and i do agree with you , i do think coach is playing his favorites and something dont seem right

Talk to your counselor at school...... I'm far removed from that stuff.... and I wouldn't want to give you the wrong information. For athletic scholarhsips the better your grades are the easier it would be for the coach to make a decision on who he wants. You can be all state and if your grades are in the dumper, they will move on, unless its a school that doesn't care about its players. If you are in the upper 10% of your class and another guy is in the lower 25%, and your abilities are pretty much equal... they would lean towards you.
There are certain rules out there so talk to your counselor and make sure you know exactly what is necessary.

I'm glad you can take a joke... most of my players understood I was having fun..... believe me, I took some shots back from them to at times... good to laugh, its good for the soul.

I think you are getting a valuable lesson on life..... people do play favorites and its not right, but who says everything has to be right. You just have to prove to him that he CANT PLAY WITHOUT YOU. :-) Every time you set foot on the floor, prove to him that YOU are the BETTER player. Take charges, dive on loose balls, rebound, play GREAT D, deflect passes, do all the little things that make the difference.... and unless his is either blind or in a Coma he will see that you should be playing. ( I used this line on a few refs.... "even Stevie Wonder could have made that call" - of course, I knew them pretty well )

GOOD LUCK

Lol alright coach thanks for the great advice and fantastic call " even stevie wonder could have made that call" Lol thats a really good one

You have to remember that I knew these refs for a long time, they knew me and they knew I liked to have fun with them. A couple of times I took my reading glasses out of my pocket, walked towards the end line and offered the glasses to the ref.... all he could do was laugh. I even asked the 3 refs before the game if they knew where I could get Christmas cards in Braile.... for what they asked.. I said FOR MY REF FRIENDS. :-)
Don't do this at home LOL

Mamba: some colleges will accept a 2.5 GPA, however, I tell all my athletes to strive for at least a 3.0 coach Mac

Hey Coach Mac , I'm not to familiar with the GPA system in Australia . Would a 2.5 be a C+ I'M GUESSING

Mamba: not sure...in Canada, a 2.5 would be around a C to a C+, and a 3.o would probably be a B to a B+...I always had a rule with my teams, if you cant pass you cant play. I actually lost a city championship game in Toledo Ohio, because i sat a kid by the name of Kenny Rivers, who eventually ended up going to Notre Dame on a full ride. He had failed or was failing history after the first semester so I benched him until his grades came up. It cost me the city championship, he was 6'7" and averaged 26 points per game and we lost by 2. Imagine what we could have done with him. His mother hated me for it and said so in not so flattering terms following the banquet. However, Kenny graduated high school and entered Notre Dame and graduated with a quality degree and now is a lawyer in Cincinnati. I heard from his mom about four years ago..after he passed the bar exams, and she could not stop apologizing and thanking me. Those are good times, remember, wins and losses fade away, but hearing these success stories, are memories that will stay with you for the rest of your days. Coach Mac

Good guess Mamba - 2.5 = C+ around here anyway.

You are right Mac, IF we are in this game long enough we will have some good stories and some bad ones. Parents that think we aren't using little Johnny the right way and some who think we are the greatest thing since sliced bread. The best ones are when parents write to the district and say that you saved their sons life or helped them thru the most difficult times.... as entering high school can be. AND then when the kids themselves call, write or make it a point to see you after so many years.. its the greatest feeling.... makes it all worth while. One young kid was going to commit suicide and I helped him thru it... both his parents died two years ago.... same day, different nursing homes. I went to the wake and he introduced me to his family and friends as the greatest man alive.... I was embarassed to say the least... said I don't know about that... but to him I was.....
I'm not sure what your GPA is Mamba but make sure that you are doing your best.. talk to your counselors and find out what you need to do.

Great stories guys ....... loved them and coach Sar ...... i think you are the greatest man alive LOL .

anyways its late In Melbourne Australia and i have a fair bit of homework i have to complete tomorrow so i got to wake up nice and early . Enjoy the weekend coaches and once again lovely stories .

p.s My grades are varying from C - A+'s .

GOd bless

Thanks.... and I want to stay alive for another 15 years.. there is a little guy I want to see graduate from college, hes 10 and a cancer survivor. Bring those Cs up to Bs and you will be in great shape... but as long as you are doing the best you can... thats all anyone can ask for.

Did I con you too? LOL

Have a great weekend