Okay.

What did the police say?

Never post whilst drunk.

Sounds like you dummy split because the coach didn't play you in one game.

Lets say it was unfair. Maybe, your response should have been to work harder and if the coach didn't play you for the rest of the season, then go to another team the next year.

The coach sitting you out of practice tells me he unhappy with your attitude to training.

Life is unfair and what is important is your response.

The fact that you cried as 16 year man seems to show your immaturity. Their are many players in rep ball who don't train a single minute. I bet most of them think they deserve more. The ones that succeed fight through their emotions and keep working hard.

Your victimhood view on life is very toxic to you and other people.

Suck it up and move on.

There was obviously some reason he put you on the bench which you failed to mention.

By the way you are going on (made you sit on the bench at training and at the game) without explain the reasons of the coach, I imagine it was for some type of discipline reason.

Everything you wrote was an attempt for you to play the victim with complete bias and leaving out any information that doesn't suit your argument. Without the full story I can only conclude that the coach was correct in his ways. Identify what the coach said to you and learn from it.

He didn't say anything guys, no communication, never told me why,never gave me a reason.

Honestly I was pretty young, it was hard for me to speak up, no I didn't. I was a team player, always trying to make others feel included can't really see what I could've done wrong, passed all the time, his son didn't

I have seen plenty of coaches who only ever give the bottom of their bench garbage minutes. Mostly for no better reason than they think that is how it should be. Clubs should care more because these kids ultimately go find better opportunities elsewhere. I know of 1 kid that sat on the bench all u14 and came close to state u16 team a couple of years later at at another club.

People need to take this seriously. This cost me my chance at getting to college and then possibly the NBA. The coach should be banned.

I'd love to ride the nba pine too

Life is not meant to be easy.

Nek minut, you've had a kid with a chick, she moves on and she takes you for half you got, then she got one of your kids, she got you for 18 years, 18 years, 18 years, one of you kids, she got you for 18 years.

Let this be a life lesson. If you are really miffed, you could always hunt down your former coach, key his 2002 VN Commodore, or even better still do something like blow up his letter box, or my personal favourite, get a paper bag, put some dog turds in it, set it alight, leave it on his door step and ring his bell

Heard of Avery Johnson.

Nobody can stop somebody making NBA.

No idea who the OP is, how old they are, why they are posting here, whether just drunk or trolling, but let's put that aside for the moment and focus on what is being said.
(Could be a troll just wanting to have a debate, who knows.)

Those saying "oh you must have done something to deserve this" have clearly never been involved with Junior Sport.
Those of us that have, have seen all manner of terrible coaches, from the simply stupid to the downright psycho. And yes, the twats who manoeuvre for roles coaching rep teams just so that their kids and favourites get games.

Even if this is a true story, it could be the OP was a poor player, or had a poor attitude.
BUT, without knowing any facts, purely on the basis of statistical average, the most common reason for prick coach to pull that is because he was not given a free hand in selecting the team. Either teams and/or squads were chosen by a panel, or there was some kind of rule dictating selection.

That the OP talks about the NBA to me indicates that this is a windup, but if not, I can only say to the OP that if he wasn't aan absolute super-star at U16, his chances of making the NBA would be practically zero.
Maybe, had things been different, you might have been able to waste a few years of your life on a partial scholarship to some unknown Junior College, but honestly that is no great loss.

If you still love the game, get back into it. Even if its just a social league. Who knows you might become a local star. And if you're still young enough, and good enough, who know where it might lead.

As for the coach, I wish I could tell you that he will be the only cocksucker you'll have for a boss, but sadly the world is full of them.

When I was coaching juniors I absolutely showed favouritism........to players that had a good attitude, worked hard, were respectful and had team first motivation.

Funny that

I agree with Duke Fan too.

Nothing pisses me off more than the kids who expect preference because of who they or their parents are, because of their generation's sense of entitlement, because their hero is James Harden, or whatever.

Sadly, too many parents support them on the basis that 'ANY points are better than NO points'. So these kids shoot more than anyone else, won't pass to team-mates in better positions, and happily ignore that their shooting % is often crap.

please dont tell me the trending thing on the internet now, is to vent about how you're a freak athlete in your respective field that had not one flaw but you couldnt get a kick, or on court or whatever.

Junior coaching, even at high levels, is pretty badly paid and often a side gig. This means you absolutely get people who shouldn't be there/aren't qualified/are just dickheads. Not saying all coaches are like this, but it does happen.

Junior coaching, even at high levels, is pretty badly paid

707, can you let me know those SA clubs that are not only paying D1/2 coaches but also D3 coaches? I've never heard such rubbish. There might be a slight discount off their kids fees if they have any playing but that's all I'm aware of.

Man I think people make too much of a big deal regarding nepaltism.

So what if the coach (or assistant) is your biological father who has a vested financial, personal, emotional or sentimental interest in the development of one particular player over 11 others. I mean thats not necessarily going to create a conflict of interest, especially if you are professional about it.

I say let the coach play they're son, it could very well be that the son has mad game.

LOl maybe I spelt it wrong, I dunno.

I went to school to major in get buckets, not punctualisation and spelling.

D.Joyce87

Fact is Norwood pay domestic coaches in its Adelaide COMMUNITY LEAGUE which would be a profit machine I expect

Scrub

I would suspect that most big VJBL clubs would pay their coaches, most wouldn't cover petrol but I had heard that some clubs were payings 1's coaches upwards of $2K.

Anon
It's relevant because the discussion is SA clubs playing Rep coaches and Norwood are paying domestic coaches and Rep coaches
Other clubs are doing the same
It should not be done this way but the governing body is not governing
Simples

@Truth
Do SA have Rep coaches? Are you referring to Div 1 coaches? I'm still not convinced that SA clubs are paying their D1 to D3 coaches as suggested earlier. Yes i believe some are paying their Domestic coaches as that's a separate comp, much like social where the rego and match fees can cover coaches. These coaches can also coach multiple games, much like some school comps, so paying them for their time makes sense.
I's still like '707' to confirm which clubs they're referring to?

Yes Div1 coaches
Some are paid for sure
It's not governed well so clubs do as they wish

Some D1 & below coaches are indeed paid
Sorry if that's not what you want to believe
Also, here is some cash for AussieHoops & to coach our junior team
Shhhhhhh

This is the case at a few clubs to best knowledge

For someone that goes by the name 'Truth' its still very hard to believe anything you are saying. You say 'some D1 and below' coaches are paid. Where, what club, how much? Your example of 'cash for Aussie Hoops' is something completely different. Clubs pay coaches, NBL 1 players, JDO's etc to run those sessions as they are separate to normal day to day district team coaching and often very profitable. At the end of the day if you're a club coach in SA and get 'paid' the good luck to you as it probably equates to $1.50 per hour if you're lucky, but i would still like some actual proof on clubs paying D1 to D3 coaches

For someone that goes by the name 'Truth' its still very hard to believe anything you are saying. You say 'some D1 and below' coaches are paid. Where, what club, how much? Your example of 'cash for Aussie Hoops' is something completely different. Clubs pay coaches, NBL 1 players, JDO's etc to run those sessions as they are separate to normal day to day district team coaching and often very profitable. At the end of the day if you're a club coach in SA and get 'paid' the good luck to you as it probably equates to $1.50 per hour if you're lucky, but i would still like some actual proof on clubs paying D1 to D3 coaches

Annonz
Why are you so defensive and why can you not believe that district clubs pay some junior coaches a nominal fee?

They want to have good coaches so they incentivise

Might be imports or locals

It happens

If they hide it with other programs then it's still happening

"I have heard in the past domestic coaches get $10 a game"

Some clubs probably pay their coaches a pepper corn to cover petrol money, computer IT, reimbursement for uniforms, equipment, stationery etc

@Truth
It's not that i can't believe it but rather all I'm hearing is 'some clubs' and 'as far as i know' but nothing else. I've been involved at one of the bigger clubs for well over 10 years as player, parent, coaching, on the board etc and know for a fact that D1, D2 nor D3 coaches were never paid, hidden or otherwise.

Your example regarding imports is a totally different situation as it can be packaged into what they are being paid to 'play'.

As for an 'incentive' to get good coaches I'd doubt that the $500 suggested earlier is that huge an incentive to bring in a coach to commit 8-10 hours a week for 35 odd weeks a year.

So other than possibly Norwood, which other clubs are paying their junior coaches?

I don't know what DIV 1 even is. I guess it's a local competition in some states. Certainly in SEABL / NBL1 coaches get relatively well paid for a short season.

Anon, so from your circle of friends you can confidently say no district coaches have been paid?
I believe otherwise and don't care either way
Truth is, some have confirmed they were paid
Aware of three clubs
One up the hill, one in an inner suburb of Adelaide & another east
It’s not a big deal but you seem to be friends with all junior div 1:2 coaches so I guess you are right

Sarcasm, anon
Clearly you don't know all the coaches because there is no doubt some junior coaches in SA have been paid

As I said, it is not a big deal at all however you obviously have reason to deny

Others have posted here also to say the some have been paid

We are not talking big money
It’s an honorarium of approx $300 per season or similar

Koberulz, you're a waste of oxygen. You think no junior coaches ever get paid?

Sturt not Eagles

Anon feels the need to attack me and to deny that junior coaches have indeed been paid
No need to make anything up
It actually makes zero difference to me either way

You on the other hand have a reason to be so defensive ?

& no, it's not common place in SA

I am involved quite heavily in an SA club.
I guess it depends on your interpretation of 'getting paid'. At our club, all district coaches have either one childs fees waived or, if a player themsleves, their fees waived. If the coach does not have a child or play, they do not then get 'paid', they then do it for the love of it.

VJBL coaches in Victorian tend to receive "petrol Money" type payments. I haven't coached VJBL for around 15 years, and I received small payments each month to help with this.

I've been to a couple of clubs since and believe this to be the case elsewhere to this day. Was always rumored that X club play some coaches ridiculous amounts.

Not sure if the question posed is restricted to just S.A Clubs, but from my experience, coaches certainly get some sort of remuneration here in Vic for their time, which varies from club to club.

Kobe wrong again.