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Discussion Questions:
Prior to meeting in your small groups, select a couple questions from the list below to discuss with your group.
Glory Road is set during the peak of the Civil Rights Movement. What situations in the movie stood out to
you as being very different from how people are treated today?
Did this film help you understand why the Civil Rights Movement is such an important part of America's
history?
Coach Don Haskins and the team members of the Texas Western Miners are challenged to confirm their
core beliefs and values, and to stand up for what they know is right. Like Haskins and his team, have you
ever stood up for what you know is right? How?
In your opinion, why was the true story behind Glory Road such an important story to tell?
How does Coach Haskins change his recruiting methods after the traditional methods fail?
In school, when a team "captain" was choosing up sides for a team-what determined if someone go
picked or not?
Have you ever wanted to be part of something - knowing you could do well-only to be rejected? C
ave you ever rejected someone because of their race, the way they talked, the clothes they wore, c
here they lived? Describe your experience.
me some of the behaviors that players on the Texas Western team had to overcome in order to
ners.
at kinds of things did Coach Haskins do to discipline his team so that they would work togethe