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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My son was in a tryout for a travel basketball team where the whole tryout was a series of scrimmages. There was a ball hog who couldn’t play on his team.

Ball hog wouldn’t pass and kept playing hero ball. Could not make his shots.  2 out of 3 games, this kid was out of control and short of grabbing the ball away from him there was not much any other players on the team could do. They lost the first two games.

Finally in the third game my son and the other players got together and locked the ball hog out. No one would pass to him. They finally won a game, and my son was able to make some great plays.

My son’s really down bc he thinks ball hog ruined his tryout. How likely is it that the coaches caught what was going on?  How do you think it will affect how my son was assessed? [/quote]

Unfortunately your son may be right that it negatively impacted the tryout.  Lots of coaches overvalue “aggressiveness” and undervalue basketball IQ and teamwork.

It sounds like your kid dealt with the issue, but for other parents whose kids experience this — I can share what worked for my son.  DS, who is most comfortable as a catch and shoot player, had a similar situation at a showcase.  Lots of kids who thought they were the best player on the floor, lots of hero ball and no passing.  He barely touched the ball in the first scrimmage, so he called his trainer between games.  Trainer said “Control everything you can control, take the ball rather than waiting for passes, and score on putbacks.”  Next two games, DS got a ton of rebounds and a couple of steals. He still passed, but he followed the ball in to the basket and got several put backs. On a couple of rebounds, he made the outlet pass, then sprinted down and was wide open under the basket so got the pass.  It seems like when all the kids are focused on playing hero ball, often basic effort stuff (getting back on d) suffers, so a kid who learns to take advantage of that can have success.  
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