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Old Sat Mar 02, 2013, 11:59am
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It's Not Basketball, But It's Kinda Like Basketball ...

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Originally Posted by bob jenkins View Post
I think that one of the referees should get with the coaches to see how long they plan to use this strategy and just shorten the period.
Do any of you veterans assume that "stall ball" is unskilled, and is very easy for coaches to teach, and equally as easy for the kids to play? I know that it doesn't seem very exciting to fans, but as a former player, a retired middle school coach, and a veteran official, I can tell you, it ain't easy. High school kids, and they're just kids, want to run up, and down, the court and shoot the ball as many times as possible. For them to be coached to do it any other way, and to be even moderately successful at it, is a great achievement, and I appreciate the effort involved when I come across one of these games every couple of years.
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