In anticipation of Shakespeare celebrations next year, we asked Oxford University Press and Oxford University staff members to choose their favourite Shakespeare adaptation. From classic to contemporary, the obscure to the infamous, we've collected a whole range of faithful and quirky translations from play text to film. Did your favourite film or television programme make the list?
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Did you ever have a coach for anything? Did you like your coach, or hate them?
Were they mean, tough, or nice?
Here's a snapshot from one of my favorite teen movies -
She's the Man.
The coach in this movie was very tough, (I hear he was an actual coach in real life) but in the end he was just a softie. Aww! (I'm still in love with Channing Tatum, for anyone who is curious - picture below is not Channing)
I have a trainer named Meko. This guy below kinda looks like him, but Meko I think is cuter. Meko is the toughest trainer I've ever had. I sweat from the time he comes to my house to the time he leaves me heaving on the floor after the workout. He's amazing! (although I tell him that I don't look forward to him coming and am happy to see him go, because he so tough)
My coach in high school told me this quote:
Practice doesn't make perfect...PERFECT PRACTICE MAKES PERFECT. My coach was Ms. Small, and she was tough but nice.
The football coach at my high school was a total jerk. He was also the driving instructor. I heard he used to rub the backs of girls' necks while they were driving in drivers' ed, but he surely didn't do that to me because I'd make sure the authorities knew about it. (although back then we were stupid and weren't savvy on sexual harassment)
Have you ever had a coach? Did you like them? What was their "coaching style?"
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Gather round children and you will hear, a midnight tale of …well, really good news for introverts. Remember lo those many months ago when I shared with you my favorite piece of marketing advice? Remember?
Well, you don’t have to take my word for it. Donald Maass, founder of Donald Maass Literary Agency and author of the wildly helpful WRITING THE BREAKOUT NOVEL has spoken. And I want to share his answer with you.
First of all, I found this blog entry via a link on Writtenwyrdd’s blog (which is a fabulously informative blog and I highly recommend it, especially for writers of fantasy) to a post on Josephine Damian’s blog, which is, I’m guessing, the cyber equivalent of six degrees of separation. Anywho—Josephine attended one of Maass’s Writing the Breakout Novel Workshops and asked him about the benefits of blogging and other promotional activities. His answer?
You really must go read the entire thing to get the full impact of what he said, but here are a couple of highlights to motivate you to read it.
…here he made his palms and fingers flat, then held his hands a few inches apart and said with the same vehemence of his earlier reply, "It’s what’s between the cover that sell the book." Tender reader, he doesn’t so much say these words but rather hurls them at me.
But wait. It gets better....
To sum up, Donald was willing to concede there were examples, few and far between, where an online presence helped in some small ways, but in terms of significant sales or opportunity, you have to wait until you’ve released 4-5 books for the time and effort spent promoting yourself online to payoff in any way that’s worthwhile, sales-wise.
And don't forget to read the entire comment thread, because she has more gems in there, such as the following:
DM made note of all the promotional bookmarks and postcards being handed out by the romance writers in my group (the group that hosted the workshop), and he says they are a waste of time and money as well.
So check it out. And Josephine promises to have more posts up soon on her encounter with Donald, so you may want to follow along.
I had numerous swim coaches growing up, and as much as it pains me to admit this,I worked harder for the tough ones, trying to earn their respect. And when I wrote the volleyball coach in PROM DRESS, I definitely made me tough (but with a soft spot hidden in there, too)...
I had a personal trainer a few year ago...and while she was UNBELIEVABLY sweet, I got into crazy good shape with her because she pushed me just a *little* bit harder every week without me even noticing!
I never had a coach for anything that I can remember... I was not the sports type! I sure wish I had a personal trainer now, though!
Teri
I still dispise my old pom-pom coach. She weighed like 500 pounds and would work us like dogs while she sprawled out on the bleachers. I ended up getting kicked off the squad because I was flunking geometry. When she told me I was off, I told her that she couldn't kick me off because I quit. I know, really mature, huh?
I *love* SHE'S THE MAN!!!!
My football coach in high school was also our driver's ed teacher. He was a really good coach and a really bad teacher. LOL!
My varsity soccer coach in high school was amazing. She supported us and pushed us without ever making us feel badly. She was fun when she could be and tough when she needed to be and because of that we were a darn good team. She put out consistently good teams every year and we always went to sectionals. I saw her in the grocery store back home a few summers ago and just cried at the site of her. I was so happy to see her again and to introduce her to my kids. Her name is Jeannie Berry and I will be forever grateful for all she did for me as a shy teenager.
Emily in AZ
I never actually had a coach for any specific sport or anything but my sis had a swim coach which was my math teacher and she was really nice this year.
the last comment was from me Susan