Year of the Bull (a High Football Documentary film)
(Highlights only) This documentary paints a compelling portrait of Taurean Charles, a high school football player for Miami’s Northwestern Bulls. Located in Miami’s impoverished Liberty neighborhood, Northwestern high has a history as a breeding ground for college football and NFL players. Led to believe that football is his only ticket out, Charles focuses all his efforts on earning a place on a Division I collegiate team, letting his grades suffer in the process. But if Charles can’t raise his SAT score to meet the NCAA’s standards, he might never escape his inner city life. As Charles struggles to meet demands from his coaches, family, and society, he wonders who he can actually trust. YEAR OF THE BULL reveals the immense pressures facing poor black youth, and exposes the violent and cruel methods used by coaches to push young athletes.
Duration : 0:9:56
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June 17th, 2009 at 5:43 am
Ya gotta understand …
Ya gotta understand where these kids come from though. If you’re nice to these kids they’ll lose respect for you and won’t see you as a figure of authority.
June 17th, 2009 at 5:43 am
PIZZA…lol…Pizza
PIZZA…lol…Pizza
June 17th, 2009 at 5:43 am
man that dude …
man that dude shouldve whooped tha coaches lol…we didnt have coaches like that they was cool n calm n we went to the regional finals in nc states
June 17th, 2009 at 5:43 am
you are the ing …
you are the ing you playing hardcore behind the computer screen and you know that i cant confront you with it because i live in another country you are acting like a classic
June 17th, 2009 at 5:43 am
Well i think being …
Well i think being ruff on a player is okay, you need to quit being a , go to texas we know how to play
June 17th, 2009 at 5:43 am
thats called good …
thats called good coaching.
June 17th, 2009 at 5:43 am
DA HOOD!!!
DA HOOD!!!
June 17th, 2009 at 5:43 am
THiS NiGGA T-DiDDY …
THiS NiGGA T-DiDDY CRACKS ME UP AT [2:12] LMFAO
June 17th, 2009 at 5:43 am
The West In 2002 …
The West In 2002 lost to Apopka in the 6a title game.
June 17th, 2009 at 5:43 am
what college did …
what college did Taurean Charlesgo tooo
June 17th, 2009 at 5:43 am
do you know where i …
do you know where i can watch the whole documentary
June 17th, 2009 at 5:43 am
I thought the …
I thought the answer would be self-explanatory, but to understate it, my best guess is that most of these people and coaches grew up in environments of economic depression, not having a full mother + father family, so that it carries on and becomes a cycle. Furthermore, later in the movie, Taurean (upon arriving in Gainesville, FL) expressed relief at how peaceful the place was, that “he hasn’t seen anyone shot up, beat up, or even been in a fight there…”
June 17th, 2009 at 5:43 am
thank man i didnt …
thank man i didnt know that
can you tell me why the coach is rough on these players because it aint like that in every HS team
June 17th, 2009 at 5:43 am
It was a black HS …
It was a black HS in a poor neighborhood economically. Average household salary was probably 8000 a year or something. I saw the full film; even the principal in the game lived in a ghetto house.
June 17th, 2009 at 5:43 am
God Taurean Charles …
God Taurean Charles is ing huge if he wasn’t so stupid he’d probably be in the NFL right now
June 17th, 2009 at 5:43 am
yeah the “west” …
yeah the “west” beat southlake cartroll in 07. Remember that boi.
June 17th, 2009 at 5:43 am
fuck u .
u .
June 17th, 2009 at 5:43 am
yo dats what u need …
yo dats what u need sometimes. Coach to whoop yo . I played HS ball in Orlando, FL and our coaches got in our faces sometimes too, sometimes it got physical, that’s football for u… but they always stepped to us like men, aint nobody bigger than a team. I think T. Charles needed to know that, and I don’t think he ever really learned that… sad, a waste of talent.
June 17th, 2009 at 5:43 am
its all about texas.
its all about texas.
June 17th, 2009 at 5:43 am
I didnt think this …
I didnt think this was really that bad….. anyone who plays football knows its not for kids who cant handle cussing or violence. Y do u think u wear full padded gear????? Sure the coach takes it over the top with tackling the kid but he had a point, after everyone sees the captain of the team stand up to the coach and give him then nobody will respect or listen to the coach
June 17th, 2009 at 5:43 am
Go FAMU. B-CC …
Go FAMU. B-CC or B-CU.
June 17th, 2009 at 5:43 am
May somebody put …
May somebody put the whole movie on here please.
June 17th, 2009 at 5:43 am
Lauddygirl you’re …
Lauddygirl you’re just another hater of The U! You’re probably a fan of some school who’s still stinging from the whoopings handed out by Miami. The U has lost so many recruits to other schools because they couldn’t qualify at UM academically it’s ridiculous. So hate on hater.
June 17th, 2009 at 5:43 am
they dont use …
they dont use steroids in inner city schools dumbass
June 17th, 2009 at 5:43 am
why am i not …
why am i not surprised to hear “romeo davis” and “not ready yet” in the same sentence, i love MNW and the fact that it’s a feeder of talent to the U but some of em got into the U simply because they’re from MNW and i think that’s stupid, anywho here’s to a great upcoming season, rumor has it a meeting between MNW and sta is in the near future, any truth to this?