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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Let me approach this from the perspective of someone who has an uber-competitive kid.  My DD is around the same age, it sounds like, and has a similar aptitude for athletics (which she most definitely did not get from me!!!).  However, she is so focused on winning and being the best that we are constantly having to talk to her about toning it down.  [b]For example, she won't pass to certain girls on her own team because they're not strong players and aren't as likely to score.[/b]  I really admire DD's drive and passion for sports but I really wish she would focus more on being part of a team and winning collaboratively. [/quote]

Your kid is not just good in isolation, but is also SMART. She understands that passing to certain girls is a waste of time, and she's not going to punish the rest of the team for their failures.

That's a [b][i]good[/i][/b] thing, PP. When I coached 8-year-old basketball this year, I ran a iso-heavy offense. I took the two worst kids and had them line up at midcourt on opposite sides of the court. I took the two mediocre kids and had them split into each corner. They were to run in from the corner to rebound when the shot went up, or to the elbow as a safety valve (see below).

As you have to play man-to-man with no double-teaming, that left my son one on one at midcourt. He could juke left and right, without worrying about anyone getting in his way. He'd make about 50% of his shots, using his safety valve at the elbow to reset and try again if things didn't work well the first time (kids are human, after all). If he missed, we'd sometimes get a rebound amongst one of the three. If the other team got it, our two worst kids were suppose to retreat to the basket and pick up the ballhandler and the second kid. Worst-come-to-worst, they're told to foul as I don't care if the bad kids get into foul trouble.

[b]It took me 42 years to learn how to coach.[/b] Your daughter's figured things out at, what, 8 or 9 years old? And you want to get into her way so that everyone can get a participation pass (that they inevitably fumble)?

Get over your liberal guilt, and let your daughter play the right way.[/quote]

Well, I bet you were born an asshole, so there's that.  Jesus, no one should care that much whether a team of 8-year-old kids wins or loses a game.  [/quote]

It's because of coaches like the one above that most girls end up quitting sports in their teen years. [/quote]

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