The Man Watching
Anson Dorrance and the University of North Carolina Women's Soccer Dynasty
St. Martin's Press · Print & ebook · October 12, 2010
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- Who it’s for
- A close look at the coach, players, and long-running success behind UNC women’s soccer.
- Themes
- Women's college soccer, Coaching and leadership, Championship achievement
- Genres
- Sports Lives, Soccer, Soccer Coaching
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The Man Watching: Anson Dorrance and the University of North Carolina Women's Soccer Dynasty is the authorized biography of a fascinating head coach and the more than 200 young women he inspired to believe that anything is possible. Updated to include the story of the Tar Heels's 2008 and 2009 NCAA championships.
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As coach of the UNC's women's soccer team, Anson Dorrance has won more than 90 percent of his games, groomed far more All-Americans, and captured more NCAA championships than any other coach in the sport ten times over. Author Tim Crothers spent four years interviewing Dorrance and Tar Heels players from every era, along with players and coaches from rival college programs, to create the most comprehensive, intimate, and unfiltered look ever inside the most prolific dynasty in college athletics.
Inside a Dynasty
A close look at the coach, players, and long-running success behind UNC women’s soccer.
Come here for
- The human side of a record-setting college program
- Perspectives from players across generations
Expect
- An authorized biography shaped by four years of interviews
- A story updated through the 2008 and 2009 championships
Where it sits
| Soccer Coaching | 71% |
|---|---|
| Soccer | 58% |
| Sports Lives | 53% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Sports Lives
- Soccer Coaching
- Authors
- Tim Crothers
- Publisher
- St. Martin's Press
- Published
- October 12, 2010
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Women's college soccer · Coaching and leadership · Championship achievement
- Reading lane
- Sports Lives