l6 yr old's coach is mean,ignorant & tries to get her to quit.She loves teammates and basket. What can she do?
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Depends if it is a school team or not.\n\nIf it is a school team, you could look at reporting him to the school. If it is a private team, perhaps your daughter can talk to her teammates to see if they have a similar problem with him and work to get a new coach. \n\nAlternatively, she could meet with him to sort out her problems. A coach can get much more out of his or her players by treating them well and offering constructive criticism. You should encourage her to be assertive.
930869
And this guy is a teammate ? You and the team captains need to pull him aside after practice and and resolve any tensions you might have and save that energy for your next opponent !!!!!!!!
104740
Well...getting too involved will embarass your daughter and possibly even make it harder for her to stay on the team, which she obviously wants. Kudos to her for sticking withit even when it upsets her!\nMake your presence known to the coach but dont try to confront him or tell him what to do. I am a swimming coach, and when a parent goes out of their way to thank me or let me know they appreciate what I am doing, then I am more positive to the kids as a whole. Try being ridiculously nice to the jerk. Come a little early to a practice one day and watch the end, and then when all the girls go to the locker rooms walk up to the coach, introduce yourself, and tell him that the kids seem to be doing such a wonderful job and that you are so pleased with the progress they are all making. Making yourself as NICE as possible will make it harder for him to be mean to your daughter.\nThen, tell your daughter how proud of her you are for sticking with it even when its hard for her. This is a big deal for someone so young, and it says a lot about her character. Good luck!
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A 5 year old girl is too young to play real basketball but you can really teach her fundamentals.\n\nI'd suggest you must have a soft junior sized ball so she can handle it well. Teach her how to hold the ball, then dribble with 2 hands and later with 1 in stationary position. Then have a small goal, which she can practice to aim and perfect her shooting stance.\n\nCatch ball can harm those little fingers. Play with caution.\n\nSleep early. Eat vegetables. Drink milk. Height cannot be taught in basketball.
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Tell him exactly what you just said.  Ask the Sophomore coach if maybe you can join in on one of the practices so he can see what you've got.  If everyone really thinks your that good...and they aren't just being nice, you deserve a chance with a non biased person.
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I think you should definitely handle this before it becomes negative. This guy obviously has potential to not be a good sport and interfere. To avoid conflict I would explain to him that yelling to the players is distracting, conflicting....etc. Just bull your way through calmly. If he does not understand that is is problem not yours as long as you are a good coach and handle him appropriately that is your only obligation. I wish you the best of luck in the situation. Plus my sons play softball and side line coaching is not allowed. The coaches are good guys they have a unwritten verbal rule "no side line coaching" I sometimes do not go by this. LOL but I just get a look and I know to sit down and shut up. But I still feel welcome and a team parent.
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if this is a problem, she needs to be told. you are her coach. first i would carefully break-down exactly what she is doing wrong. there are plenty of drills but remember that a goalie has a very hard job.  it is all about angles, judging the ball, and hand-eye coordination.  Make sure she learns her place/job when a shot comes in from all angles on the field.  she needs to feel comfortable with falling on the floor and she needs to ready for whatever may come her way!\nhope this helps
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I'd train them to use a shot clock. Make them only take a field goal attempt when there is less than 5 seconds on the clock, not before...try to slow them down. This will make them carry the ball and manage the ball instead of just trying to score as soon as possible.
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Learn a new position. A lot of times a coach will see something in a player that will make them better in another position. It is a team sport and changing position might be whats best for the team. Great volleyball players are the ones with soild all around games. One dimensional players usually don't go very far. Discuss it in a positive manner with your coach. Good luck and practice hard.
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You want to make the team boy?  Hustle hustle hustle baby, thats how you do it!  I want to see you the first man back when running lines.  I want you sliding  your feet on D. I want you diving for loose balls.  I want you running down the court getting back on D even when you know your beat!  Make your coach notice you and be like"this kids got enthusiaism!"  remember energy baby!  let me know how it goes
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as you know life is not fair,with that in mind I would switch my daughter to softball for these reasons;her older brother will no longer be there to protect her from her teammates when she makes a mistake and they begin to harass her and two if she likes baseball now and maybe in the future as a girl she will be on a softball team so it will be better to learn those skills early and become a great player rather than having to learn a completely new game from the start and getting too different sports mixed up.
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Check out:                                                                                             http://associatedcontent.com/content.cfm?content_type=article&content_type_id=4176                                     http://basketball.lifetips.com\nAnd, if you can, let us know how your team made out against the team with the 6 foot player. Thanks.
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Introduce her to someone else she could be friends with, who has more in common with her. Maybe encourage her to join some after school activities or whatever. Then slowly phase her out, like ugg boots or 3/4 pants.
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As in any sport discipline is mandatory. It is a fine line between this and abuse. You are in a very very competitive sport where very few make it. If the coach has a reputation of getting kids to the finals or better then take this into consideration. If he just has a reputation for being abusive and most kids loose their enthusiasm then perhaps a new coach is in order. Bottom line buck up or move out seems to be your only options.... How bad does she want it I think that is what he is trying to find out?
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what??? you quit bec of the coaches wife eats donuts????\npick on them back... if u whoop em' they next time they say something to u say yea that's why i kick your a$$ playing bball\n\nAnd get back on the team!!!!!! have fun, dont take life so seriously.  I wish i would have listened when people told me that when i was younger
577103
get a new coach. Your son is probably learning how to play the game, tell the coach to lighten up and keep the FUN in the game and to not take it OUT of it
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you need to loosen up first.  take a deep breath, then figure out for yourself how you can be more aggressive.  does it mean posting up? driving the basket? its something that only you and your coach and team can figure out