Eventually those kids are going to have to log a lot of minutes and they will need to get experience someday, so get it when they can.

 

So I have no problem with it.

Practice your delay game. If you hold the ball you don't have to worry about ball screens.You practice something that you need and not embarass somebody else's children. You don't have to score .

IMO: If a team is blowing out another team and the team winning puts it's bench in, then the players off the bench should be told to play the way they practice. It's not the winning teams fault if the losing team can't stop them.

IMO: If a team is blowing out another team and the team winning puts it's bench in, then the players off the bench should be told to play the way they practice. It's not the winning teams fault if the losing team can't stop them.

You may feel differently about this when it's your son/daughter on the losing team and ......or you may not. I suppose it's determined by your parenting style.

You may feel differently about this when it's your son/daughter on the losing team and ......or you may not. I suppose it's determined by your parenting style.

 

I'd tell my child that the other team is playing hard. You play hard as well. If he doesn't like that,he needs to find a new hobby.

 

Its a slap in the face to the reserves to tell them to "let up." Anything outside of a full court press is fine with me and , trust me, I've been on the other end as a parent and a coach.

 

Any parent who complains about the scenario described is teaching their child the wrong lesson.

I'd tell my child that the other team is playing hard. You play hard as well. If he doesn't like that,he needs to find a new hobby.

 

Its a slap in the face to the reserves to tell them to "let up." Anything outside of a full court press is fine with me and , trust me, I've been on the other end as a parent and a coach.

 

Any parent who complains about the scenario described is teaching their child the wrong lesson.

 

Oh the "wrong lessons" that are taught these days.:irked:

 

Any parent who complains about the scenario described is teaching their child the wrong lesson.

It's according to who you are sharing your "complaints" with. My wife and I both have opinions about authority figures in our children's lives that we don't share with them. But we may very well talk about them with other adults. Kids don't need to know everything we think.

Also, I don't think having an opinion is necessarily complaining.

It's according to who you are sharing your "complaints" with. My wife and I both have opinions about authority figures in our children's lives that we don't share with them. But we may very well talk about them with other adults. Kids don't need to know everything we think.

Also, I don't think having an opinion is necessarily complaining.

 

Sounds like you handle it as you should.

You may feel differently about this when it's your son/daughter on the losing team and ......or you may not. I suppose it's determined by your parenting style.

 

 

No, I would not feel different because my child has been on the losing team in a blow out game.

 

I don't feel a team should necessarily press when they have a big lead, but I want the kids coming off the bench to work hard and to have fun when they are on the floor. I just don't feel that a coach should hold back his bench by not letting them play because the other team is not good enough to stop them.

A team I was coaching was killing our opponent. In the 2nd half we settled into a tight 2-3 zone. The problem was the other team continued to try to very aggressively press us. They were not very good at it and we continued to get layups. In the 4th quarter (starters played 1st 3 min of 3rd ) I hear opposing fans start complaining of running up the score. Yet the other team kept up the press, and we still got layups. In a blowout situation there are times when the team on the wrong end can do things to ease the pain. In this situation their coach should have called off the press.

What about when a team is up 35-40, at the end of the game, and still has his starters in, pressing full court?

Don't misunderstand the kids must play hard, but trapping or tough pressure isn't necessary at the end of a game.

Agree.

Our team got beat 50 recently and the winning team was passing up open layups in the final minutes to kick it out and shoot 3's, and also left their top 3 scorers in the game until about 1:30 to go. :irked: