The Man Watching: Anson Dorrance and the University of North Carolina Women's Soccer Dynasty, Paperback - Tim Crothers

Reducere. As coach of the University of North Carolina women's soccer team, Anson Dorrance has won more than 90 percent of his games, groomed far more All-Am...

Reducere. DescriptionWikipedia notes that Anson Dorrance has "one of the most successful coaching records in the history of athletics." Under Dorrance's lead...

DescriptionWikipedia notes that Anson Dorrance has "one of the most successful coaching records in the history of athletics." Under Dorrance's lead...

Reducere. " Coach Dorrance] knows what it takes to win, and that is very rare. He makes another kind of investment in his players beyond just training: he ca...

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