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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]That's not normal and the solution is finding another team. [/quote]

Sadly true. Some parent coaches suck that way.  When I coached, I went out of my way to make sure I had another parent as an assistant and specifically tasked them with being a check on my evaluation of players, positions, and playing time, especially my own daughter's.

Question for the pp with 5 point guards -- are the short girls the better ball handlers?  You seem over-fixated on height and have given no indication that any of the tall girls are actually capable of playing the point (or the wing) only that you want your big to develop other skills. If your (or any of the bigs) are actually superior ball handlers and shooters, they should have the opportunity to play up top.  But if not, and the best value they offer the team is down low (rebounding and scoring from there) that is where they should play. If you want your player to develop other skills, that is what camps and clinics (and working on your own) are for. I would love for my 6 foot daughter to develop a good outside game, but I completely support her coaches' decisions to play her at 4-5 where she can use her height to best help the team.  I should add, for the purpose of this paragraph, I am thinking primarily of travel/AAU level ball.  Rec is another discussion (though I would argue that by 5th/6th grade even rec players should be put in positions where they are most likely to succeed).  
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I am the poster with the team that has 5 point guards.  I am fixated on height only because that's what seems to be the breakdown on the court for our team--shorts play the ball handling positions while the talls play by the hoop. And it does make sense strategically and my player isn't a superior ball handler by any means but all the other posts about parents fixating on finding teams that will provide PG opportunities is what had me wondering if I was doing a disserservice to my kid by not finding such a team for them so that they can develop those skills. [/quote]

I think the question would be whether or not they are working on it in practice and whether or not you think they would be given the opportunity if they were capable. [/quote]

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