Fifth foul procedure

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Originally Posted by Scrapper1

It's sad because:

1) The coach is placing winning above sportsmanship. He or she is intentionally acting in an unsportsmanlike manner in order to gain a perceived competitive advantage. At the high school level, and particularly at the freshman level, that's sad.

2) The coach is not coaching. For whatever reason, the coach decides that he is unable to motivate/teach/instruct his team adequately. He has stopped being a coach and decides to become "the show", in the hopes that that will motivate his team.

Well put. I hadn't thought of it that way.

I have to say, I'm learning a lot, and it's actually a bit discouraging. Lots of little nuances like this that don't come naturally yet. Thanks for your post, though.