Cliff Vermont's wish for his best friend, Jamaal, came true. The Yellow team advanced to the county basketball championship game. Just getting there was not good enough. Jamaal wanted to win the whole tournament in front of the whole county with coaches and scouts in the stands. As game day nears, a problem arises at home and Cliff has to decide between family and basketball. The story takes numerous twists and turns as both Cliff and Jamaal have to deal with bully, Bumper Johnson, as well as Cliff's nemesis, Bette London. Cliff's brother, Sam, and sister, Lisa, are there to cheer on Cliff and to help him overcome the obstacles of being a 12 year-old kid.

Baseball Chronicles: Articles on Youth Coaching is a compilation of twenty-one articles Coach Marty Schupak has written over the course of his twenty-two years of coaching youth baseball, exploring the most common and pressing issues facing youth coaches & parents today. Featured in these articles are both on-field and off-field topics that are designed to help the youth coach run a successful season, whether it is handling the team's parents or reviewing pitching techniques for youth athletes. Based on Coach Marty's experiences, the subjects discussed in the following twenty-one articles are overlooked by the majority of coaches, but could be the secret to success.

Basketball Chronicles: Articles on Youth Coaching is a compilation of twenty-six articles I have written about coaching basketball, especially youth basketball. I have been coaching youth sports for twenty-five years. In addition to coaching basketball, I have coached soccer, baseball, and softball. When coaching, I have found that some drills and techniques will work with some teams and in certain years, but may not work with a whole new group of players in another season. As coaches, we have to learn to be flexible and adapt. These articles will tend to sound like a biography about my experiences in basketball, but I have related many events in my lifetime from watching basketball to coaching this great game. Featured in these articles are both on-field and off-field topics that are designed to help the youth coach run a successful season, whether it is handling the team's parents or reviewing shooting drills for youth athletes. Based on my experiences, the subjects discussed in the following articles are overlooked by many coaches, but could be the secret to success. A number of years ago I produced a baseball video The 59 Minute Baseball Practice, which was a compilation of drills that became very popular for youth baseball coaches. My main goal in making that video is very similar to my goal in writing this book. I want coaches to put on their creative hats and invent their own drills, inbound plays, defensive schemes, and more.

If Cliff Vermont had only slid home, his team would have already clinched the championship. Now the Blue Hens find themselves in a third and deciding playoff game with everything on the line. Cliff not only has to deal with the burden of his baseball blunder, but also the pressure from his teammates and classmates as he prepares for pitching the biggest game of his life. The days leading up to the big game, Cliff learns what it takes to navigate through the strange and often turbulent world of adolescence, both on and off the field, with the help of his younger brother, Sam, and his best friend, Jamaal.