re: My Middle School Basketball Coaching Career Begins Tonight

I'm about to implement a "no jump shots in the first quarter" rule. We settle for too many easy jumpers and they don't fall and then we're lazy getting back.

And with those two guards... I'd play their backups even if we get smoked. Make a point early in the season. Your job is not guaranteed. I'd rather lose with the less talented guy giving a shite than the prima donna half-assing it.

We ran motion in high school and we had a thing when we were up and killing time where our coach would call a number and that was how many passes we had to make before a shot could be taken. The bench would count it out for us. Shoot before the number and you get pulled.

May be another possibility for you.