Girls tend to show more emotion, said Joe Dudas, who has coached boys basketball at Beechcroft for four years after 13 seasons leading the girls program. There are times when their play is affected, maybe they miss some free throws, because their mind is off somewhere else. So just because Saturday is Valentine's Day doesn't mean everything will be rosy for the athlete whose love life is left in the lurch. On the other hand, when the dating game is going well, everyone's happy. Well, almost everyone.
Some kids can handle the dedication to the sport and still have a girlfriend.
I remember situations where a kid didn't show up for something, whether a meeting, practice or meet, because he was with his girlfriend. When the situation gets bad enough, Peck said that's when he steps in. If a kid is drifting off during a meet . I've probably had a lot of kids' girlfriends who have hated me, but a lot of coaches can say that. Brian Cross definitely can.