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In ‘The Hill,’ a high school coach teaches his players — and learns lessons of his own

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In 2023, Leif Lathrop led the Primero Bulldogs to their first-ever winning season in six-man football. He wrote about that season in “The Hill.”

When Leif Lathrop took over as coach of the six-man team at Primero High School in Weston, Colorado two years ago, he figured he’d have to teach his players a lot about football. What he didn’t expect was how much he’d learn about himself. That season, Lathrop led the Bulldogs to a winning six-man record for the first time ever. He’s written a book about that experience, called "The Hill."