FCYBL-is this allowed?

[Anonymous]

I don't know, sounds like one guy whose kid didn't make a team who assumes it was because of racism. Chantilly is a very diverse area and a whole organization run by civic-minded volunteers who also happen to be nutty racists doesn't pass the smell test for me.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I don't know, sounds like one guy whose kid didn't make a team who assumes it was because of racism. Chantilly is a very diverse area and a whole organization run by civic-minded volunteers who also happen to be nutty racists doesn't pass the smell test for me.

Been hearing about CYA since the 80’s. You shouldn’t have any problems over there if your white.

[Anonymous]

The 80s was 40 years ago!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The 80s was 40 years ago!

Wow! And things still haven’t changed?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If my kid played on a 7th grade division 1 team, I'd notify the FCYBL board about the McLean violations. Part of what makes FCYBL what it is is that it's regional and you can only try out for the team(s) your zip code feeds into. Otherwise what a mess it will be; kids driving all over the county to try out and play for different teams, aggressive parents and coaches will create super teams -- not as much fun at all. For those who want that experience, there's AAU.

What's the latest on this team? They killing everyone in their division?

[Anonymous]

They are one of the best teams but not the best. The Reston Nova Cavs team is better. Its kind of sad to bump all the Mclean kids off for random kids from centreville and chantilly to try to build a super squad and still not be the best.

[Anonymous]

The removal of division 3 has created a number of messes, IMO. The division 2 games are very lopsided, and some teams are clearly in a different league than others. Not as fun for anyone.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The removal of division 3 has created a number of messes, IMO. The division 2 games are very lopsided, and some teams are clearly in a different league than others. Not as fun for anyone.

Yes, I totally agree! What were they thinking? Many of the leagues had no basketball seasons and didn't have travel seasons last year. Other leagues have teams that have been playing year round with no breaks during Covid. This year more than any other year they should have had three divisions.

I don't understand why 8th grade boys has D3 and no one else does. Savvier coaches who pushed for it? 5th and 6th and 7th grade boys all should have D3. 7th grade boys D2 in particular is bad. They have teams that are really A teams (like the McLean B team with all the players who were pushed out to make room for the nova 94 kids) and some teams with kids who are almost all clearly new to travel basketball and should be playing each other in D3. 15 teams in one division is ridiculous.

[Anonymous]

There are always a few misplaced teams at the bottom of each division, and other teams that are almost competitive but not quite (someone has to be the bottom two teams in D1) but I have 3 boys and I have never seen such a difference in just basically basketball knowledge/skill between teams in the same division before. There are whole teams of kids who seem to have never played travel basketball before and just learned how to press, etc playing against teams that have a lot of experience.

Its hard to describe but it just looks different this year compared to pre-covid. The scores don't make it obvious because the coaches are not allowed to run up the score past a certain point and the clock switches to running.

[Anonymous]

Boys Sixth Grade D2 has had some horribly lopsided games (like 8-48). They need three divisions.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The removal of division 3 has created a number of messes, IMO. The division 2 games are very lopsided, and some teams are clearly in a different league than others. Not as fun for anyone.

Yes, I totally agree! What were they thinking? Many of the leagues had no basketball seasons and didn't have travel seasons last year. Other leagues have teams that have been playing year round with no breaks during Covid. This year more than any other year they should have had three divisions.

I don't understand why 8th grade boys has D3 and no one else does. Savvier coaches who pushed for it? 5th and 6th and 7th grade boys all should have D3. 7th grade boys D2 in particular is bad. They have teams that are really A teams (like the McLean B team with all the players who were pushed out to make room for the nova 94 kids) and some teams with kids who are almost all clearly new to travel basketball and should be playing each other in D3. 15 teams in one division is ridiculous.

another 7th grade D2 parent here -- totally agree! Let's all write a letter to the league pushing for a return of the 3 divisions in the future (whether or not it benefits our kids is irrelevant, but this two-division system makes no sense. When my son played in division 2 as a 5th grader, there was one team that was really good but the rest were pretty even and the games were all good. This year we have had way too many blowouts.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The removal of division 3 has created a number of messes, IMO. The division 2 games are very lopsided, and some teams are clearly in a different league than others. Not as fun for anyone.

Yes, I totally agree! What were they thinking? Many of the leagues had no basketball seasons and didn't have travel seasons last year. Other leagues have teams that have been playing year round with no breaks during Covid. This year more than any other year they should have had three divisions.

I don't understand why 8th grade boys has D3 and no one else does. Savvier coaches who pushed for it? 5th and 6th and 7th grade boys all should have D3. 7th grade boys D2 in particular is bad. They have teams that are really A teams (like the McLean B team with all the players who were pushed out to make room for the nova 94 kids) and some teams with kids who are almost all clearly new to travel basketball and should be playing each other in D3. 15 teams in one division is ridiculous.

another 7th grade D2 parent here -- totally agree! Let's all write a letter to the league pushing for a return of the 3 divisions in the future (whether or not it benefits our kids is irrelevant, but this two-division system makes no sense. When my son played in division 2 as a 5th grader, there was one team that was really good but the rest were pretty even and the games were all good. This year we have had way too many blowouts.

Blowouts are common in AAU. Kids are getting ready for the next level. If they don’t want to get blown out, they have to step their game up.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I don't know, sounds like one guy whose kid didn't make a team who assumes it was because of racism. Chantilly is a very diverse area and a whole organization run by civic-minded volunteers who also happen to be nutty racists doesn't pass the smell test for me.

Been hearing about CYA since the 80’s. You shouldn’t have any problems over there if your white.

Lots of redneckery over there.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The removal of division 3 has created a number of messes, IMO. The division 2 games are very lopsided, and some teams are clearly in a different league than others. Not as fun for anyone.

Yes, I totally agree! What were they thinking? Many of the leagues had no basketball seasons and didn't have travel seasons last year. Other leagues have teams that have been playing year round with no breaks during Covid. This year more than any other year they should have had three divisions.

I don't understand why 8th grade boys has D3 and no one else does. Savvier coaches who pushed for it? 5th and 6th and 7th grade boys all should have D3. 7th grade boys D2 in particular is bad. They have teams that are really A teams (like the McLean B team with all the players who were pushed out to make room for the nova 94 kids) and some teams with kids who are almost all clearly new to travel basketball and should be playing each other in D3. 15 teams in one division is ridiculous.

another 7th grade D2 parent here -- totally agree! Let's all write a letter to the league pushing for a return of the 3 divisions in the future (whether or not it benefits our kids is irrelevant, but this two-division system makes no sense. When my son played in division 2 as a 5th grader, there was one team that was really good but the rest were pretty even and the games were all good. This year we have had way too many blowouts.

Blowouts are common in AAU. Kids are getting ready for the next level. If they don’t want to get blown out, they have to step their game up.

But this isn’t AAU-this is a league set up with divisions (just like high school teams have divisions) and for good reason. Arlington selects a team from 500 kids at tryouts, Gum Springs has 10 show up to try out. Divisions make sense, especially in the younger grades where some teams might never have played travel but other teams have played AAU together for years.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The removal of division 3 has created a number of messes, IMO. The division 2 games are very lopsided, and some teams are clearly in a different league than others. Not as fun for anyone.

Yes, I totally agree! What were they thinking? Many of the leagues had no basketball seasons and didn't have travel seasons last year. Other leagues have teams that have been playing year round with no breaks during Covid. This year more than any other year they should have had three divisions.

I don't understand why 8th grade boys has D3 and no one else does. Savvier coaches who pushed for it? 5th and 6th and 7th grade boys all should have D3. 7th grade boys D2 in particular is bad. They have teams that are really A teams (like the McLean B team with all the players who were pushed out to make room for the nova 94 kids) and some teams with kids who are almost all clearly new to travel basketball and should be playing each other in D3. 15 teams in one division is ridiculous.

another 7th grade D2 parent here -- totally agree! Let's all write a letter to the league pushing for a return of the 3 divisions in the future (whether or not it benefits our kids is irrelevant, but this two-division system makes no sense. When my son played in division 2 as a 5th grader, there was one team that was really good but the rest were pretty even and the games were all good. This year we have had way too many blowouts.

Blowouts are common in AAU. Kids are getting ready for the next level. If they don’t want to get blown out, they have to step their game up.

But this isn’t AAU-this is a league set up with divisions (just like high school teams have divisions) and for good reason. Arlington selects a team from 500 kids at tryouts, Gum Springs has 10 show up to try out. Divisions make sense, especially in the younger grades where some teams might never have played travel but other teams have played AAU together for years.

Maybe they should get rid of the zip code requirements and some of these organizations won’t be so limited who they can pick up.