Finding a good AAU team for 7th grader?

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Team Alexandria

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Any recs for MoCo? Same age. Kid was an an AAU team pre-pandemic but has lost touch.

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Bump from another parent for any Moco suggestions-

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Bump. I know its AAU season and we are looking for a team. 7th grade.

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Anonymous wrote:I hear Team Durant and Takeover are really good. I think your son can make these teams. I heard it not very hard and they have good coaching. Competition level will be moderate…

OP, while I think your son should go for it and try out for any AAU team, this PP is likely a troll. Team Durant and Takeover are elite (division 1 level) travel teams that attract and recruit the top talent from other AAU teams, very experienced players. Going to their tryouts would be a good workout experience for your son but only a good use of your time if nothing else going on. (Full disclosure -- my son plays on one of the above-mentioned teams and he had several years of prior year-round AAU experience, moving from another highly-regarded team plus playing FCYBL travel. Very competitive tryouts and several team members were dropped to make way for a few new kids.)

Another PP mentioned Beyond the Hoop/Bulldawgs which is a good starting team. Fairfax Stars may be a good fit if it starts up younger teams again (so no existing team to compete with). Nova94 is good but most of the teams have been together with current rosters for a few years. All 3 teams will start spring tryouts soon (see their websites and twitter).

If you don't mind traveling to PG county for practices several times per week, there are many teams in that area. I am looking for teams in the Alexandria area for some of my son's friends so if I find any, I will post.

BTW, I learned about AAU from reading old dcurbanmom posts.

This 100% - you are not going to jump from rec to Team Durant or Takeover. Thunder is another starting place and runs int spring/summer.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I hear Team Durant and Takeover are really good. I think your son can make these teams. I heard it not very hard and they have good coaching. Competition level will be moderate…

OP, while I think your son should go for it and try out for any AAU team, this PP is likely a troll. Team Durant and Takeover are elite (division 1 level) travel teams that attract and recruit the top talent from other AAU teams, very experienced players. Going to their tryouts would be a good workout experience for your son but only a good use of your time if nothing else going on. (Full disclosure -- my son plays on one of the above-mentioned teams and he had several years of prior year-round AAU experience, moving from another highly-regarded team plus playing FCYBL travel. Very competitive tryouts and several team members were dropped to make way for a few new kids.)

Another PP mentioned Beyond the Hoop/Bulldawgs which is a good starting team. Fairfax Stars may be a good fit if it starts up younger teams again (so no existing team to compete with). Nova94 is good but most of the teams have been together with current rosters for a few years. All 3 teams will start spring tryouts soon (see their websites and twitter).

If you don't mind traveling to PG county for practices several times per week, there are many teams in that area. I am looking for teams in the Alexandria area for some of my son's friends so if I find any, I will post.

BTW, I learned about AAU from reading old dcurbanmom posts.

This 100% - you are not going to jump from rec to Team Durant or Takeover. Thunder is another starting place and runs int spring/summer.

Isn't Thunder only girls? Or is there a male Thunder team?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I hear Team Durant and Takeover are really good. I think your son can make these teams. I heard it not very hard and they have good coaching. Competition level will be moderate…

OP, while I think your son should go for it and try out for any AAU team, this PP is likely a troll. Team Durant and Takeover are elite (division 1 level) travel teams that attract and recruit the top talent from other AAU teams, very experienced players. Going to their tryouts would be a good workout experience for your son but only a good use of your time if nothing else going on. (Full disclosure -- my son plays on one of the above-mentioned teams and he had several years of prior year-round AAU experience, moving from another highly-regarded team plus playing FCYBL travel. Very competitive tryouts and several team members were dropped to make way for a few new kids.)

Another PP mentioned Beyond the Hoop/Bulldawgs which is a good starting team. Fairfax Stars may be a good fit if it starts up younger teams again (so no existing team to compete with). Nova94 is good but most of the teams have been together with current rosters for a few years. All 3 teams will start spring tryouts soon (see their websites and twitter).

If you don't mind traveling to PG county for practices several times per week, there are many teams in that area. I am looking for teams in the Alexandria area for some of my son's friends so if I find any, I will post.

BTW, I learned about AAU from reading old dcurbanmom posts.

This 100% - you are not going to jump from rec to Team Durant or Takeover. Thunder is another starting place and runs int spring/summer.

Nova94 is added a 3rd 7th grade team. This may be perfect.

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How hard is it to make a team like the second or third Nova 94 team in an age group?

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Anonymous wrote:How hard is it to make a team like the second or third Nova 94 team in an age group?

The 7th grade middle team is coached by one of the coaches of the McLean Select A team so I'm guessing there's a lot of crossover.

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Anonymous wrote:How hard is it to make a team like the second or third Nova 94 team in an age group?

Lots of coaches do individual or small group lessons. If they work with your kid, then they will be in a position to tell you how ready your kid is. My kid went into his first AAU tryout in 7th grade with the head coach or the organization having told him he was definitely good enough to make one of their teams, which was a big help.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:How hard is it to make a team like the second or third Nova 94 team in an age group?

Nova94 is popular. A lot of kids want to play with them for some reason

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:How hard is it to make a team like the second or third Nova 94 team in an age group?

The 7th grade middle team is coached by one of the coaches of the McLean Select A team so I'm guessing there's a lot of crossover.

LOL! Guess you missed the whole thread about that.