preppy wrote:After watching several Indians games this season, I just had to register and state my opinion.
Coaching, coaching, coaching!
With a nice lead with 5 minutes or so remaining the Indians came down several times and one pass or no passes and fired up contested shots. Does this coaching staff understand clock management at all?
IMO that is what lost the game for them.
And the coaches riding the officials the entire game, this make themselves look very disrespectful and it is not only in this game. Just watch them in any game, whether it be good, bad, decent or poor officiating the coaches seem to worry about the officials more than they do coaching the game. If they would put as much effort into coaching as they do worrying about officiating just think how good this talented team could really be.
And the assistant coach following the ref and yelling at him after the game, I understand emotions but does this really teach the kids what coaches are suppossed to be teaching them?
I am sure I will be hounded for this my first ever post but I just had to state my opinion.
I attended both the Valley-West game and Valley-Piketon game. In both contests, my friend and I got a good laugh at how much complaining there was to the officials. Throughout the West game, every call against Valley was a bad call according to Valley fans. EVERY SINGLE CALL! Then, when Piketon started picking up the pressure in their game, the Valley staff began riding the officials. The officials are human. Yes, they are going to make mistakes. The job may look easy from the stands, but I challenge anyone to take on that pressure in that type of atmosphere. Coaches (and fans) need to worry about motivating these kids to be successful and make the needed adjustments and eliminating the yelling and screaming. Kids need to understand that sometimes things aren't always going to go the way they want it to (the way the ball bounces, the fouls that aren't seen, etc.). This also goes for the "Game of Life".
It amazes me how much some of the officials put up with. Yes, the Valley coach received a "T", but SHOULD he have received it much earlier? I may be wrong, but wasn't there still some time on the clock and Valley was only a possession away?
Yes, Valley had a rough 2nd and 4th quarter. It may have very well been their worst performance of the year, but it may have also been Piketon's poorest game. It's unfortunate that either of these teams had to lose. Great kids, great athletes, and outstanding communities. Great season Valley, SOC CHAMPS! Nothing to hang your head about. You are going to be TOUGH next year. I've also heard rumors that Valley may move down to DIV?
Good luck to the Streaks on Friday night. I wish I could attend, but I'll say Piketon in a close one. It's Basketball Thirty, there is no better time of the year and no better location in high school basketball than the middle of March at the Convo!
