| The big screen's most inspirational coaches
By Frank Paiva
Special to MSN Movies
If you're the parent of a young athlete, there are many ways to volunteer for
your child's team. You can wash sweaty uniforms. You can cut hundreds of carrot
sticks for healthy halftime snacks. You can transport players 30 miles out of
town to battle that weird religious school that snuck its way into the
league.
But some parents go a step further than just helping out the team or cheering
from the stands. Some parents take it upon themselves to coach. Whether they
want to relive their youthful glory, ensure their offspring a starting position,
or just genuinely love the game is hard to say. An honest parent would probably
tell you it's a mixture of all three.
George Dryer has another reason. A former soccer star whose son is learning
the game, George has discovered a terrific fringe benefit to parental
involvement: hot single moms. They populate the sidelines in "Playing for Keeps," a new romantic comedy starring
Gerard Butler as the opportunistic
lothario.
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"Playing for Keeps" is out in theaters Dec. 7.
(FilmDistrict) |
