Herman Boone

combat this is to break up a large group into smaller groups (Yarmey, 2013). Not only does this promote cohesion on its own, but this technique also helps with communication, another factor that is indicative of cohesion. In Remember the Titans, Coach Boone uses this technique by pairing up the White and Black players and forcing them to room together. By placing them in close proximity, he is increasing the opportunity for communication between the players, and therefore creating cohesiveness…

heavily addressed throughout the film, the purpose of it is much more than that, it’s the realisation that of we are able to put our diversities in culture behind us, we can work together as a team, as a community. After arrival at the camp and Coach Boones buddy system is put into place, Julius begins putting a Black Power salute poster on the wall. Gary gets irritated by this and tells him to take it down “I ain't looking at that for two weeks’ man. Take it down,” he says. Julius refuses to do…

My favorite film is Remember the Titans. The film is about a football team and their struggles with integrating an African American high school and a Caucasian high school. Taking place in Virginia in 1971, the film shows the racial tension of the community using techniques to make it cinematic. One of the ways that allows the viewer to understand the tension in the movie is with camera angles. The director, Boaz Yakin, uses multiple camera angles to show both segregation and also unity of the…

A movie about a high school all american hero coming back to his hometown after years spent distancing himself from his past. Shattered NFL dreams have put a sint in his future plans and left this hero without a game plan. But when his high school football coach, the man who singlehandedly shaped his life is deathly ill he must come back once again. Back to the place that still holds him on a pedestal and won't let him forget about his past talents. When the past is just too good, how do you…

same team. Slowly the tensions eased during the two week training during camp in Gettysburg. Coach Yoast treasured member of the community and win a winning coach who cared about his players. Once deciding to accept to assist the coach position under Boone to help support the players. “I am going to talk about winning and Losing…

Army Crew Team Recommendations to Coach Preczewski Coach Preczewski, Head Coach of the United States Military Academy Crew Team faced the toughest decision of his coaching career just 4 days before the National Championship races. He struggled with team leadership, cohesiveness, and teamwork from his athletes. With his Varsity team consistently being defeated by the Junior Varsity team in races and practices, he knew that something was not right. He had done many objective tests that were…

There is always drama and suspense leading up to National Signing Day which has become the most important day to college football teams all around the country but that wasn't the case this afternoon for the West Virginia Mountaineers. Today saw Coach Holgorsen and his staff sign every committed player that was expected to sign, sign with the Mountaineers. West Virginia failed to sign a quarterback in this class which concerns some fans but don't forget that WVU has Will Grier (JR), Chris…

Remember the Titans (September 2000) is a movie that will forever be known as a great. It’s not just a basic movie about football, it’s much more than that. It’s a movie that proves that even though times get rough, it’s possible to overcome it. This movie shows various forms of sociological issues in Alexandria. Discrimination is very evident throughout the entire movie. The white community does not want anything to do with the black community nor do they want to be around them. They do…

Although their thoughts regarding racism are the same the way they confront racism is different. Coach Boone and Katherine are similar because they’re playing roles that face similar situations. Coach Boone had become the first African American coach in football history. He fought for his spot as the Head coach when he was being discriminated from all angles. He made the team unite and changed societies…

Coach Boone tells Gary that the other boys on the team are his brothers…