Review on Coach Carter

Synopsis of Coach Carter
Ken Carter was once a record–maker and champion athlete on the Richmond High School basketball team in Richmond, CA. In 1999, he own a sporting goods store and later he returns to the school and team as a new basketball coach The Richmond High Oilers have not had a good record winning only win four games last season and the players have a poor attitude. It is a time for a change in management. As a coach, Carter want to make them into a winning team and change their poor attitudes as well as tries to guide and make them to become a man. Coach Carter took the coaching job under his rules. The players have to sign contract with him in order to join the team. Among his rules are the boys and their parents sign a contract agreeing to keep a minimum 2.3 grade point average in order to play the ball, a smart code, attend to every class and sit in the front row. This announcement doesn’t go over too well. For him this is only a minor setback, and he starts the team on a regiment of hustling up and down the court and game fundamentals. Though the training, he teach the boys to respect each other. He address every of his player as ‘sir’ as for him the word ‘sir’ is a term of respect. They must excel in the classroom as well as the gymnasium. He will have access to progress reports on all of his players from their players to make sure they are honoring the contract. Under Carter’s guidance they was undefeated. When Carter discovers that members of his team have been skipping class and let their grade point average slip below 2.3, in response he lock up the gym, cancels games and send his team to the library instead of practice until their make have improve. Carter tells them startling statistics of graduation rates, college admission denials, and prison sentence and his logic just make good sense. Carter plan becomes a subject of controversy among parents and team boosters, and their objections are picked up by the local media. Carter fights to keep his methods. At last they manage to fulfill the contract and play the ball again. Although, they does not win in the state tournament, but now they become a man and ready to face the real world. They manage to enter into college at the end and win Carter’s heart.
Social Issues
There are many social issues portrayed in Coach Carter Movie. First that we can see is the basketball players use impolite language. They always called each other as “nigger” and “dog”. On the first day in gymnasium when Coach Carter introduced himself and distributed the contract, they didn’t respect the coach. They not only not pay attention to the coach but even called him a “nigger” and “dog”. Timo Cruz tried to beat the coach as he didn’t satisfied with the contract but luckily he managed to avoid and push him towards the wall. Besides, there is pregnancy of teenagers. Kenyon Stone tried to manage his life with pregnant girlfriend, Kyra. Kyra is having a baby. She planned to stop her study and not further her study in college. Kyra also mentioned that her cousin already had two kid s at the age of 19 only. This conflict is relieved in an insultingly simplistic way as Kyra decided not to have the baby by abortion. All this had spoiled their bright future. We as a teenagers and students, we are responsible to study and have to try our best for our better future. In addition, Timo Cruz had involved in drug-dealing activity. He had obscure relationships with his cousin, Renny involving money being passed underhand. At the end, Renny died and this brought Cruz finally found his way back. They also not concerned about their academics. Even their parents have no idea about the college and university. They only know that basketball is important for their sons not study. Parents should encourage and guide their children to move on with the right things for their own benefits and bright future.

Characters
Coach Carter
Coach Carter is a self- made businessman who live s by moral absolutes. He is known as athletic glory, and with a son, Damien Carter and a supportive girlfriend, he is living a good live. He also a real man and he is not about to waste time granting pity to the undeserving. Coach Carter is a very strict and discipline man. Punctuality is important for him. This is very obvious when the players are late, they have to pay for it. “Suicides” and “push-up” are common punishment and even his sons, Damien also have no exceptions. He tries to teach the boys to respect themselves and one another. The word ‘nigger’ and ‘dog’ are very familiar to them. For him, ‘nigger’ is a word use to insult our ancestors. He tries to change these by using the word ‘sir’ to address everyone in the team. He believes that his method is for better future for them. He determined to show the boys that they need to rely on more than basketball. Carter is expecting the stability between their academics and co-curricular activities, so that they can enter into college and not ending up in a jail. By these, he introduce his contract that he believe that it is benefit for the team as whole. In addition, he is tough and not easily gives up. Although he faced many objections especially from the parents, he move on with his method and finally some of the basketball players manage to enter into college and successful in their life. Coach Carter very concern about teamwork. His concept “one struggle, whole team struggles” finally success when every players try their best to work together in a basketball game.
The Basketball Players
The basketball players of Richmond Oilers comprise Damien Carter, Kenyon Stone, Timo Cruz, Jason Worm, Junior Battle, Lyle, and etc. Damien is a Carter’s son. He transfers to Richmond after the debate with his father. At first, they are very rude. They use the word ‘nigger’ and ‘dog’ to talk to the coach. They always blame each other especially during the games and their fights off the court are more decisive than their play on court. At the end, Coach Carter manage to guide and teach them to respect themselves and each other. This is very useful in the tournament when all players play as one team and really play for the games. This is what Carter except from them. He managed to change them from boys to become a man, from poor attitudes to become more polite. Finally Coach Carter and the players have achieve their own goal.