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Late in a boys intermediate game last week I called a kid for pushing when he undercut a taller kid under the basket and pushed him a good 2-3 feet out of the way with his butt before grabbing the rebound. He was stunned when I called him for the foul. As we lined up for the ensuing foul shots I asked him if he understood what he had done...I know, I know, don't try to coach the kids on the floor but it was a 7th-8th grade game and I had been pretty impressed with this kid's effort and attitude to that point and just thought I would try to explain what he had done wrong. The kid shot daggers at me with his eyes and said "All I did was box him out and get the rebound...I didn't do anything wrong". I just nodded, we administered the shots, and I remembered why I don't normally try to teach rules to the kids on the court. DOH!
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