More...everybody is a winner syndrome

Wagner · #1 01-23-2009, 12:22 PM

100-0 basketball win has the winning team wanting to forfeit for playing so well. Parents were mad about 2nd half full court presses and three pointers. Apparently, if you're too good for your opponent you need to play 'down' to their level. Not ask them to play up to yours. While it is embarrassing to get beat that bad, that's life and sometimes it sucks, move on and try to get better.

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X5rolls · #2 01-23-2009, 12:33 PM

In general I agree with you but there is something else to this story.

The Dallas Academy is setting it's team/students up for failure. The two teams shouldn't even be playing together unless it's a pick up game.

Dallas Academy has eight girls on its varsity team and about 20 girls in its high school. It is winless over the last four seasons. The academy boasts of its small class sizes and specializes in teaching students struggling with "learning differences," such as short attention spans or dyslexia.

rayxi · #3 01-23-2009, 01:08 PM

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Originally Posted by X5rolls

In general I agree with you but there is something else to this story.

The Dallas Academy is setting it's team/students up for failure. The two teams shouldn't even be playing together unless it's a pick up game.

Dallas Academy has eight girls on its varsity team and about 20 girls in its high school. It is winless over the last four seasons. The academy boasts of its small class sizes and specializes in teaching students struggling with "learning differences," such as short attention spans or dyslexia.

I'm sure Covenant, the winning team, knew what they were up against before the game even started. I has nothing to do with playing down to the loosing team's level. It's about showing some character.

The fact that they saw is as an opportunity to run up the score shows their lack of character. I would say Dallas Academy was the winner and Covenant was the looser in that department.

Krimson X · #4 01-23-2009, 01:13 PM

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Originally Posted by X5rolls

In general I agree with you but there is something else to this story.

The Dallas Academy is setting it's team/students up for failure. The two teams shouldn't even be playing together unless it's a pick up game.

Dallas Academy has eight girls on its varsity team and about 20 girls in its high school. It is winless over the last four seasons. The academy boasts of its small class sizes and specializes in teaching students struggling with "learning differences," such as short attention spans or dyslexia.

What does learning disabilities have to do with basketball? How are they being set up for failure? Bob "Butterbean" Love couldn't even read and had a severe stuttering problem and became one NBA's greatest players.

Granted, I wouldn't have put the full court press on a team that can't put the ball in the basket. There is no need unless the winning team had the intent of blanking them. I probably would have pulled all of my starters before the end of the first half and played my scrubs.

rayxi · #5 01-23-2009, 01:18 PM

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What does learning disabilities have to do with basketball? How are they being set up for failure?

You think you can coach a team of kids who have short attention spans?

Krimson X · #6 01-23-2009, 01:18 PM

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You think you can coach a team of kids who have short attention spans?

Yep!

rayxi · #7 01-23-2009, 01:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Krimson X

Yep!

Then Dallas Academy needs you!

Krimson X · #8 01-23-2009, 01:23 PM

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Originally Posted by rayxi

Then Dallas Academy needs you!

They just may be terrible at basketball. There are some pretty smart people who can't play either.

X5rolls · #9 01-23-2009, 01:26 PM

Winless over 4 years. That's the part that seems to be off kilter here for me. Should there be an opportunity for these girls to learn how to play where they actually are matched more evenly?

After the 1st (and 2nd and 3rd) year of no wins there had to be a discussion of what do we do next year.

So there was a decision to go for the same approach in the 4th year. Adults who are the leaders here are not creating an environment for growth in my opinion. They are not being set up to succeed. 4 years of losses - what does that prove?

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Originally Posted by Krimson X

What does learning disabilities have to do with basketball? How are they being set up for failure? Bob "Butterbean" Love couldn't even read and had a severe stuttering problem and became one NBA's greatest players.

Granted, I wouldn't have put the full court press on a team that can't put the ball in the basket. There is no need unless the winning team had the intent of blanking them. I probably would have pulled all of my starters before the end of the first half and played my scrubs.

Krimson X · #10 01-23-2009, 01:37 PM

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Originally Posted by X5rolls

Winless over 4 years. That's the part that seems to be off kilter here for me. Should there be an opportunity for these girls to learn how to play where they actually are matched more evenly?

After the 1st (and 2nd and 3rd) year of no wins there had to be a discussion of what do we do next year.

So there was a decision to go for the same approach in the 4th year. Adults who are the leaders here are not creating an environment for growth in my opinion. They are not being set up to succeed. 4 years of losses - what does that prove?

It could be that with only 20 girls to choose from, they do not have the athletic talent pool. I don't buy that they are loosing because they have a learning disability.

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