Youth dribbler and defender running parallel

[FlasherZ]

Originally Posted by Robert Goodman

Let me guess: The players and coach in both places are used to soccer. And secondarily American football.

I can't say that soccer isn't part of influence, but soccer isn't that big here. I believe it is a technique he is teaching to his team because it is effective for him. With "no blood, no foul" style officials, it gives him an advantage and frustrates his opponents, no matter how obvious it is.

He's doing a disservice to his players, though, in that it is teaching them bad habits that must be corrected later for HS.

[Robert Goodman]

Originally Posted by FlasherZ

He's doing a disservice to his players, though, in that it is teaching them bad habits that must be corrected later for HS.

What percentage of them will go on to play on a HS team?

I frequently see this attitude by coaches in football on the HS level, treating everything pre-HS as if it's just prep for later interscholastic play. Meanwhile those who coach at lower levels point out that if most of the players will never play on a HS team, it makes more sense to coach them for the level they are playing at. College coaches don't treat interscholastic play as just prep for college.

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Originally Posted by Robert Goodman

What percentage of them will go on to play on a HS team?

I frequently see this attitude by coaches in football on the HS level, treating everything pre-HS as if it's just prep for later interscholastic play. Meanwhile those who coach at lower levels point out that if most of the players will never play on a HS team, it makes more sense to coach them for the level they are playing at. College coaches don't treat interscholastic play as just prep for college.

At the rate participation in HS basketball is going, lot of schools around here can't afford to drop any kids off that start on the lower levels . Especially on the girls side.

[FlasherZ]

Originally Posted by Robert Goodman

What percentage of them will go on to play on a HS team?

I frequently see this attitude by coaches in football on the HS level, treating everything pre-HS as if it's just prep for later interscholastic play. Meanwhile those who coach at lower levels point out that if most of the players will never play on a HS team, it makes more sense to coach them for the level they are playing at. College coaches don't treat interscholastic play as just prep for college.

30-40% will go on to play freshman basketball in HS here. I'm not arguing that he shouldn't coach them for that level, either - I just observe that his players have to do a lot of correction if/when they get there.