[AleDavJes]

I agree that the refs need to control games better. But I have also often heard that teams are a a reflection of their leadership. I have seen too many coaches act so stupid over calls, etc. in the past few years and it makes me crazy! Regardless of whether they are" fighting for their kids" ( I hear this quite a bit, too) or whatever the MEN and WOMEN who are leaders to the KIDS need to learn self control and maturity when coaching. Slinging ties, throwing sportcoats down, stomping and yelling, ranting and raving, calling refs names and all around foolishness shouldn't go on. Yes, I know it gets heated sometimes, but the powers in charge need to think about how they act and what kind of influence they are being to their players. At the end of the day, it's a high school game and when you make a fool of yourself, that is what is remembered, not the outcome of the game. Once you do these things and you get the reputation of being a hot headed coach, your program is tagged! Maybe the JC Kid reacted in the way that he did b/c he was mimicking what he has been taught? Not that that coach teaches violence, but I think everyone reading this knows what I mean. I don't know. I don't konw either coach, but I have read some interesting tales on here and it just seems to me that the adults need to start acting like adults and let the kids play ball. Not just between these two teams, but everywhere. It's a game, plain and simple. How you respond to circumstances will determine what kind of man you truly are. ( or woman if the case may be)

Good luck in the post season to all the teams represented on this forum. May God bless you in your efforts and may the best teams win!

First of all, your argument makes no sense. Are you going to tell me that people like Rick Pitino, Jim Boheim, Coach K, Billy D., and others never yell at referees? They most certainly do, and I still count them as great role models and leaders. High school athletes, especially upper-classmen, have minds of their own. If you want to place blame on the coaches, then do in their principles. Are coaches teaching more than just basketball? Are they bringing up good young men, not just athletes voided from their studies and other extracirricular activities? Yelling at referees is a minor inference whey compared to these types of questions.