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ICC loses varsity basketball, but a
new league for teens tips of

BILL CARROLL
Special to the Jewish News

T

he varsity basketball team
at the Jewish Community
Center in West Bloomfield
was hit by a "double tech-
nical" this season, forcing it to the
sidelines.
The apparent changing interests of
teenagers and lack of a coach corn-
bined to cause cancellation of the var-
sity program, but a new hoops league
for high-school-age players got under
way Jan. 21, with 16 teams playing
Monday nights. Also, the Kenny
Goldman Memorial Basketball
League, a kindergarten through mid-
dle school program of 150 young-
sters, takes to the courts Sunday and
Wednesday nights.
Brian Kaufman of West Bloomfield
coached the varsity team the past
three seasons, but stepped down this
year because of what he called a "lack
of cooperation by the JCC." He said
he "received no help from the paid
staff, and management didn't seem to
care."
Kaufman, a volunteer, who took
time away from his Southfield insur-
ance business to coach, cited several
problems over the years that com-
bined to doom the JCC varsity team:
not enough gym time (causing insuf-
ficient practice time); no team physi-
cians to help the players; questionable
refereeing; poor coordination of the
team's participation in out-of-town
tournaments; and inadequate arrange-
ments in general.
The 13-member team had three
winning seasons under Kaufman,
playing about 10 games a year, plus
tournaments. The team did well
despite a height disadvantage. "Our
6-1 players often competed against
opponents who were 6-6 and 6-5,"
Kaufman said.
David Sorkin, JCC executive direc-
tor, said he was unaware of Kaufman's
concerns. "None of these problems
were brought up to us," he said.
He and Stuart Wachs, assistant

executive director, declined to discuss
Kaufman's assertions point by point.
"As far as we're concerned, we had a
good relationship with Brian, and
good communications," said Sorkin.
"He's a wonderful coach, and we're
thrilled with the job he did."

Stacked Odds

Had Kaufman returned to coach this
season, Wachs believes he might not
have had a
team because
of a lack of
interest among
local
teenagers, and
there probably
wouldn't have
been a
Midwest tour-
nament for the
team to enter.
"The young-
sters have a lot The JCC's Sid Fox
of options
today and
.their enthusiasm for different sports
comes and goes," Wachs said.
"There's seems to be a general lack of
interest in the varsity basketball pro-
gram this year, whereas in-line hockey
is booming — those teams could play
seven days a week."
Barry Bershad of Southfield, who
coached the varsity team at various
JCC sites for 35 years before
Kaufman, supports Wachs' con-
tention. "Teenage participation so far
this season has been very low," he
said. "The kids don't show the enthu-
siasm of the old days."
Bersand was so heavily involved in
the teen basketball program that it
became known as "Barryball."
Before coaching, Bershad played on
the team in the 1960s under Sid Fox,
who is now JCC director of recre-
ation services. Bershad hasn't returned
to coaching because of his job at an
apartment management company.
Fox has full-time duties in the recre-
ation department. With Kaufman