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stepping down, the result is no varsity
team this season.
"It's tougher to control teenagers
today," said Bershad. "Most of them
require strict adult supervision." He
added, "You need a coach who can
devote a lot of time to the players."
Also, he said, the competition
became less challenging. "We used to
play the good Catholic school teams,
but then we switched to church
teams and the YMCAs. And, of
course, the local regular high school
varsity teams took away some of our
talent."
Bershad, who spent a few years as
an assistant basketball coach at West
Bloomfield High, said the old JCC
varsity teams had a "lot of fun. We
never cut anybody. We just had a
good time.
"It was prestigious for the kids to
belong to the team. It was a great
place for players who either didn't
like their high school's varsity pro-
gram — or who weren't good enough
to make those teams. Of course, our
teams weren't fantastic — no one
went on to the pros. But we pro-
duced a lot of doctors, lawyers and
CPAs."
Kaufman agrees with Bershad's
assessment of today's teenagers.
"They apparently don't have the same
commitment as the players of the
past," he said. "Some of them play
because they have nothing better to
do. Then, when something better
comes along, they leave. The players
sign up for a full season, but often
drop out at tournament time to go
on cruises with their parents during
school vacation."
Fox said the hope is to "find some
middle ground" for players and teams
at the JCC this year, then hopefully
organize a varsity team again next
season — depending on the coaching
situation.
"We'd love to have Brian Kaufman
return as coach," added Sorkin. "We
would provide him with the full
resources to do the job." ❑
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