the Richmond players, the team members are not all aware of the work required to reach the summits. Coach Carter after observing the team previously saw the weaknesses of their strategy: the physical condition of players is not optimal. It will make run hundreds of miles to his players.
In accordance with Rosalynn Carter "a great leader take people where they not necessarily want to go but where they ought to be", that is why coach Carter expects the team lead at the top of the regional championship while the players were far for recognizing their

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