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Originally Posted by Jim Henry
Did a 6th grade boy’s game last week. My partner calls 5th foul on #40. I hear the boy say under his breath, “that call is a bunch of crap.” I say to him, “What did you say?” (Thinking the kid would not say it again) He says the same thing. I give him a technical and tell his coach what happened. After the game the parent asks me what #40 did to get the technical. I told him what happened and mentioned the boy had the chance to take back what was said the first time but repeated the same message, Dad says, “well it was crap and the boy was just answering the question.” Suggesting the boy should not get a T for answering my question. I said it doesn’t work that way and stated you don’t say that to a ref. The dad ranted on about bad calls prior to that, and I just turned and walked away.
In my opinion it was a teachable moment for the boy . Probably not for the dad,
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You thought it was a teachable moment, and it was. Problem was that the child learned that he can say that and dad will back him. That sums up what is wrong with basketball and even life off the court. During teachable moments the children learn that they can get away with far too much, at least as far as parents are concerned. Parents need to be parents and teach their kids some respect for authority, regardless if they agree with the authority.