The Heart of the Game

The documentary follows a high school basketball team. It is a girls’ team in Seattle. The school is Roosevelt. Their coach is Bill Resler. Resler teaches tax for a living. He approaches coaching in his own way. His methods are hard and unusual. The team rises with him. What they are after is the state championship. The team’s best player is Darnellia Russell. Her obstacle comes from off the court rather than on it. She loses her eligibility to play. She sets about getting it back. The documentary follows that fight. Filming was spread over several seasons. Ludacris narrates the ninety seven minute film, an American production Ward Serrill finished in 2005.