The 2016 Cincinnati St. Xavier High School Football team’s season was a season like no other. Injuries decimated a talented squad, and misfortune appeared often like few sports teams have ever experienced. Yet the team battled through the season to somehow make the Ohio High School playoffs with a highly mediocre record of 5-5, but mediocre is a matter of perspective. Coach Steve Specht chronicles the season, league, teams, coaches, and players. The story is not just about one team, but about high school football throughout the country and beyond. The story transcends athletics and focuses on embracing the struggles we all face in order to overcome, rise above, and find a larger purpose.
In that, the book tells the story of a team losing, persevering, and eventually succeeding – it ap- peals to all. 4th and Redemption is a must-read book for anyone that has ever faced adversity and felt as if all were lost.
With a foreword by Urban Meyer, afterword by Luke Kuechly '09, conclusion by Rocky Boiman '98, inserts by hall of fame high school coaches Chuck Kyle of Cleveland St. Ignatius and Doug Ramsey of Elder High School, 4th and Redemptions offers a unique perspective on coaching and teaching at the high school level. Parents and coaches will gain insight into one of the premier scholar/athlete programs.
Pre-orders of signed copies available at the following link: 4th and Redemption. Release date: End of September.
