Condescending Coach

[Pantherdreams]

Originally Posted by Welpe

This is precisely why I tend to ignore this comment unless it becomes persistent.

Persistence in comments and phrasing in every situation becomes important.

A couple of instances:

Last weekend had a game A1 was way out of control on fast break. B1 just stood in front of the backboard and got run over on a layup attempt. Easy PC. As we are headed the other way A1 coach is up and screaming "She can't just stand there and not play defense . . . " as I look up thinking T for the tone and where it might be headed I saw him stalking B1 down the floor still hollering "you need to pull up two feet shorter under control and finish that. You just bailed her out. All she had to be on that play was unathletic and in the way." So cleary he was coaching his kids. (I've got nothing here.)

Later in the weekend. Had Team A's stud. Jump up and try to shock a ball screen takes it hard in the numbers but was moving into the ball handler. My partner comes up with a block. Coach shouts to his player "Thats what we want to see on defesne. I thought you got there, they didn't. Keep trying to make that play." I don't think that is passive aggressive or criticism, just coaching. Maybe I'm too thick skinned. (I've got nothing here.)


Monday night: Coach B to her player in transition "They are going to be allowed to pass and crash all night. And they (us) are going to let them. Keep putting your body there but we are going to have talk early to get the switch. Play moved on so we didn't stop, but I did go to coach during a dead ball next trip and ask her to make sure she was coaching her players and not the officials. I wasn't going to be able to talk her if she was making judgements about our integrity or ability. She sat down. (If this happens persistently or again after we talk it is going to be a T.)