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Poll: 3rd grade boys' basketball coach should split time evenly or play to win?
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Date: January 16th, 2026 11:40 AM Author: heady telephone weed whacker For a regular 3rd grade boys' basketball team made up of kids from the same school playing in their town rec league, should the coach split playing time completely evenly, or give better players more PT so the team is more likely to win? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5822799&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310909#49593760) |
Date: January 16th, 2026 11:42 AM Author: carmine fantasy-prone piazza i lean toward playing to win, but think the coach should follow the standard approach taken by other teams in the league. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5822799&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310909#49593768) |
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Date: January 16th, 2026 11:46 AM Author: heady telephone weed whacker A little playing to win, and keeping in your best players when the game is close in the final minutes is cr.
But the coach should still try getting everyone on the team meaningful minutes. |
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Date: January 16th, 2026 11:48 AM Author: carmine fantasy-prone piazza i agree all the kids should see the court at least once each game. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5822799&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310909#49593794) |
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Date: January 16th, 2026 11:50 AM Author: heady telephone weed whacker ljl. I'd feel bad for the kids at that age who only play for a single 4 minute stretch while others play most of the game. Winning isn't the only thing at that age. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5822799&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310909#49593800) |
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Date: January 16th, 2026 11:53 AM Author: carmine fantasy-prone piazza tbf, i feel bad for them too. but that’s also old enough for them to gravitate toward other interests that will be a better fit for everyone. i don’t know how much giving them more opportunities to fuck up and draw the ire of their peers is helping them in the long run. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5822799&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310909#49593810) |
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Date: January 16th, 2026 1:33 PM Author: heady telephone weed whacker 3rd grade is still pretty young. Kids should be encouraged to play organized sports until at least middle school. And at that age, if you're not on a "travel team" (which is a big flame, in large part), it should be much more about having fun, playing as a team, being with your friends, and developping skills--and therefore splitting playing time close to evenly--than it is about putting in the best players for the most time so you can win. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5822799&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310909#49594083) |
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Date: January 22nd, 2026 10:04 PM Author: jet-lagged rigpig turdskin In 3rd grade everyone should get at least a full quarter and more. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5822799&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310909#49610585) |
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Date: January 16th, 2026 11:46 AM Author: 180 Ivory Striped Hyena im in favor of split at this age but one mistake i think coaches make in this vein is to put the best player with 4 losers and that causes resentment and lack of interest. at least give the top 2 a chance to play together once in a while (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5822799&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310909#49593786) |
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Date: January 16th, 2026 11:48 AM Author: heady telephone weed whacker Trying to keep a good, consistent level of talent on the court at all times is cr (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5822799&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310909#49593795) |
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Date: January 16th, 2026 12:04 PM Author: Shimmering hell rec leagues always end up splitting up the good players onto different teams anyways (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5822799&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310909#49593833) |
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Date: January 16th, 2026 1:30 PM Author: heady telephone weed whacker Here, people can sign up for a particular team or get sorted onto teams with space. My son's team is all kids from his elementary school. I think a lot of the other teams in the league are the same--entirely or largely comprised of boys from a single school. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5822799&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310909#49594074) |
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Date: January 22nd, 2026 10:05 PM Author: jet-lagged rigpig turdskin You should have starters by 4th grade. 3rd is borderline. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5822799&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310909#49610588) |
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Date: January 16th, 2026 11:56 AM Author: Adventurous depressive Basketball at that age is retarded. Most of the time should be spent working on fundamentals. Kids are barely strong enough to get the ball to the hoop.
Strong emphasis should be placed on how gay basketball is and why they should stop playing such a faggot sport. |
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Date: January 16th, 2026 12:02 PM Author: Shimmering hell split time (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5822799&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310909#49593828) |
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Date: January 16th, 2026 1:30 PM Author: heady telephone weed whacker Perfectly evenly? That's pretty close to where I come out for kids that age. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5822799&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310909#49594077) |
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Date: January 19th, 2026 9:01 AM Author: Shimmering hell going balls to the wall to win with 3rd graders is loserish (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5822799&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310909#49600578) |
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Date: January 19th, 2026 9:14 AM Author: sable swashbuckling gaping Coaching 3rd graders also weird.
If your kid wants to play basketball, this is a negative for their development. Nothing gained but bad habits. |
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Date: January 19th, 2026 9:28 AM Author: Shimmering hell pls rewrite in coherent engrish (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5822799&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310909#49600613) |
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Date: January 16th, 2026 12:18 PM Author: dashing ebony dilemma liquid oxygen https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b5-iJUuPWis (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5822799&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310909#49593869) |
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Date: January 16th, 2026 12:19 PM Author: Electric indigo theater stage double fault obviously split time. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5822799&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310909#49593872) |
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Date: January 16th, 2026 1:13 PM Author: beady-eyed dog poop Obviously split time. Not close. At this age it is about learning the fundamentals. Each kid should get an equal opportunity there. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5822799&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310909#49594024) |
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Date: January 16th, 2026 1:38 PM Author: Adulterous stead school ball is different because the talent concentration varies a lot.
with our kid's 7th grade/school team it goes like this:
vs really bad teams: 50/50
vs normal teams (e.g. 1 good or 2 normal tier aau players): 50/50 through 3 quarters, then the coach just leaves the the good players in the 4th so they can win
vs schools that have anything resembling an aau team (e.g. 3 or more aau level kids): my kid plays pg full game, rest of team is 50/50 through 1st half, then only starters 2nd half
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Date: January 19th, 2026 8:11 AM Author: Shimmering hell 5th grade and up varsity/travel level teams you play the starters until the game stops being close then you pull them and play everyone else (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5822799&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310909#49600514) |
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Date: January 19th, 2026 8:18 AM Author: sable swashbuckling gaping That’s kinda weird. I couldn’t imagine strict 50/50 in 7th grade. I played for a large competitive school and we had 12/13 on the roster and 2/3 kids almost never played. And the starters played a normal split like you’d see in hs/college.
I think you shouldn’t play 50/50 bc the objective should always be winning. But in 3rd grade you lean more towards an equal split. |
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Date: January 22nd, 2026 9:30 PM Author: Adulterous stead $$$ private school (nfl owner built the gym, weight room is sec football quality, sent a recent qb to harvard) so even in high school sports are 'no cut'. at the middle school level that translates to 'everyone gets to play' and the 50/50 nonsense.
he never played for the school until this year, i figured it'd be smart to have him play at least a season so the hs coach knows he doesn't have to recruit outside for his position. |
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Date: January 19th, 2026 8:23 AM Author: Territorial Regret Sorry ur kid doesn't have the makings of a varsity athlete (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5822799&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310909#49600531) |
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Date: January 19th, 2026 8:48 AM Author: Fragrant Plum Death Wish Coach should scream and yell at the little shits and then go out on the court and shoot the baskets himself to show them how it’s done. Elbow an 8 year old on the other team and knock out a tooth. Then have prissy pants Jayden sop up the blood off the floor with the jersey off his back. Teach the boys about the real world. |
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Date: January 19th, 2026 8:54 AM Author: arousing pearl police squad (SpaceFries) (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5822799&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310909#49600571) |
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Date: January 19th, 2026 9:05 AM Author: maize gaped house (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5822799&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310909#49600580) |
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Date: January 19th, 2026 9:06 AM Author: Shimmering hell 8th grade we did scrimmages against a team with a coach like that. they were good but not very good though managed to make diocesan playoffs. they were outmatched against us and he'd just run on the court to berate the kids out of frustration.
our coach i think strategically set it up hoping they'd take out our biggest competitor that had two future D1 QBs on the team. one of them is now a registered sex offender. |
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Date: January 22nd, 2026 9:51 PM Author: arousing pearl police squad Registered is the most prestigious type of sex offender (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5822799&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310909#49610540) |
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Date: January 23rd, 2026 6:26 AM Author: Shimmering hell Protip: if you’re an ex-D1 athlete who now is a HS teacher. Don’t sign up to coach the JV girls basketball team. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5822799&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310909#49611014) |
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Date: January 22nd, 2026 9:59 PM Author: mewling goal in life 5th/6th grade is when you're allowed to play to win in school leagues My 6th grade Catholic school league team got absolutely humiliated multiple times by a kid that went on to start three years at a blue blood college team, we were pissed that he didn't actually attend the Catholic school/parish he played for but not that the kid still in when we were down by 40. |
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Date: January 22nd, 2026 10:00 PM Author: Geriatric slate base Should be running gambling racket on games and shooting other dads at halftime. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5822799&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310909#49610573) |
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Date: January 22nd, 2026 10:06 PM Author: jet-lagged rigpig turdskin 36 dads die in their kid’s rec league every weekend in a healthy America (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5822799&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310909#49610594) |
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Date: January 22nd, 2026 10:03 PM Author: jet-lagged rigpig turdskin Both. Should have starters but play evenly for first three quarters. Try to win in 4th. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5822799&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310909#49610580) |
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Date: January 22nd, 2026 10:56 PM Author: maniacal new version Equal playing time (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5822799&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310909#49610748) |