From the Coaches Bookshelf: Maturing Process

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American Football Monthly July 2014 Issue Online

Bill Courtney turned a group of at-risk teens at Manassas High School in Memphis into a tight, highly motivated football team that was the subject of the 2012 Academy Award-winning film, Undefeated. He also converted an abandoned piece of property into a $45 million dollar lumber company. Courtney has since become a consultant for PepsiCo, Nike, and Fed Ex. This excerpt is from his recently-published book, Against the Grain: A Coach’s Wisdom on Character, Faith, Family and Love.

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