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Originally Posted by Bad Zebra
And that's the real shame in all that has taken place between these two teams.
Is there anybody that works high school games that doesn't see behavior in the NBA emulated in high school?
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I don't see it as much in high school because a far higher percentage of officials don't accept it, and by the time the players and coaches get to that level, they have a better understanding. There are exceptions, though.
Lower levels anything outside of school-sanctioned events, and it becomes far more prevalent. Coaches learn by watching TV, and players take cues from their parents.
I had a MS football game (parks and rec) last weekend, and the parents on my sideline were complete tools. You could see the affect it had on the players, too. After the game, one player came up and apologized, "I'm sorry they were all yelling at you." As I was telling him I appreciated his sportsmanship, his teammate started booing. Kid #1 turned on his teammate and started yelling at him.
Sadly, the first kid is the exception with parents and coaches like this (the HC had consistently been asking for calls he knew he couldn't/shouldn't get, and the parents were cuing off of that) turn out far more mouthy kids than the coaches who get it.