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Teaching better sportsmanship applies if you are talking about pulling out of a press. Clearly some coaches don't know when to call of the dogs. But when to back off is also a difficult question to answer in a competitive game. We came back from 17 down with 8 to play when a team backed out of a press, so anything is possible while time remains.
But the more important problem is what you do when your team can crush without pressing. We played an AAU tournament recently where we pulled our press 10 minutes into a 25 minute game. The score was about 23-1 at the time. We ended at 44-3 (with a 25 minute running clock!!!). I can't stop my team from playing, I can just take a little of the pressure off. If you are over your head, at some point it isn't something I can help you with, good sport or not!
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