Final

Looks like a long year for Bath, but the score was closer than I would have expected.

Looks like a long year for Bath, but the score was closer than I would have expected.

Russell JV played last 5:00 and bath pressed them with their varsity players

My friend from Russell went to this game and he said pretty much the same thing when I talked to him this morning. Russell was up around 37 with over 5 mins to play and Bath pressed when they put their freshman & middle schoolers in and scored over half their points in the fourth. Said they never pressed once prior to them going in.

 

Some of you coaches out there can correct me if I'm mistaken but I always heard there was an unwritten rule with coaches that if I call off my dogs when the game is out of reach you don't press my jv's & middle schoolers whether you sub or not. He said Russell's coaches just looked down at Bath's coach in disbelief.

 

My friend said Bath people were complaining about Elliott Co. 'running it up" on them last week and scoring over 100 points. He found it kind of ironic that they would complain about that and then their coach presses for the first time down almost 40 with over 5 mins to go when the other teams put in their youngsters. Pot, meet kettle.

My friend from Russell went to this game and he said pretty much the same thing when I talked to him this morning. Russell was up around 37 with over 5 mins to play and Bath pressed when they put their freshman & middle schoolers in and scored over half their points in the fourth. Said they never pressed once prior to them going in.

 

Some of you coaches out there can correct me if I'm mistaken but I always heard there was an unwritten rule with coaches that if I call off my dogs when the game is out of reach you don't press my jv's & middle schoolers whether you sub or not. He said Russell's coaches just looked down at Bath's coach in disbelief.

 

My friend said Bath people were complaining about Elliott Co. 'running it up" on them last week and scoring over 100 points. He found it kind of ironic that they would complain about that and then their coach presses for the first time down almost 40 with over 5 mins to go when the other teams put in their youngsters. Pot, meet kettle.

 

I've heard similar stories about Bath County's coaching staff - getting mad at area coaches for not "taking it easy on them" but then doing exactly the same things to other teams when given a chance (which isn't often). Bath fans may say that I have no evidence to back this up, but I have seen this occur and heard this from reliable sources more than once. I guess the only one I have to convince is myself - and I am convinced that Bath's staff doesn't practice what it preaches.

When you pull out all your starters and they start to press, should you put the starters back in and press too? Or do you let them cut it to 10 and then put the starters back in?

What would you do?

When you pull out all your starters and they start to press, should you put the starters back in and press too? Or do you let them cut it to 10 and then put the starters back in?

What would you do?

 

If my bench players are handling the press and not losing the lead, I leave them in to give them the game experience and build their confidence.

 

If my bench players are begining to wilt, I put my starters back in. If the starters handle the press and there is no threat of my team losing I will not press. At ANY point, however, if I feel the game's momentum has changed and my team's lead (and victory) is threatened I have no problem with pressing if I feel that will ensure the victory.

 

I would not press the other team however to just "punish" the other team's players. IMO the players are just following the orders of their coach and should not penalized for their coach's poor (and IMO unsportsmanlike) decisions.

I've heard similar stories about Bath County's coaching staff - getting mad at area coaches for not "taking it easy on them" but then doing exactly the same things to other teams when given a chance (which isn't often). Bath fans may say that I have no evidence to back this up, but I have seen this occur and heard this from reliable sources more than once. I guess the only one I have to convince is myself - and I am convinced that Bath's staff doesn't practice what it preaches.

 

Does Hicks coach the girls team too.