Unsportsmanlike?

[Adam]

Originally Posted by Bad Zebra

I used this exact tactic in my son's middle school game I was coaching several years ago. The subject was a big thug with a hot head and everyone knew it. I even went so far as to have a player shadow him when he went to the water fountain. He got extremely frustrated by the third quarter and fouled out. Totally neutralized his size and skill. His coach told me after the game that almost every team they played did the same thing. He ended up playing soccer by the time he got to high school.

Seems to me this tactic could easily backfire if you have a decent enough coach; especially after one or two times.