The Real Story of a High School Coach is the second work published by Michael Miragliuolo, after the 2011 publication of An American Boy. In The Real Story of a High School Coach, Miragliuolo analyzes the day-to-day responsibilities of a high school coach, but delves further into the profession attempting to explain the motivation for one to enter this field in the 21st century. He provides a look into the mind of a coach, allowing fellow coaches to reflect on his or her own experiences, as well as introducing those unfamiliar with this undertaking to get a behind-the-scenes look at the occupation. In doing so, Miragliuolo goes into detail about what life is like for a typical high school coach and provides and interesting and motivational look into this world. Michael Miragliuolo has been a high school for coach for roughly twenty years, coaching varsity basketball, baseball, cross country, and soccer. His teams have won many state championships, more than sixty of his former athletes went on to continue athletic careers at the college or university level, and he has won more than two dozen coach of the year awards. Miragliuolo's cross country and baseball teams have been nationally ranked and the cross country program has been featured in many national publications, including USA Today, Runner's World, Coaching Management, and others. He currently lives in Cary, North Carolina and spends summers traveling to Europe.