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Old Wed Jan 14, 2004, 11:11am
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Originally posted by sleebo
Unfortunately, the coaches at this level do not always have teaching in mind at all times. At times, I have seen coaches who are taking things too seriously or are trying to do things too complex to stop and teach a kid why what they did is not allowed. Sadly, they may be too busy yelling at the kid or may just expect the kids to not mess up. So, yes, it can sometimes be our role to teach the young ones about good basketball if we care about the game and its future.
Sleebo, I agree that at the younger levels the coaching is not always the best. But I disagree that the officials have to step in to teach/coach. It's really not what we're there to do - bad coaching should be addressed by the league directors and parents off the court. I also disagree that the future of good basketball is at stake if these calls at this level are not made & explained by the officials.
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