It was shaping up to be just another day at practice. The high school's head basketball coach, who was young and still trying to establish himself, was picking on the captain of the once-famous girls' team, jumping on her every mistake and yelling at the top of his voice to make his point.

This had happened before, but the head coach felt he had never really got through to her — that he hadn't gotten her to fully believe in him yet — and it looked like today was going to be another one of those days that he was going to try.

The captain was smart and resilient, and always showed a hint of resistance whenever he tried to win her over. However, this day would be different. What ultimately took place was beyond anything anybody could have imagined, and it left a deep impression on me.