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zuluhoops — Wed, 15 Mar 2006 02:00:28 +0000

Zuluhoops chronicles the antics that ensue when a science teacher from suburban Los Angeles agrees to spend a year at a struggling, impoverished school in rural South Africa. Frustrated by the many barriers that dog him in the classroom, he eventually vows to get through to his students by introducing them to his favorite sport: basketball Before long, he has succeeded in building the first modern basketball court in the entire region. But can he teach his students to play a sport they have never seen before and coach them to victory in an urban basketball tournament by the time his year is up?

Packed with quirky, lovable, and revealing characters, Zuluhoops provides a humorous but deeply moving look at the immense challenges of rural education in South Africa. At the same time, it examines the power of sport to teach valuable life lessons in any language.