High school coach Jim White has had his share of troubles. And most of them have sprung from his own actions. You could say he’s got a bit of a temper problem. I mean, he’s never beaten anybody up or anything. But he’s certainly never backed down from a shouting match if some other teacher

Nicky knows his stuff. It’s not the sort of stuff you’d teach your kids or talk about in mixed company. But it’s a certain well-practiced knowledge that only comes after a great deal of hard work and only, really, to a choice few. It’s like that light-footed grace some athletes have on the sports field.