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This is a great thread, but may I offer a pragmatic approach. At the 7th/8th grade level, what is the dire consequence of racking up fouls? If you get away with the steal, you have the ball, and if a foul is whistled, and the opponent is in the bonus, what are the odds they are going to make both free throws? I bet a large majority of the time, you're going to get the ball back with the opponent making one or no free throws.
Unfortunately, this could be the mind set of a coach at that level who is obsessed with winning, rather than teaching the game of basketball.
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