YORBA LINDA, Calif.—Hang around pretty much any sports team for very long and you’ll hear it. The word “family” comes up repeatedly, with coaches at every level pushing togetherness in a bid to harness the elusive element called team chemistry that often defines winners.
Yorba Linda High School’s Jason Pietsch need not reach to promote the concept. Not only is he coaching a boys’ basketball team that includes his son, starting junior guard Kobe Pietsch, but one that also features the high-flying brother act of Jordan and Orlando Laws.