Basketball - legal to yell in opponents' faces?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:You better be really good if you do this. Ridicule will follow you otherwise. My daughter has been playing AAU for a long time, and the girls know which players do this.

Girls listen to coaches. They’re not doing it for ridicule. How mean spirited of you!

If your daughter is playing for a coach that tells them to squauk like a lunatic on the inbounds. Find another coach. Why are you acting like that’s a quality skill. It’s a gimmick that gets u laughed at by serious teams.

No. You sound like one of those crazy parents.

Pretty clear you ARE one of those crazy parents.

[Anonymous]

I've coached and played basketball.

Teams need to communicate on defense...ideally calling out if they have the ball, see a screen coming, who is boxing out the shooter on a free throw, etc.

That doesn't need to be repeated screaming but does need to be loud enough to be heard across the court with crowd noise.

Sometimes players are too quiet on defense. I once had my players yell their defensive calls for a game to get them used to being loud enough on defense and not self-conscious about it. I never had that continue throughout the season, but I can understand why a coach might have a team call out loudly who has the ball on each defensive play. And if it is an in bounding play the player on the ball is the one guarding the passer.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I've coached and played basketball.

Teams need to communicate on defense...ideally calling out if they have the ball, see a screen coming, who is boxing out the shooter on a free throw, etc.

That doesn't need to be repeated screaming but does need to be loud enough to be heard across the court with crowd noise.

Sometimes players are too quiet on defense. I once had my players yell their defensive calls for a game to get them used to being loud enough on defense and not self-conscious about it. I never had that continue throughout the season, but I can understand why a coach might have a team call out loudly who has the ball on each defensive play. And if it is an in bounding play the player on the ball is the one guarding the passer.

On a break where you may end up with two or three players on defense, one of them has to call ball and has to do it loudly and decisively enough that the other players will listen

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Not basketball, but back in the early 90s while playing travel softball we used to whisper-chant “Hei-fer, Hei-fer” at the other team from the field when they were at bat. It was not nice. PP above is right that it’s a pathetic tactic.

Softball coach here. If my players did this to opponents, they would be looking for a new team.

good thing they don't guard people in softball like they do in basketball.

[Anonymous]

I sat courtside for the Maryland South Carolina game. I heard the most chatter the entire game from every player on the court and some great trash talking.

Players communicate, the ball moves form player to player,

[Anonymous]

The inbounding player obviously ignores, but also use their space. The get 3 feet behind themselves too. Where the Ref hand the inbounding player the ball - they can move 3 feet to their left and 3 feet to their right. They also get 3 feet behind them. So - take a step back and use those angles.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The inbounding player obviously ignores, but also use their space. The get 3 feet behind themselves too. Where the Ref hand the inbounding player the ball - they can move 3 feet to their left and 3 feet to their right. They also get 3 feet behind them. So - take a step back and use those angles.

How many gyms have you been in where youth players have 3 feet behind them?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The inbounding player obviously ignores, but also use their space. The get 3 feet behind themselves too. Where the Ref hand the inbounding player the ball - they can move 3 feet to their left and 3 feet to their right. They also get 3 feet behind them. So - take a step back and use those angles.

How many gyms have you been in where youth players have 3 feet behind them?

All of them. If you have kids playing somewhere that has a wall or bleachers on the out of bounds lines - quit playing. That is really unsafe.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The inbounding player obviously ignores, but also use their space. The get 3 feet behind themselves too. Where the Ref hand the inbounding player the ball - they can move 3 feet to their left and 3 feet to their right. They also get 3 feet behind them. So - take a step back and use those angles.

How many gyms have you been in where youth players have 3 feet behind them?

All of them. If you have kids playing somewhere that has a wall or bleachers on the out of bounds lines - quit playing. That is really unsafe.

That’s almost every court that my kid’s aau team played on. I’ve almost never seen scorers tables and team benches three feet back

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I've coached and played basketball.

Teams need to communicate on defense...ideally calling out if they have the ball, see a screen coming, who is boxing out the shooter on a free throw, etc.

That doesn't need to be repeated screaming but does need to be loud enough to be heard across the court with crowd noise.

Sometimes players are too quiet on defense. I once had my players yell their defensive calls for a game to get them used to being loud enough on defense and not self-conscious about it. I never had that continue throughout the season, but I can understand why a coach might have a team call out loudly who has the ball on each defensive play. And if it is an in bounding play the player on the ball is the one guarding the passer.

On a break where you may end up with two or three players on defense, one of them has to call ball and has to do it loudly and decisively enough that the other players will listen

For the love of all that is holy.[i][u] This isn't what the OP is talking about. She/he is talking about obnoxious kids literally screaming as loud as they can in the in bounders face as a gimmick. Of course everyone agrees that there should be chatter on the court.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Middle school girls' basketball game. Every time our team would pass in from the sidelines, a girl on the opposing team would get about 2 inches from their face, jumping up and down waving arms and screaming BALL BALL BALL BALL. Refs and coaches didn't react. It was unbelievably obnoxious and she did it over and over. I'm no expert, but I've watched both my kids play casually and have attended a number of UMD women's games and have never seen this behavior. Is it legal? Or should it have been called?

Never?
https://www.instagram.com/p/Cm5h8xnqHZ8/

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Middle school girls' basketball game. Every time our team would pass in from the sidelines, a girl on the opposing team would get about 2 inches from their face, jumping up and down waving arms and screaming BALL BALL BALL BALL. Refs and coaches didn't react. It was unbelievably obnoxious and she did it over and over. I'm no expert, but I've watched both my kids play casually and have attended a number of UMD women's games and have never seen this behavior. Is it legal? Or should it have been called?

Never?
https://www.instagram.com/p/Cm5h8xnqHZ8/

This is the OP - this is EXACTLY what was done every time and it was just one girl doing it so she looked ridiculous and out of place. As I mentioned, I am not an expert but this was the first time I had ever seen this done and I thought it was obnoxious AF.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Middle school girls' basketball game. Every time our team would pass in from the sidelines, a girl on the opposing team would get about 2 inches from their face, jumping up and down waving arms and screaming BALL BALL BALL BALL. Refs and coaches didn't react. It was unbelievably obnoxious and she did it over and over. I'm no expert, but I've watched both my kids play casually and have attended a number of UMD women's games and have never seen this behavior. Is it legal? Or should it have been called?

Never?
https://www.instagram.com/p/Cm5h8xnqHZ8/

This is the OP - this is EXACTLY what was done every time and it was just one girl doing it so she looked ridiculous and out of place. As I mentioned, I am not an expert but this was the first time I had ever seen this done and I thought it was obnoxious AF.

You can call it obnoxious but there is a reason for it. It distracts and drowns out the offensive players that are also calling out for the ball so the inbounder can’t tell who has an open look. It’s often effective. You may think it’s obnoxious but that’s clearly your opinion. I don’t think you’re cut out to be a sports mom.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Middle school girls' basketball game. Every time our team would pass in from the sidelines, a girl on the opposing team would get about 2 inches from their face, jumping up and down waving arms and screaming BALL BALL BALL BALL. Refs and coaches didn't react. It was unbelievably obnoxious and she did it over and over. I'm no expert, but I've watched both my kids play casually and have attended a number of UMD women's games and have never seen this behavior. Is it legal? Or should it have been called?

Never?
https://www.instagram.com/p/Cm5h8xnqHZ8/

This is the OP - this is EXACTLY what was done every time and it was just one girl doing it so she looked ridiculous and out of place. As I mentioned, I am not an expert but this was the first time I had ever seen this done and I thought it was obnoxious AF.

Your kid should be doing this if she is defending an inbound throw in as well. This is how the game is played

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Middle school girls' basketball game. Every time our team would pass in from the sidelines, a girl on the opposing team would get about 2 inches from their face, jumping up and down waving arms and screaming BALL BALL BALL BALL. Refs and coaches didn't react. It was unbelievably obnoxious and she did it over and over. I'm no expert, but I've watched both my kids play casually and have attended a number of UMD women's games and have never seen this behavior. Is it legal? Or should it have been called?

Never?
https://www.instagram.com/p/Cm5h8xnqHZ8/

This is the OP - this is EXACTLY what was done every time and it was just one girl doing it so she looked ridiculous and out of place. As I mentioned, I am not an expert but this was the first time I had ever seen this done and I thought it was obnoxious AF.

Your kid should be doing this if she is defending an inbound throw in as well. This is how the game is played

Ignore this troll.