Miracle Film Vocabulary Review (Ch. 27-44)

3. The coach had ____________ strategic ways to make his team become like a family.
5. Before 1980, the Soviet hokey team was ____________.
8. The coach's treatment of the players was often ____________, but it was helpful in the end.
10. Hockey players have to move quickly but also _________ on the ice.
12. The Americans were __________ of the constant pressure from the Soviet players, but they held strong.
15. The game ended with __________ for the Soviet team.
16. Both the Russian and the American hockey players had strong __________ in order to survive each game.
17. The American players were _________ when they badly lost their first game to the Russians.
18. The Soviet players __________ the referee of making biased decisions during the match.
19. The media __________ the coach with questions about his tactics after the game.
21. The head coach didn't __________ any team member from doing hard work every day for six months.
22. Herb was __________ to see his players's hard work finally pay off.
24. The American players __________ to win as a symbol of hope during the Cold War.
25. Most of the Olympics directors thought Herb was a ________ for selecting such an inexperienced team.

1. Most of the kids that Herb hired to play on the team were young, ____________ and naive.
2. The coach wanted to __________ the team’s strategy after every game to improve their chances.
4. The players were __________ when Herb made them do skating exercises for hours in the dark.
6. Herb was not a _______ man; he had plenty of hockey experience in his life.
7. At first, the coach felt ___________ about the Russians beating his team, but later they improved.
9. Hockey players had to _________ their equipment on the bus.
11. After the win, the crowd was filled with __________, and many couldn’t believe what they had just seen.
13. At first, the Soviet team ________ any possibility that they could be beaten by anyone else.
14. The game was a __________ reminder of how important teamwork and perseverance are in achieving success.
20. The victory was so unexpected that many people around the world were __________.
23. The American coach believed that the team's __________ training would help them win the game.