Rec ball isn’t serious enough to prepare for high school basketball. Majority of the kids have played atleast 3 seasons per year since elementary school, then have personal trainers, and do additional workouts. |
Imagine being embarrassed of your own child because he isn’t as good at a sport compared to others his age. You’re the epitome of what’s wrong with youth sports, especially in this area. Maybe instead of coming to an anon forum and making fun of your own son, you should tell your worthless husband to get a hoop in your driveway and actually spend time with him. You don’t need private coaches and clinics at this age - just a parent who actually cares about the right things, a ball, and some space to dribble (which isn’t much). Your DS playing in an elementary school gym also has literally nothing to do with his skill level (what a completely asinine take). It’s cause the only time he probably ever practiced up until now was during his rec season (1-hour a week for 2-3 months out of the entire year). Just another NoVA mom upset they don’t get to tell their friends about how their son is on the All Star/Select/Travel team. |
| CYA sports parents, particularly in basketball, are some of the worst people I have encountered in my adult life. Some really nice coaches and parents, but it gets ruined by the ones who could not care less about development of the kids as players or people, and just want to use youth sports to boost their own pathetic egos. And people in charge who let adults act this way and do nothing to address problems. |
Really surprised to read this as have done CYA basketball for many years now. Couple bad apples like any league but overall parents and especially coaches have been well meaning and reasonable. Are you talking house or travel side? |
The bad apples are on the board. Shyrock, JP, Rein, etc. those guy’s are some real scumbags. |
| We’re affiliated with CYA, not through basketball but through girls lacrosse, so I can relate. There are a couple of moms who are just relentless, criticizing kids for missing shots or not catching the ball. It feels way more intense than it needs to be for a rec sport. I honestly feel bad for the moms who bring that kind of negativity to the game. |
Mom parents or mom coaches? If the former, I kind of blame other parents for not giving them stink eye, moving away from them during games to send message etc. If coaches, well that's different story, although was in girls lacrosse there for number of years and most folks were positive and encouraging. |
Paul Jones too. Incompetent people! |
And they protect the scumbags that are a known problem and keep letting them be involved. It’s driving families away from CYA. |
Let me guess… Crossfield moms! |
Is this in rec or travel? and boys or girls? |
| We have played CYA for years (boys) and have had wonderful coaches in both rec and select/travel. Curious to know specifics because generally everyone has seemed lovely in do know there are some wild parents that recently chased out a coach but not sure what happened there. |
Chased out travel coach or rec coach? Agree our experience for last decade or so has been very good. |
Really? All the drama and crazy behavior seems to happen at SYA. Then people leave SYA for CYA. SYA just tried to cheat with one of their FCYBL teams and got caught and the team was kicked out of the league. |
boys or girls? |