Comments on: Coached to Break the Rules http://necessaryroughness.org/2009/05/coached-to-break-the-rules/ two kingdoms, hundreds of thousands of miles Fri, 03 Feb 2012 22:19:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: IndianaJane http://necessaryroughness.org/2009/05/coached-to-break-the-rules/comment-page-1/#comment-16803 IndianaJane Wed, 03 Jun 2009 13:20:17 +0000 http://necessaryroughness.org/?p=3628#comment-16803 I admit that I am a purist. I miss the days when traveling, double-dribbling, and fouling were called. Growing up in Indiana in a town that was potentially the most basketball crazy in a basketball crazy state probably has something to do with that, along with my own penchant for liking to see things done the right way. One other place in which I have seen coaches teach kids to play very aggressively, including purposely fouling, is in youth soccer. I admit that I am a purist. I miss the days when traveling, double-dribbling, and fouling were called. Growing up in Indiana in a town that was potentially the most basketball crazy in a basketball crazy state probably has something to do with that, along with my own penchant for liking to see things done the right way.

One other place in which I have seen coaches teach kids to play very aggressively, including purposely fouling, is in youth soccer.

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