Perhaps the Greatest Coach of All-Time, Pat Summitt (1952 – ) Broke the Glass Ceiling of Intercollegiate Coaching

Perhaps the greatest coach of all-time, Pat Summitt (1952 – ) broke the glass ceiling of intercollegiate coaching. Considered one of the toughest coaches in history, Summitt’s is the winningest coach in men’s or women’s college basketball. Her unparalleled accomplishments have been recognized in and out of sports from the prestigious Arthur Ashe Courage ESPY Award to the Presidential Medal of Freedom given by President Obama.

Given two sides of a triangle, find the range of measures of the third side and determine which choice is in the range. The word or phrase next to the correct response will complete the statement.

6, 10 12, 15

Pat Summitt was born in ______, Tennessee. At the _____, Summitt co-captained the first a. 2 Antioch U.S. Women’s Basketball Team as a player. b. 4.5 Clarksville a. 2 1970 World Championship c. 18.75 Smyrna b. 26 1976 Summer Olympics

c. 30 1978 NCAA Finals

10, 16 85, 110 At age ______, Summitt became the head While coaching and playing for Team USA,

coach of the Tennessee Lady Vols after the Summitt earned her master’s degree in _____.

previous coach suddenly quit. a. 12 health a. 22 22 b. 28 physical education b. 26 26 c. 200 psychology c. 31 31

1.5, 1.75 1085, 1290 In 1987, Summitt coached the Lady Vols to the Throughout her 38 year career, Summitt never

first of __ NCAA Championship in her tenure. had a losing season and amassed _____ wins. a. 0.3 eight a. 204 649 b. 2.35 four b. 2376 869 c. Both A & B six c. Neither A or B 1,098

5.065, 7.845 0.0006, 0.0045 In 2000, Summitt was bestowed the honor of After the 2011-12 season, Summitt retired

Naismith College Basketball Coach of the ____. citing an ongoing battle with ______. a. 12.88 Century a. 0.00395 Alzheimer’s disease b. 12.95 Decade b. 0.00514 Diabetes c. Neither A or B Year c. Both A & B Parkinson’s Disease

85, 110 1.5, 1.75

1085, 1290 5.065, 7.845 0.0006, 0.0045

© 21st Century Math Projects Perhaps the greatest coach of all-time, Pat Summitt (1952 – ) broke the glass ceiling of intercollegiate coaching. Considered one of the toughest coaches in history, Summitt’s is the winningest coach in men’s or women’s college basketball. Her unparalleled accomplishments have been recognized in and out of sports from the prestigious Arthur Ashe Courage ESPY Award to the Presidential Medal of Freedom given by President Obama.