AAU

[drothamel]

Not quite sure how this thread got where it is, but I'll see if I can bring it back just a bit.

I don't think that Knight, Wooden, Cheyney, or Larry Brown, for that matter, are even remotely analagous to any AAU coach. First and foremost, AAU coaches are responsible for CHILDREN, literally. As in one of the orignal posts, the girl was in like 5th grade. 5th GRADE!!! I can't really think of any good reason for an adult to scream at or otherwise berate a 5th grader when it comes to athletics. Now, someone might want to make an exception for the kid's partents. College coaches are dealing with legal adults, young men and women. As a previous poster hinted upon, an adult screaming at an adult is very different from an adult screaming at a 5th grader.

I was at an AAU tournament last year (16U), where the coach was actually swearing at his players in the timeout huddle. I mean, you could hear it in the stands. If one wants to put such a high emphasis on winning and championships, part of that should be sportsmanship and decency. If the only way a coach can motivate his or her players is to swear at them or embarass them or act like a fool, then maybe he or she deserves a T; or more.