Each week, Patch features an athlete or sports team that shows promise in their sport. This week, we sit down with Coach Bob Darling to talk about the Parkside boys' basketball team.
Daniel Beckman: What is your team's game plan for success?
Bob Darling: Keep practicing the fundamentals, trying to get better as ateam and play better as a team.
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DB: How do you define sportsmanship and how does the team put it into practice?
BD: We just try to play hard every game, stay together as a team, not get down on each other and try to get each other out and cheer for the team.
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DB: If you had a theme song what would it be?
BD: Maybe, "We Are the Champions by Queen," although we haven't won yet.
DB: If your team is down on points what do you do to get back into the game?
BD: If the team is behind on points, I just try to motivate them to play harder, keep doing the fundamentals: rebounding, defense, focusing on the keys of the game.