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Don Haskins Character Analysis

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This movie is based on a true story that takes place in 1966. Don Haskins is the main character and he is given the chance to be the boys basketball coach at Texas Western a Division 1 college in El Paso, Texas. Upon getting the job he moves himself and his family to the college, they are given a men’s dorm to live in. Haskins is not giving a very good team or recruiting budget but that’s not gonna stop him. No one expects this season of having nothing to come to an end with having achieved so much, and changing history in the making, upsetting the entire NCAA organization.
After arriving at a basketball game to find recruits, he notices one african american kid who isn’t given the chance to go in until the coach is fed up with the white kids on the floor. Merely seconds after being put in the kid scores and the crowd goes wild. Haskins has now found out how he’s going to make a team for himself, and it’s going to shock the south at that time. Time passes and now Don has 7 african american and 5 white males on his hands, something that has never been seen before. These men are …show more content…

It might be more confusing for younger ages only because they probably haven’t learned of segregation back when this movie takes place, but it will teach them good live lessons. For instance, the viewer is taught about having respect for one another, treating teammates as if they’re family. Something that I see has so much potential when it comes to teaching young athlete is said by the assistant coach. “Your dignity is inside you,” ”Nobody takes something away from you that you do not give them” and “No one’s gonna give you anything- you will have to go out there and take it”. The negative that come with this movie are that it includes some harsh languages for younger ages, and scenes throughout have images of racism and racist

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