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Originally posted by Whistles & Stripes
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Originally posted by deecee
basically what are yalls input on a coach yelling foul -- now i would never call an intentional right away but i would address it with a coach first. I will even tell him call it what every other coach calls it "x" or what ever. However in retrospect at 8th grade level i shouldve T'd him up earlier when he came on the court but i thought better to manage the situation than possibly make it worse at the time.
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If I hear the coach yelling foul, and his team's behind, I'm looking for the first foul I can call so it don't get nasty. If it's a legitimate play on the ball, I've got a common foul and we're marching to the line, assuming we're in the bonus. Jersey grabs, bear hugs, push from behind on a layup, and any of that other non-basketball schtick is gonna get the Capital X from my forearms, 2 shots and the ball for the offended team.
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As a coach I teach them to go for the steal and foul in the process. If the foul doesn't get called, we are on our way with the ball which is a better outcome anyway. Occassionally the ball does pop loose without a foul but everyone is kind of anticipating foul at this point so no big whoop if a relatively clean steal is whistled.
In general, I teach my kids to not try to steal the ball from the ballhandler but to force a pass and let teammates cut into passing lanes for steals. Therefore, for us, "get the ball" is a good code for "foul," and we work on it in practice and remind at dead balls.