Girls Basketball
High SchoolBy Kevin Harrish on

At any level of sports, players and coaches on both teams are usually willing to do whatever it takes to put their team in a position to win – it’s the competitive nature of sports, even in youth sports. But one girl’s youth basketball coach appears to have taken things to the extreme.

In a recent video shared on social media, a youth women’s basketball coach used quite an unethical tactic to help his team secure a steal. The coach stepped out onto the court and allowed one of his players to crouch down and hide behind him while the opposing team inbounded the ball.

After the ball was put into play, the girl quickly ran out from behind her coach, snuck up behind the unsuspecting point guard, and stole the ball from her with ease.

You can watch the whole play in the video below.

“Say goodbye to pure basketball and hello to slithery tactics,” prominent basketball coach and social media personality Devin Williams shared in a tweet.

It’s certainly quite a unique and perhaps unethical tactic, and the basketball world had plenty to say about it, with some suggesting that it reminds them of Jose Alvarado of the New Orleans Pelicans, who has developed a reputation for come-from-behind steals like this.

https://twitter.com/dan_olinger/status/1626744963152199682?s=20

Whether the play was fair or not, it’s safe to say that the point guard will be a little more aware next time.

[Devin Williams]

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