Frustration?

Question

When I go to the park with my lil bro and my dad we play basketball , sometimes my step dad tells me what to do and how to do things and other stuff as well . Which I'm okay with . But sometimes when I tell him that I'm having a problem doing what he's telling me to do he immediately blurts out " yeah , you're the expert you don't need help " and does this in an annoying and sarcastic way . All I wanted to say is that maybe I'm not getting the directions right and he needs to show me step by step but he doesn't . One of the most annoying things he does is when I try to shoot and I miss he keeps an annoying smile at his face and laughs behind my back . All I want is to get better without having to face with all this . What should I do ?

Answer 1

Aw. =( Maybe you should just go to the park yourself. You don't need someone laughing at you while your practice. You're stepdad is pretty mean.

Another is that if you are forced to go w/ your dad and brother you should just ignore his laughter. Keep focusing on basketball and your dad will probably be impressed when you get better. And tell him how you feel about him doing that. Keep your head up! =)

Answer 2

those are some nice answers but they may not get through i will tell you what to do where i live you always have to prove yourself on the court like you do just practice and then challenge your dad to a game and then beat the bricks off him then he will see that your game is not as bad as he thinks it is and knows that you can beat him so he can't put you down cause you are better then him.

Answer 3

Well, in my case it wasn't my stepfather who was on my back back when I was playing high school varsity basketball.....We had the most annoying coach who always tried picked on me and embarass me in front of my teammates........He would always play other less competent teammates ahead of me in games....I was so annoyed with him that I told him off one day and challenged him to a one-on-one game..........I won that game with flying colors and got a few solid blocks in that game as icing on the cake......I quit the team afterwards and transferred to another school and played varsity there........we played against our old school in one of the tournament games and I torched my old team for 25 points and 17 rebounds..........God!!! It felt so good watching my old coach squirm in anguish because we were easily up by 20 at the end of the 3rd quarter........We eventually won that game.....After the game, my old teammates and I all shook hands and exchanged pleasantries afterwards I did go over to my old coach and said hi and he couldn't look me in the eye and just told me "nice game". That moment alone could have capped my basketball career and made all the hours practising and making myself a better basketball player all worth it. As for you, practice hard and prove yourself..............Respect is earned, my friend.....Work hard at it......

Answer 4

just go to the park by urself, practice thats all u can do, have some friends come but thats it. Just have fun shoot lay-ups, free throws and try to find a book w/ drills to teach u a lil more



try here- http://www.degerstrom.com/basketball/drills

Answer 5

Just show him your question, sweetie. Or, if you can't sit down and talk to him about this problem, write him a letter and tell him exactly how you feel.
Good luck.

Answer 6

tell your dad exactly what you said here and if he doesn't change his attitude towards you in bb, then find somewhere else to learn. start refusing to go to bb with dad and if he forces you to go, tell him you don't want to because of the way he treats you.

Answer 7

get better...practice, and when you got it down then you knock some shots down.

And then you can laugh at him.

Answer 8

ignore him and play your game! when this happens to me i make a shot to shut him up!