What's up with youth sports in DC? Janney ES?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Janney Girls Basketball is a good program with many positive results for the kids past and present. The kids practice and play hard and the volunteer coaches are great. I would rather a team respect my kids' team enough to play basketball rather than to play keep away or some other garbage because they are way better. There is a difference of opinion where you respect the team and keep playing or you pull up and run out the clock to appear like you are not embarrassing the other team. I have been on both sides and trust me I rather my kid's team be beaten by the better team in basketball than the other team play keep away and the crowd is laughing because that is more embarrassing in my opinion. It is a show of respect for the game and competition, but I acknowledge the other opinion. Each their own.

I am not sure anyone is expecting a team to convert to "monkey in the middle" to run out the clock. But if you are up 20-0, maybe have your players use their weak hand and develop an ability to dribble with their left hand (for most)? Maybe try a different defense (example: man-to-man) instead of pressing the other team and trapping at half court to the point where they can't even get a shot off? Maybe put your bench in earlier? Maybe practice a new play. There are dozens of ways to improve your players in lopsided games without humiliating another team 44-0. If those coaches DON'T know how to do these things to develop their players while being respectful , then they are in fact not "great coaches". I have coached ES, Middle School and High School for 22 years and it is absurd this is even a conversation at the ES level. We are talking 9-11 year olds. I agree with your "to each their own" comment as I think once you get to Middle and High School, this becomes harder to prevent (I guess also there are higher scoring games too). But for ES, I don't think its the same......

You should coach a team and try to beat them.

[Anonymous]

DCUM is outrageously toxic. Came across this thread and couldn’t believe some of the negative rhetoric.

I have a daughter that went to another NWDC elementary school. Her team was very developmental compared to Janney. When kids both girls and boys at this age there is going to be a large gap in ability. I can remember playing the Janney team and they were very talented. The game got out of hand quick but to the coaches credit they did stop the game and put in the bench. The bench however was also more talented which led to a lopsided score. It got to a point where the coaches told the Janney girls to not guard and as someone mentioned earlier make several passes before shooting if at all. At this age it is quite hard to tell a child, specifically a bench player, to hold back. In my opinion this is doing a disservice to the other non starters to not allow them to develop into better players.

I understand both views on her, however I never understand why some threads like this delve into the negative and become critical.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If the Girls beat the Boys blame the referee, LOL. Now that is funny! The Girls team was better and they won. I don't see anything wrong with that.

LOL - only reason it was a game at all is the ref so tilted the floor. The entire thing was an embarrassment but I don't expect you to get that.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If the Girls beat the Boys blame the referee, LOL. Now that is funny! The Girls team was better and they won. I don't see anything wrong with that.

LOL - only reason it was a game at all is the ref so tilted the floor. The entire thing was an embarrassment but I don't expect you to get that.

You can blame the ref if it makes you sleep better at night.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If the Girls beat the Boys blame the referee, LOL. Now that is funny! The Girls team was better and they won. I don't see anything wrong with that.

LOL - only reason it was a game at all is the ref so tilted the floor. The entire thing was an embarrassment but I don't expect you to get that.

You can blame the ref if it makes you sleep better at night.

My god.....you are just proving the issue with the girls team adults.....parents and coaches. I'm embarrassed for you

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If the Girls beat the Boys blame the referee, LOL. Now that is funny! The Girls team was better and they won. I don't see anything wrong with that.

LOL - only reason it was a game at all is the ref so tilted the floor. The entire thing was an embarrassment but I don't expect you to get that.

You can blame the ref if it makes you sleep better at night.

My god.....you are just proving the issue with the girls team adults.....parents and coaches. I'm embarrassed for you

You should be embarrassed for yourself. You are better than that.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If the Girls beat the Boys blame the referee, LOL. Now that is funny! The Girls team was better and they won. I don't see anything wrong with that.

LOL - only reason it was a game at all is the ref so tilted the floor. The entire thing was an embarrassment but I don't expect you to get that.

Yikes. Hold a grudge much. Arent these volunteers or are they faculty? Let me just hop on here and throw some anonymous hate at volunteers.

Keep up the pettiness though. I’m here for the drama

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If the Girls beat the Boys blame the referee, LOL. Now that is funny! The Girls team was better and they won. I don't see anything wrong with that.

LOL - only reason it was a game at all is the ref so tilted the floor. The entire thing was an embarrassment but I don't expect you to get that.

Yikes. Hold a grudge much. Arent these volunteers or are they faculty? Let me just hop on here and throw some anonymous hate at volunteers.

Keep up the pettiness though. I’m here for the drama

I got my popcorn ready!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:DCUM is outrageously toxic. Came across this thread and couldn’t believe some of the negative rhetoric.

I have a daughter that went to another NWDC elementary school. Her team was very developmental compared to Janney. When kids both girls and boys at this age there is going to be a large gap in ability. I can remember playing the Janney team and they were very talented. The game got out of hand quick but to the coaches credit they did stop the game and put in the bench. The bench however was also more talented which led to a lopsided score. It got to a point where the coaches told the Janney girls to not guard and as someone mentioned earlier make several passes before shooting if at all. At this age it is quite hard to tell a child, specifically a bench player, to hold back. In my opinion this is doing a disservice to the other non starters to not allow them to develop into better players.

I understand both views on her, however I never understand why some threads like this delve into the negative and become critical.

Agreed on the toxicity typically found on here but honestly I am seeing constructive feedback in many cases on this thread. Different perspectives. The one poster that talked about working on other things like using weak hand are great ideas for situations like this. I am not a parent Janney but don't love everything about my school either. Should be able to have these conversations. At least it hasn't resorted to name calling........yet?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Janney Girls Basketball is a good program with many positive results for the kids past and present. The kids practice and play hard and the volunteer coaches are great. I would rather a team respect my kids' team enough to play basketball rather than to play keep away or some other garbage because they are way better. There is a difference of opinion where you respect the team and keep playing or you pull up and run out the clock to appear like you are not embarrassing the other team. I have been on both sides and trust me I rather my kid's team be beaten by the better team in basketball than the other team play keep away and the crowd is laughing because that is more embarrassing in my opinion. It is a show of respect for the game and competition, but I acknowledge the other opinion. Each their own.

I am not sure anyone is expecting a team to convert to "monkey in the middle" to run out the clock. But if you are up 20-0, maybe have your players use their weak hand and develop an ability to dribble with their left hand (for most)? Maybe try a different defense (example: man-to-man) instead of pressing the other team and trapping at half court to the point where they can't even get a shot off? Maybe put your bench in earlier? Maybe practice a new play. There are dozens of ways to improve your players in lopsided games without humiliating another team 44-0. If those coaches DON'T know how to do these things to develop their players while being respectful , then they are in fact not "great coaches". I have coached ES, Middle School and High School for 22 years and it is absurd this is even a conversation at the ES level. We are talking 9-11 year olds. I agree with your "to each their own" comment as I think once you get to Middle and High School, this becomes harder to prevent (I guess also there are higher scoring games too). But for ES, I don't think its the same......

NP
They may not be "great coaches" but they're definitely better than the ones losing by 44 points. Would this even be a thing if it was a boys team. I know if my son's team got blown out I wouldn't be blaming the other team's coaches for not holding their team back.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If the Girls beat the Boys blame the referee, LOL. Now that is funny! The Girls team was better and they won. I don't see anything wrong with that.

LOL - only reason it was a game at all is the ref so tilted the floor. The entire thing was an embarrassment but I don't expect you to get that.

Yikes. Hold a grudge much. Arent these volunteers or are they faculty? Let me just hop on here and throw some anonymous hate at volunteers.

Keep up the pettiness though. I’m here for the drama

Re-read my post - the "ref" making the bad calls was one of the coaches of the girls team and in a scrimmage then proceeded to toss 2 of the boys who protested rather than letting their own coach deal with it.

[Anonymous]

The boys that got tossed were out of control and had to go before someone got hurt. Let it go it was a year ago. So much hate in your heart. I will pray for you.

[Anonymous]

Why does Janney Girls Basketball get a bad stigma but if you pay attention to the league scores this year Lafayette, Oyster-Adams, and even Murch won some games by 25 - 30+ points. Seems to be just hate directed at Janney but all good I am sure they are too busy winning to worry about you losers.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The boys that got tossed were out of control and had to go before someone got hurt. Let it go it was a year ago. So much hate in your heart. I will pray for you.

You must be so proud - your progeny won in a joke of a game that really reflected poorly on her coaches and not any of the kids.

One of the reasons there wasn't a second game was in fact concern that the game had gotten too physical because no fouls were called on the girls who quickly sniffed out there was a double standard and could make up for the lack of skill by just clobbering people which would have been ok if it had been allowed to go both ways but it was not.

[Anonymous]

There wasn't a second game because the boys didnt make the playoffs and their season ended. The girls kept playing, won the championship and the boys team disbanded. I will pray for you.