Facing The Giants Character Analysis

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I- About the Movie: o Facing the Giants is a 2006 American Christian drama film directed by and starring Alex Kendrick. o Content:
In his six years of coaching, Grant Taylor has never had a winning season. Even the hope of a new season is squelched when the best player on his Shiloh Eagles decides to transfer schools. After losing their first three games of the season, the coach discovers a group of fathers are plotting to have him fired. Combined with pressures at home, Coach Taylor has lost hope in his battle against fear and failure.
However, an unexpected challenge helps him find a purpose bigger than just victories. Daring to trust God to do the impossible, Coach
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a. Goal-Setting theory:
Setting goals is the first step in turning the invisible into the visible. o At the beginning of the movie, Grant Taylor – the coach of Football team- is a loser. In his six years, he and his team have never had a winning season; the start of the team transfer school; the players' fathers start making noises about replacing Grant. And on his daily life, he meets many difficulties; even he is the reason that his wife cannot become pregnant. o For the long time, Grant just coasting along, doing what everyone does. Therefor, he did what all football coach does and this is to win games, or victory. And this is bad because he made this as his goal life. o Then, Grant changed. The first step starts his successful is goal-setting. Grant Taylor creates a new coaching philosophy and decides to praise God, no matter what the result. At the same time he guides and urges each one of his players to give the maximum effort, and motivates them to believe they can win under God's provision. o The agreement of everyone makes an unexpected power, turn impossible into possible. And the Shiloh Eagles defeated the three-time defending champion Richland Giants and won the

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