Speaking to a coach

[Terrapins Fan]

I think this is my weakest area.

I coached for 11 years. You would think I could talk to them. I can't.

Help me.

Coach complained that a 5'3" player in the lane should have been called for 3 seconds because he was in the lane.

He drove to the basket, got trapped by 3 players over 6' and after a second or 2 passed the ball out of the lane. He was still trapped without a way to get out for another second or 2. So I will say he was in the lane for 4 to 5 seconds. Shot was taken by this team mate after he left the lane.

I did not call 3 seconds, as I saw no advantage to him ( 5'3" tall ) being in the lane with three 6' tall players.

Coach yelled and yelled about it as we went down the floor, for the little time I had following the ball down as trail, I explained " I didn't see him having an advantage, he wasn't going to box anyone off and he wasn't going to get a rebound" Coach came back with "the rule is 3 seconds!"

Next time down the floor, he is still yelling about that play. Mine you he had an 11-4 lead after 1 Q ( this was the 2nd Q ) and now we are in a 11-10 game. I give him the stop sign. He listens, but later he says " I want to know what advantage has to do with it"

He is a JV coach, I am doing the Varsity game tomorrow night. I have no doubt he will ask.

How can it be easily explained? Would you have called the 3 seconds on a 5'3" kid who is not trying to shoot the ball, but trying to get out of the lane? BTW, how many 3 second calls do you make per game? We rarely call them, again, it's based on advantage/disadvantage. If I have a 6' plus kid there, I warn him and I call it if they don't move. I'd say no more than once a game, but most likely once every 2 or 3 games. To me it's about flow.

His team went on to win the game by 6.