What is the best way to handle the following situations that can occur during games? Apply the information you learned in chapter 6 about getting your team ready to give their best effort on game day to answer the following questions.

1. You coach a team of 8- and 9-year-olds and need to determine your starters for the next game. At this age level, which method is the best way to approach starting and substituting players on game day? a. Determine your starters based on your players' hustle and performance at the week's practices. Let them play a majority of the game since they've earned it. b. Schedule all of your players to play at least half of the game; discuss your plan with the players at practice. c. Start with a set group of starters, then base substitutions on individual players' performances during the game. d. Schedule your more-skilled players to play a majority of the game, and substitute your weaker players toward the end of each half.   2. One of your players, Tom, is dribbling too much. You're very upset with him because he keeps getting himself in trouble with his dribbling. His teammates are standing around watching him because he's not looking to pass. What is the best way to correct Tom during the game? a. When Tom can hear you, let him know as quickly as possible to pass the ball to an open teammate. b. Instruct another player close to you to let Tom know that you want him to stop hogging the ball and pass. c. Make a substitution for Tom so that you can talk with him alone on the bench.   3. You're coaching 10- and 11-year-olds in the third league game of the year. Your game plan is to get the ball inside on offense, but it's not working very well. As a result, you find yourself down by eight points late in the first half. Your players have been working on this strategy most of the season so far and have been fairly effective with it in the first two games. Which of the following is an acceptable change to your game plan? a. Go to an outside game because it's not working inside. b. Bench the players who haven't been able to score. c. Review the basics of setting screens and the pick-and-roll during halftime. Remind your players to keep moving and communicating with each other. d. Since it is only the first half, don't worry about talking to your players or making any tactical changes at this point.   4. Sam, one of your players, is having difficulty carrying out his assignment in a new zone defense that you just taught your team last week. This is the first game in which you've used the zone defense. What do you do to correct Sam's errors? a. Shout out to Sam what his specific responsibilities are while he's on the court. b. Remind Sam of his specific responsibilities during a time-out. c. Don't say anything about his errors but just encourage Sam to continue to play hard.   5. After you've lost a game, how should you address your team's performance with your players? a. Explain the tactical mistakes made by the team while they're fresh in your players' minds, and have them practice relevant skills. b. Point out who played well and who didn't. c. Remind the players what they did well in the game regardless of the outcome, and review what you'll work on during their next practice.

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