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Post by Shooby on Nov 17, 2015 7:01:41 GMT -5
Do you think sports teams should have a Limit? Seems many schools now do not. At least ours doesn't. We added Jr High Girls Volleyball and over 40 girls signed up. Which was great there was so much interest but how are they seriously going to play 40 girls? That's absurd.
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Post by Opti on Nov 17, 2015 12:25:42 GMT -5
I went to the High School musical last night and it was awesome. But, I think we need to apply the new brand of progressive socialism to plays that parents are now trying to thrust onto sports. There were at least 15 different acts. And, it isn't "fair" that one kid got to be the Lead. Since there were 15 different acts, then there could have been 15 different kids each doing a different section as the Lead. That would only be "fair". Since so many people expect equal playing time now, no matter how undeserved or unearned, then let's do the same to arts/ music. Why should one kid get a solo and not everyone? This is so odd. Are your schools switching quarterbacks every drive down the field? More than a couple pitchers in baseball or softball games?
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Post by Shooby on Nov 17, 2015 13:29:48 GMT -5
I went to the High School musical last night and it was awesome. But, I think we need to apply the new brand of progressive socialism to plays that parents are now trying to thrust onto sports. There were at least 15 different acts. And, it isn't "fair" that one kid got to be the Lead. Since there were 15 different acts, then there could have been 15 different kids each doing a different section as the Lead. That would only be "fair". Since so many people expect equal playing time now, no matter how undeserved or unearned, then let's do the same to arts/ music. Why should one kid get a solo and not everyone? This is so odd. Are your schools switching quarterbacks every drive down the field? More than a couple pitchers in baseball or softball games?
Why is it odd? I am making a point about what people seem to expect in sports but not in other areas. Football that doesn't happen at the quarterback position so much but it does at other positions. My son used to be a quarterback and he quit because they would put in kids who can't walk and chew gum and certainly could not block. It wasn't worth the risk of him getting hurt. But, we like basketball much better anyway.
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Post by Opti on Nov 17, 2015 14:20:21 GMT -5
I guess I just like my hyperbole funnier.
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Post by Shooby on Nov 25, 2015 9:15:05 GMT -5
Winding down the 6th grade elem girls' season. We have a few games left. Then we will wrap it up with a pizza party and i bought the girls some basketball medallions.
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Post by t-dog on Dec 3, 2015 18:31:25 GMT -5
My boy is at the gym watching the games right now. I am glad he is still being supportive. I have seen some bit of a couple games - no bias because I am a parent here, but a couple of those boys are just not good - yeah, they are tall, but they aren't good ball handlers at all.
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Post by zibazinski on Dec 4, 2015 5:50:28 GMT -5
No surprise there
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Post by Shooby on Dec 4, 2015 7:26:21 GMT -5
Tall does help in basketball. You can't teach height. You either have it or not. You can skirt by with a tall kid by just lobbing the ball into the middle. However, you should be developing their skills as a post player. I have seen way too many coaches who are not developing their post skills. That is very upsetting. My son is 6'4'' and the coaches had NO IDEA how to use him. He was out front setting screens and that was about it. There were games when we had a clear height advantage but the coaches didn't use him in the middle at all. They could have simply posted him at the foul line and just lobbed in the ball and have him turn and shoot. One thing to remember about tall kids, they are often awkward. They don't have a sense yet of their larger bodies. So, you may not view them as good athletes at that stage, but as coaches we can look down the road and tell which kids have athletic potential and ability. And, "Bigs" are not ball handlers. That isn't their main skill set nor should it be. Yes, we want them to handle the ball well, but they are not going to handle the ball in the same manner as your point guard. If you are coaching basketball, you are not going to expect your Bigs to handle the ball in the same way. For ball handler, being more compact has the advantage there.
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Post by zibazinski on Dec 7, 2015 7:48:38 GMT -5
Yup. My cousin was tall but awkward so no use to BB coach.
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Post by Shooby on Dec 7, 2015 8:02:55 GMT -5
Yup. My cousin was tall but awkward so no use to BB coach. Well, that is very shortsighted. Tall and awkward takes time. They need to time to grow into their bodies and often do. I would continue to work with that player not find them of "no use".
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Post by Green Eyed Lady on Dec 7, 2015 10:13:34 GMT -5
I have coached younger children a lot. I have found, and please do not take offense, that a child's parents are the absolute worst at evaluating their own child's skill level. Not just sometimes - most of the time. You will have those parents who know the game and can objectively look at their child's skills. They are few and far between. Most parents think their kid is the next Koby Bryant. Ask what he needs to improve on to make the team next year and have him work on those skills. Sounds like he's willing to put in the work and that's a huge plus. And the most important thing? Stop with the "he knows he's better" and "I know he's better". Obviously, that's subjective and won't get him anywhere. Hard work just might.
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Post by Shooby on Dec 7, 2015 17:32:19 GMT -5
I want kids who are trying. Kids who work hard. In fact, this season our weakest player has worked really, really hard all year. Guess what? She is now in the top 5 lineup. She isnt' the most talented, but she has worked the hardest and is the most improved player. She has stepped up her game while some of the others have coasted by.
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Post by Shooby on Dec 7, 2015 17:34:12 GMT -5
One thing parents don't seem to understand is that you dont' get better by playing games. Kids have to show improvement in Practice. They need to show self and situational awareness in practice. They need to demonstrate in practice that they are grasping the offense and what is expected of them. THEN and only then, can they APPLY it on the court. Tossing kids out onto the floor who dont' have a clue and who havent' worked hard in practice teaches them nothing.
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Post by t-dog on Dec 7, 2015 18:52:52 GMT -5
Green Eyed Lady - I get what you are saying, but having had at least a dozen parents (some parents of kids on the team) tell me that my son has more skill than team members, I am fairly confident in this assessment. It doesn't help that I have a cousin who coaches at a major university basketball program and has for the last 20+ years. Is my kid Kobe - heck no, but is he better than a couple of the kids on the team, Um - without question. No he won't be an NBA player, but he has lots to contribute at this particular point in life.
Oh and when asking the coaches what he needs to improve on to make the team next year the response was "he has all the skills, but he isn't tall." So thanks - but I can't do much with that until mother nature decides to kick in and help out a bit.
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Post by Green Eyed Lady on Dec 7, 2015 19:47:37 GMT -5
Here's to hoping he gets his growth spurt. My cousin grew 9 inches in 18 months when he was young. Of course, he fell over his own feet for about a year. Hope he keeps working hard.
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Post by t-dog on Dec 8, 2015 15:55:28 GMT -5
no boys on my side of the family - boys on dad's side of the family all seem to grow between freshmen and sophomore year of high school. His cousin closest in age was 4-7 in 7th grade and finished the summer before his sophomore year at 5-10.
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