No zone defense is hard because you want kids to learn help defense,

Feb 16, 2020
4:28:41pm

garyfan All-American

and help defense looks a lot like zone to some refs. Being fixated on only the one guy they’re assigned to cover is not a good thing.

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I witnessed two separate displays of ego yesterday that reminded me how easy it is for grown men who are coaches

Zach Morris I need to watch more film.

2/16/20 3:31pm

I’m trying to visualize the drill from #1

4th and Niner

2/16/20 3:42pm

It was really strange but when you have a huge ego, kids and dumb parents are supposed to just

Zach Morris

2/16/20 3:55pm

Pretty sure he learned it in prison. Locks in socks is a favorite weapon.

Smack'sWife

2/16/20 3:59pm

R kids do something similar with a towel and glove but I've never seen it done..

ordinary tri guy

2/18/20 6:05am

Youth league should never run a press

seco03

2/16/20 3:42pm

Agreed. No zone either.

Busting Coveys

2/16/20 3:45pm

No zone defense is hard because you want kids to learn help defense,

garyfan

2/16/20 4:28pm

I was speaking more to coaches and the rules they should have for their own team

Busting Coveys

2/16/20 4:41pm

I agree with that as well. I just don’t need a ref blowing his whistle when a

garyfan

2/16/20 5:26pm

Without zone so.e teams would be crushed.

CarolinaCoug

2/17/20 11:53pm

Disagree. Zone helps kids who are just put together

CarolinaCoug

2/17/20 11:52pm

Every year I have the same meeting with my parents.

Busting Coveys

2/18/20 9:13am

Like you said YOU have kids who have played w/ YOU for 6 yrs! So thats totally

CarolinaCoug

2/18/20 12:19pm

Physically can't play man? Come on, that's not even a real thing.

Busting Coveys

2/18/20 12:38pm

They shouldn't keep score either under 9 years old.

777

2/16/20 3:46pm

My son's 4-5th grade YMCA league allows press the last minute of each qtr if within 10 pts

supertux

2/16/20 4:50pm

Iirc jr jazz you couldnt pick up a man until half court.

CarolinaCoug

2/17/20 11:55pm

The rules are different in each JrJazz league.

Wingnut

2/18/20 8:07am

Yep. Every league I’ve been in has similar rules, but not the same rules.

StantonMac

2/18/20 12:47pm

I want to know who you are...... I believe I was at that baseball practice...

TheWoodman

2/16/20 3:43pm

If you can see through this, then you need to coach. It's why I coach. One less

777

2/16/20 3:43pm

My dad was this type so much so that all of his sons refuse to coach.

Zach Morris

2/16/20 3:47pm

Amen to this. I'm the same way. I coach because I don't need clowns coaching.

TheWoodman

2/16/20 3:52pm

My Jr Jazz team is 2-6 because I refuse to give the ball to my best player

777

2/16/20 3:59pm

I like how Orem City does it. No score until 7-8 grade.

BYUtka

2/16/20 5:40pm

How old the kids playing bball? I've never seen a league where kids can press.

ordinary tri guy

2/16/20 3:47pm

5th grade b-ball so 10-11 yr olds. And yes the league like so many other sports leagues

Zach Morris

2/16/20 3:50pm

I coach a sixth-grade Junior Jazz team and we are allowed to press until we have a 15 point lead

Wingnut

2/16/20 5:50pm

yea, we had a coach tell a kid not to show up to a try out and then draft him...

ordinary tri guy

2/16/20 7:04pm

Saddest part about that...

StantonMac

2/16/20 3:47pm

RE: Saddest part about that...

Zach Morris

2/16/20 4:03pm

I was a do nothing never been in high school.

Busting Coveys

2/16/20 3:47pm

For the record, I don’t begrudge any dad for wanting to coach.

Zach Morris

2/16/20 3:53pm

They also become a pain in in the butt when I get to deal with them in HS.

Adwight

2/16/20 4:17pm

There are some dad coaches that aren't like that though

salamishitake

2/16/20 3:55pm

There are definitely a good amount of good dads who are there for the right reasons. My sons footbsll

Zach Morris

2/16/20 3:58pm

I have a lot of opinions on this, having spent a decent portion of my life as a

MarkWatney

2/16/20 4:29pm

That’s sad to hear. You really should be coaching just to prevent

kotacoug

2/16/20 4:52pm

More than anything, I just find it funny and expected when things like this happen.

Zach Morris

2/16/20 4:56pm

I've seen plenty of former college (and some former pro) athletes coaching

shakarocks

2/16/20 6:22pm

ego is why I got out of our summer swim team's board.

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