I hate pets

I'd be the opposite. Worse to give up defensive rebounds than to crash the offensive glass (which gives the opponent a chance to run).

Mine's more mundane - players who don't turn up to practice, but who I can't afford to leave on the bench for the whole game, so they know they can get away with not turning up.

#1: Training non-attendance.
#2: Ball hogs who dribble from coast to coast and chuck up rubbish (wasted possession)
#3: Ball hogs who don't pass to open players
#4: Players not following simple instructions
#5: Coaches who only see good in their pet players and play favourites
#6: Coaches who destroy the self esteem of players you get the season after.

Brussel Sprouts. Oh, and women leaving the toilet seat down... inconsiderate

^^ amen to that

Pikachu.

It is much easiser to put a toilet seet down than lift it up! Even gravity is on their side and they still have a global whinge about it.

Cooches pet hates?

Well said Jack Toft

Peter Ali summed it up in 1 word in a Bearcats Newslettter:
Parents

Parents.

Wish we could have them lobotomized.

The three underpinning requirements for players:

1. Attitude - has to be right.
2. Effort - has to be there.
3. Desire - also has to be there.

Without these, the coach has no hope! No matter how talented or how much potential a kid has, if he/she doesn't have all of points 1-2-3 they are destined to mediocrity.

So, my pet hate is this, parents who believe their kids are destined for stardom, but accept that they need only to display mediocre effort, desire and attitude.

Oh, although I don't technically hate them, parents who can't score for their kid's games are annoying.

I mean those who just don't want to do it, they can read and write, they just see it as beneath them I guess, they are a little annoying (a pet hate if you will)...

Support your coach folks, don't leave him/her out on a limb, to do everything, while you stand and watch!

Most parents are great by the way, the problem parents are few, but they do tend to stand out...

Mike "The Situation"

Bear summed it up perfect with his 3 points.

Other pet hates,

Poor transition D, especially because of lack of effort.

Giving up Offensive Rebounds, because players decide/forget to box out.

Flat out bad shot selection.

Lack of passion/desire/determination to do whatever it takes to win. Why even play a high level of district basketball if you don't care enough about winning but would rather worry about how many points you can score?

AK47 - fully agree.

I love keen, supportive and realistic parents who turn up and applaud effort and improvement, and I'm blessed with two teams who have these.

However, I hate two types of parents you often see at lower levels:

1. the mynah: comes in, makes a lot of noise, tries to stir up other parents to undermine the coach and drive the agenda, can never be held responsible for the results, and can never be satisfied.

2. the ones who see the coach as baby-sitter, dump their kid at the door, hardly ever come to the game or team social events, and avoid responsibilities like scoring

People who use the word "underpinning"

Dribbling while the coach talks!

Bob Knight's pet hates
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uMVmhI1SUq0

Regards Manute

Go interstate for a carnival and you hear this NOISE across on another court and you look up and GROAN cause its that certain club and their Coaches' bellowing you know too well

Players who think they can shoot like Kobe Bryant
Rather have kids want to shoot free throws like Steve Nash

Incompetent Coaching Directors.

Coaches who select players based on the scoresheet with out ever watching them play.

Politics of my friend wants this friend to play in my team leaving better players languishing in lower grades and everyone stands bewildered that the club does it.

If you don't train you should not be rewarded regardless of whether you can chuck better than the next kid

Parents who time how much game time their kids get each week.

LOL @ JJ "Incompetent Coaching Directors."

JJ, Do you realise how hard some of these people work to achieve a certain Level? Some aim high and do very well at achieving a level 99 of excellence, others try their best, but sometimes the challenge is beyond them. It's sad really because their own failures manifest onto their kids.