Staring Samuel L. Jackson as Ken Carter,who is a sporting goods owner until he is offered a job as a basketball coach at his old high school in poor broken down Richmond, California. Coach Carter tries to keep the players on his team under a tight leash by making them sign contracts. These contracts entail that all players must obtain a certain GPA in order to play on his team.The team did not believe in the coaches tactics and did not want to abide n=by his rules. It wasn’t until the team went on a undefeated win streak did the player begin to show Coach Carter the respect he deserved. The problem occurs when these players become to comfortable and they start to fail in the classroom and not show up for class. With this occurring Coach Carter takes matter into his own hands and closes the gym and cancels games until the grades are brought back up. This starts an up roar in the city.

This is a really good sports movie. This shows how a coach earns the respect of his players and community. Most importantly it shows the importance of grades. Coach Carter puts a lot of faith in his players to show them there is life outside the streets and that high school. He truly shows the importance of getting into college and continuing your education. I recommend this movie to any student-athlete it is a must see.