a coach who use to be good and but have have to move to a new area to get away from what he once do while a team of no hoper while the star player who have a row with the coach while the assistant coach with an alcohol problem and the little guy who get kick around score the win basket while the whole town against the coach ( all except for the lead lady ) . it the old story right out of the british comic book and where a team of speccy geek and fatty take on the brazilian at soccer and win . this film and admittedly well put together and be full of these clichés . the only part i do not predict be when at the town meeting and the star player suddenly decide to side with the coach . no reason be ever give . it seem like a very strange thing to do see that everything be go his way hitherto . maybe he just felt sorry for the poor guy . gene hackman play a locker room popey doyle . i be sure that an actor of dennis hopper calibre find nothing particularly challenge about his role . the same can be say about barbara hershey . all in all and a film full of clichés that might have be do a lot good than it be .