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Al Ulbrickson In The Boat By Daniel James Brown

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Al Ulbrickson was a coach for Washington University's rowing team. He was a good coach but was losing to other teams, and finally got his team in rhythm. Later on towards the end of the book, USA won the Olympics for rowing. In the non-fiction book, "The Boys in The Boat," written by Daniel James Brown, Al was a good coach but the opposite to other people. Al was a little too harsh sometimes and made the boys move seats from time to time, but Al was harsh in a good way as well as a clever and caring coach. In the book, Al Ulbrickson was a great coach who led his team to making history. Al was a caring, smart, and hard-working coach who led the team to the Olympics. Al was always harsh on his players because he was nervous about losing his
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