Back row dynamo [Jake Maddox JV girls]by Maddox, Jake 

BTSB Prebound(Stone Arch, 2018)

BTSB #: 596168 Available

Dewey: FAges: 9-12   
AR: 4.8 MG Lexile: 730 F&P: R

Genres: Sports

Subjects: Volleyball - Fiction Coaching (Athletics) - Fiction Voluntarism - Fiction Helping behavior - Fiction Self-confidence - Fiction

Summary: Ellie is amazing in the back row, but not so good in the front row. When Ellie meets some younger girls in need of volleyball instruction, she sees improvement from a different angle. Will this help Ellie find a way to be a more well-rounded player and not just a back row dynamo?

Game changers by Lupica, Mike 

Audio Book(Findaway World, LLC, 2012)

BTSB #: P01816 Available

Dewey: FAges: 8-11   


Genres: Sports

Subjects: Coaching (Athletics) - Fiction Father-son relationship - Fiction Football - Fiction

Summary: When the coach's son, Shawn O'Brien, is chosen to play quarterback, eleven-year-old Ben McBain is not surprised--but when he tries to be a good teammate and help the inconsistent Shawn, he is startled to learn that his new friend does not really want the position.

Gollywhopper Games : friend or foe [Gollywhopper games]by Feldman, Jody 

BTSB Prebound(Greenwillow Books, 2015)

BTSB #: 328201 Available

Dewey: FAges: 8-12   
AR: 4.4 MG RC: 3.4 3-5 Lexile: 610

Genres: Sports Adventure Fiction

Subjects: Contests - Fiction Games - Fiction Puzzles - Fiction Coaching (Athletics) - Fiction Conduct of life - Fiction

Summary: Zane thinks about little but football until after his second concussion, when his parents say he must take a year off, so when he gets a chance to compete in the Gollywhopper Games he is excited about applying many of the skills that help him excel on the football field to a different kind of competition.

Softball switch-up [Jake Maddox girl sports stories]by Maddox, Jake 

BTSB Prebound(Stone Arch, 2020)

BTSB #: 596156 Available

Dewey: FAges: 8-12   
AR: 3.5 MG Lexile: 530 F&P: P

Genres: Sports

Subjects: Softball - Fiction Coaching (Athletics) - Fiction Teamwork (Sports) - Fiction Self-confidence - Fiction East Indian Americans - Fiction

Summary: When the coach of her championship softball team asks Raisa Kumar to teach a new recruit, Annie, how to pitch she is eager to help, especially since she hopes to be a coach herself someday; but when the team's other pitcher turns up with a broken arm, teaching Annie takes on a new urgency--and Raisa's efforts at coaching seem to be frustrating Annie rather then helping her.