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3.95 AVERAGE
3.95 AVERAGE
informative
inspiring
tense
medium-paced
I appreciated learning more about deaf culture and history through this book. I would have liked more personal stories of the players and coaches, but those that were there were excellent, especially those that detailed how deaf people are treated in other countries. I didn't care much about the play-by-play of each game (I thought the book focused too much on that) but enjoyed learning about the differences in how deaf teams communicate while playing the game.
informative
inspiring
medium-paced
informative
challenging
informative
slow-paced
hopeful
informative
inspiring
medium-paced
emotional
hopeful
informative
fast-paced
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
3.5 stars
I received an advanced copy of this book.
This is the story of the football team from the California school for the Deaf, Riverside (CSDR). I found that the book taught me and provided me more understanding about the deaf community and some of the experiences they have. It was also a fascinating read about the football team and their success in winning the California state title. I continue to wrap my head around how deaf players play football - from no snap counts, to not hearing the referee's whistles. Each time the author mentioned the complete silence at the games (no loudspeaker/announcer, no band, etc), I was reminded of the very different scenarios that we may think are the norm or are familiar with.
I received an advanced copy of this book.
This is the story of the football team from the California school for the Deaf, Riverside (CSDR). I found that the book taught me and provided me more understanding about the deaf community and some of the experiences they have. It was also a fascinating read about the football team and their success in winning the California state title. I continue to wrap my head around how deaf players play football - from no snap counts, to not hearing the referee's whistles. Each time the author mentioned the complete silence at the games (no loudspeaker/announcer, no band, etc), I was reminded of the very different scenarios that we may think are the norm or are familiar with.
While I glossed over some parts of the football play calling, I was very interested in the lives of the young footballers and their coaches as deaf athletes playing football with their hearing counterparts. The history of deaf culture and how it is a bustling, thriving community was especially good to read. I had read and loved and changed my perspective after reading True Biz by Sara Novic. This book was a non fiction version of some of the history (like the Milan conference where they banned signing for deaf people resulting in tremendous language deficiency in deaf children) of Deaf people.