So you’re a Baffled Parent. You introduced your child to the exciting and fast-paced game of basketball. You’re ecstatic because he or she loves it and has signed up for league play. But instead of just dropping him off at practices and cheering at games, you’ve signed yourself up too. Or perhaps it would be more accurate to say that you’ve been drafted. The league asked for volunteer coaches, and you couldn’t find a graceful way to say no. Now you’re looking at the ten or twelve young faces of your team— eager, bored, restless, enthusiastic, nervous, expectant—and you’re wondering what you’ve gotten yourself into. These kids need a.