Sometimes the Soccer Ball Kicks You!

Episode Description: After soccer practice, Max and Molly stumble onto a new mystery when Max’s soccer Coach hands out bizarre “Zen” playbooks filled with riddles and impossible strategies. As they calculate the odds of success on the field, the pair begins to suspect Coach might be a secret Mole. Math Concepts: • Probability and the Multiplication Rule;Regression to the Mean; Division and averaging (calculating goals per game and postseason stats):History/Geography Concepts: Concepts of Zen and Koans (paradoxical riddles meant to teach mindfulness or enlightenment); Sports strategy and probability in real-world applications