[Read] Lady Tigers in the Concrete Jungle: How Softball and Sisterhood Saved Lives in the South
- 3 years ago
https://dantalion1umni.blogspot.com/?book=164313065X
Violence was a way of life for?the?girls of Mott Middle School?in?the?South Bronx. Some woke up to it at home, and others dodged it on?the?way to school. Vicious physical fights broke out?in?classrooms, hallways, and?bathrooms.?These girls filed?their fingernails?into sharp points because?they had to be ready to go at any time.?Then a new coach joined?the?ranks at Mott Middle, and a new program began: girl's softball.??Coach Astacio offers?the?girls?the?time and attention?they need to take?their first steps to success.?As?they learned to throw, hit and field,?they also dealt with?the?foul balls life threw at?them: abuse, fractured homes, and violence wherever they looked.?But?the?biggest challenge?they faced was learning to think and act like a team, not just a bunch of fierce girls against each other?and?the?world.?Lady Tigers in the Concrete Jungle?is the?incredible true story that captured?the?hearts of millions when?they were?invited to appear on Ellen earlier this year.? The?Lady?Tigers?were?invited onto?the?field at Yankee Stadium where?the Yankees honored Coach Astacio with ?Coach of the Year? at their Hispanic Heritage Month Community Achievement Awards in September 2017. But beyond the headlines, this is a story of a self-selected community coming together with faith, courage, and new-found values to overcome fear, violence, and crippling doubt.These girls have ushered in a new confidence and pride not only in themselves, but in their school, the faculty, and their friends. And while not all of them have continued down this new path, many are now the first in their families to go to college and are beginning to see how being a Lady Tiger will always be a part of their lives.
Violence was a way of life for?the?girls of Mott Middle School?in?the?South Bronx. Some woke up to it at home, and others dodged it on?the?way to school. Vicious physical fights broke out?in?classrooms, hallways, and?bathrooms.?These girls filed?their fingernails?into sharp points because?they had to be ready to go at any time.?Then a new coach joined?the?ranks at Mott Middle, and a new program began: girl's softball.??Coach Astacio offers?the?girls?the?time and attention?they need to take?their first steps to success.?As?they learned to throw, hit and field,?they also dealt with?the?foul balls life threw at?them: abuse, fractured homes, and violence wherever they looked.?But?the?biggest challenge?they faced was learning to think and act like a team, not just a bunch of fierce girls against each other?and?the?world.?Lady Tigers in the Concrete Jungle?is the?incredible true story that captured?the?hearts of millions when?they were?invited to appear on Ellen earlier this year.? The?Lady?Tigers?were?invited onto?the?field at Yankee Stadium where?the Yankees honored Coach Astacio with ?Coach of the Year? at their Hispanic Heritage Month Community Achievement Awards in September 2017. But beyond the headlines, this is a story of a self-selected community coming together with faith, courage, and new-found values to overcome fear, violence, and crippling doubt.These girls have ushered in a new confidence and pride not only in themselves, but in their school, the faculty, and their friends. And while not all of them have continued down this new path, many are now the first in their families to go to college and are beginning to see how being a Lady Tiger will always be a part of their lives.