It's a tough situation. In the end if the coach want's her to stop she is going to have to. Although I myself see nothing wrong with it as long as these skills are being used effectively.

What is right to one coach my be unacceptable to another, therefore the coaches at the clinic may have not seen anything wrong with it.

If she can do it effectively to gain an advantage over her opponents and doesn't turn the ball over when doing it, then I think the coach should have nothing to complain about.

sounds like she's not to far away from the utep two step......ahhh got to love hardawy

The skills are there for a reason i.e just like your daughter uses them, to get open and score. From the coaches perspective, maybe she might have used the move when a pass might have been the better option. Sometimes when kids first learn these moves their eyes are glued to the ball so that they miss a lot of opportunities. this may not be the case with your daughter but just in case it is you would want to train your daughter to dribble with her head up to reinforce these skills with good habits especially while she's still young cause it goes a long way.

We have a kid in our team that likes do to the between the leg thngo - He does it around the keyway - whilst trying to think about who he is going to pass the ball to. Other kids are cutting for passes and he is dribbling the ball between his legs - and it ony takes a split second for someone to be on the cutters so when this kid is concentraing on dribbling the ball between his legs he misses the pass - frustrating - he also loses the ball sometimes when doing this - if a kid puts the ball behind his back to change directions to get away from the opposition this should not be an issue - because there is a purpose for this move.

IMO as long as your daughter doesn't over use the types of dribbles you discussed, and is as you have stated using it as a means of getting an open shot or out of trouble then the coach should have no problem with it at all.

Maybe ask the coach his/her problem with it?

come back and talk when she can dunk

my grandad dribbled between the legs - he had a prostate problem.

Its fair enough to let the coach coach etc but at the same time though as a player you would want some clarity between yourself and the coach. theres nothing worse than second guessing your own intincts during a game just because the coach gives you ambiguous instructions like 'stop messing with the ball.'To be honest, unless the coach gave me specific directions like look for cutters, pass then cut etc, I'd rather go with my instincts and learn from that than waste my time choosing from tons of different options what in the world the coach would rather have me do witht he ball. the best thing to do is sort it out at practice.

first off...

"my grandad dribbled between the legs - he had a prostate problem."

hehehe i love it...

back on topic:

any coach at any level (maybe not so much mens) must remember one rule (and im not saying that this u/14 coach doesnt). "coach the positives" always works for me... instead of telling them 'dnt do that' or 'stop messing with the ball'... tell them 'great move but so and so was probably a better option there' ... draw diagrams, jump around in circles if u must, but just make it a fun-ish and upbeat lesson' :o)

U mustnt have much going on in youre life to complain about this on a forum.....how about you ask the coach, unless youre too scared to

I know what my coach would mean if he said that, not because he says that but because we have a team strategy. what coach says stop messing with the ball? thats the vaguest thing a coach can say. During game time arent you supposed to execute what you practice at training? If a coach says pass and cut or pass and screen, screen the screener etc at training, why would they turn around and then say during the middle of a game 'stop messing with the ball'. Maybe theres something I'm missing.

Remember one point:
'The Coach is always right'.
If you forget this, your ass will be riding the pine for a while.

There is not a problem with asking the coach why can't I use my 'Killa Crossova' or my 'Shake an Bake'?
The last thing a coach needs is parent/s continually questioning their decisions.
Talk to, don't shout at the coach, and make sure the timing is right