Lazy Dog Coffeehouse
David Holland

Tuesday Mar 10th, 6-9pm
DAVID HOLLAND, author
Discussion | Reading from his novel | Q&A's | Book sale & signing

   
 

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When the Game Was Just a Game.
Author David Holland, Mahanoy City native, Pottsville resident, Pine Grove Area teacher and noted former basketball coach at Minersville, Nativity & Pine Grove High Schools laments the transformation of the social--character-building--game of playground basketball to an individual-focused--esteem-depleting--game of parent-driven organized basketball.  You've got to have an opinion about this one!

The game of basketball has boomed from peach baskets, playgrounds, and tiny gymnasiums to multi-media presentations, tax-increasing coliseums, and teenage multi-millionaires. With all of its popularity, a serious question looms in the atmosphere that surrounds the sport. Is the game really better today as opposed to a generation past, or has the drive for scholarships, professional contracts, and sneaker endorsements caused a simple ball to bounce the wrong way?
"When the Game Was Just a Game" is a comparative look at the game of basketball from a time when a semi-worn spherical object surrounded by a group of young players provided healthy competition, self-esteem, and friendships to a time marred by too much organization, parental involvement, and expectations exemplified and fostered by modern society.


Dave Holland is a high school social studies teacher in Pine Grove, Pennsylvania. He was a high school basketball coach for eighteen years. Dave presently resides in Pottsville, Pennsylvania, with his wife Cheryl, and two children, D.J. and Kelsey.