Girls? The thought of coaching them seems preposterous to Clay Driscoll (earnest newcomer Jeffrey Donovan), who travels to Middleton, Okla., in the 1960s prepared to coach the varsity boys' team. But that position is filled, so he's forced to coach the girls' team -- the Lady Cyclones. Faced with an under-performing crew of untrained players, the coach begins to treat the girls like boys. They run laps in a closed gym and practice shots and plays they've never tried before -- and eventually their "old-fashioned grit" leads them to a Cinderella season culminating with the state championships. Along their way, Driscoll and the girls overcome several obstacles, most of all, gaining a fan base. Meanwhile, big man in town Ellis Brawley (Bruce Dern) can't stand Driscoll and his newfangled idea of empowering female athletes. Of course, the Lady Cyclones are up to the task of proving Brawley wrong. Driven by their caring young coach, the girls determine to play as hard as the boys, even ...
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Many of the towns in the movie, including the town of Middleton, are made up but based on actual towns. The town of Middleton is based on the western-Oklahoma town of Sayre. The towns of Okeene, Byng, and Lawton are real, while the towns of Dellaplaine, Medfield, and Placerita are made-up.
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Jim Keith retired in 1986 after 35 years as a coach and social studies teacher, but still coaches part time.
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The character of Clay Driscoll is based on the legendary girls' coach from Oklahoma, Jim Keith.
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Based on the book ''Brief Garland'', by author Harold Keith who wrote it about his nephew and real-life coach Jim Keith.
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In the shot of downtown Oklahoma City, the skyline features the Ford Center, not built until the early 2000s.
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Girls did not play full-court basketball at that time in history: girls' basketball in Oklahoma was a half-court, 3-on-3 game until the mid 1980's.
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The hay machine, the Do-Ese, wasn't invented until the next decade.
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Three point lines were not painted on the gym floor in the 1960's.
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The scoreboard in the gym has the name "Daktronics" on it. This company, based in Brookings, South Dakota, was not in existence during this time period.
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The shot of downtown Oklahoma City includes several modern office towers that were not built until the 1970s.
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The western Oklahoma town, Weatherford, is misspelled as "Wetherford", on a marquee.
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