How hard is it to get on an AAU basketball team?

[Anonymous]

They were.

Good luck to all newcomers to AAU if you're above grade 6.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:They were.

Good luck to all newcomers to AAU if you're above grade 6.

Is it difficult to start at this higher level after elementary?

My son only started playing basketball last year at age 11. He plays/played multiple other sports.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:They were.

Good luck to all newcomers to AAU if you're above grade 6.

Is it difficult to start at this higher level after elementary?

My son only started playing basketball last year at age 11. He plays/played multiple other sports.

Many people don’t realize that basketball is a skill sport. If your son is very, very athletic and works really hard (90 minutes plus every day, 7 days a week for a couple of years), then he might be able to play at a high level. Many kids practice that much for longer but don’t make higher level teams.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:They were.

Good luck to all newcomers to AAU if you're above grade 6.

Is it difficult to start at this higher level after elementary?

My son only started playing basketball last year at age 11. He plays/played multiple other sports.

Many people don’t realize that basketball is a skill sport. If your son is very, very athletic and works really hard (90 minutes plus every day, 7 days a week for a couple of years), then he might be able to play at a high level. Many kids practice that much for longer but don’t make higher level teams.

My kid isn’t necessarily trying to play at some high elite level. He will never be a D1 recruit. He just loves basketball and if he gets on his high school basketball team, he would be happy. I believe all the kids on the high school basketball team all play travel and/or AAU basketball.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:They were.

Good luck to all newcomers to AAU if you're above grade 6.

Is it difficult to start at this higher level after elementary?

My son only started playing basketball last year at age 11. He plays/played multiple other sports.

Many people don’t realize that basketball is a skill sport. If your son is very, very athletic and works really hard (90 minutes plus every day, 7 days a week for a couple of years), then he might be able to play at a high level. Many kids practice that much for longer but don’t make higher level teams.

My kid isn’t necessarily trying to play at some high elite level. He will never be a D1 recruit. He just loves basketball and if he gets on his high school basketball team, he would be happy. I believe all the kids on the high school basketball team all play travel and/or AAU basketball.

It really depends on the high school. Last I looked, 5 DMV high schools were in the national top 25. Making varsity at those schools pretty much required elite skills, and the starters will be D1 commits.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Anyone heard of the nova bulls? Just saw something in FB. Looking for a 15U boy.

I've heard they are horribly disorganized and they practice all the way out in Manassas.

85% of AAU is disorganized. My son tried out and was offered a spot on the Bulls Puma Circuit team.

Anyone know anything about their Puma team?

[Anonymous]

Anybody have any luck with tryouts yet? Took my 8th grade DS to tryouts on Sunday, 50+ kids and it looked like the team was already set…

[Anonymous]

We went to two different team tryouts with our 7th grade DS and they were both madhouses, how can they tell anything about the kids with so many in the gym for such a short time period?

Any recommendations for teams that haven't tried out yet that wouldn't be crazy far from the Fair Oaks/Chantilly area?

Also, what would the time frame be to hear back? Will we hear either way?

[Anonymous]

For the serious teams, tryouts are a waste of time. Often AAU teams are forming B or even C teams so it's always worth it to get the information and go. That's your in.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:For the serious teams, tryouts are a waste of time. Often AAU teams are forming B or even C teams so it's always worth it to get the information and go. That's your in.

Circuit teams are always looking to improve. If a kid shows up to tryouts and shines, they will make the team.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:For the serious teams, tryouts are a waste of time. Often AAU teams are forming B or even C teams so it's always worth it to get the information and go. That's your in.

Circuit teams are always looking to improve. If a kid shows up to tryouts and shines, they will make the team.

Right but let's be realistic--most of the time that kid that is shining was brought on by someone in the know with the team.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:For the serious teams, tryouts are a waste of time. Often AAU teams are forming B or even C teams so it's always worth it to get the information and go. That's your in.

Circuit teams are always looking to improve. If a kid shows up to tryouts and shines, they will make the team.

Right but let's be realistic--most of the time that kid that is shining was brought on by someone in the know with the team.

Not necessarily. Clubs start playing EYBL, UVV and 3SSB in high school. Teams at those clubs dramatically transform from 8th to 9th grade. Kids that coachs have never seen play will drive hours to those open gyms and tryouts and they'll often make teams

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We went to two different team tryouts with our 7th grade DS and they were both madhouses, how can they tell anything about the kids with so many in the gym for such a short time period?

Any recommendations for teams that haven't tried out yet that wouldn't be crazy far from the Fair Oaks/Chantilly area?

Also, what would the time frame be to hear back? Will we hear either way?

These big teams already have a roster of regular players. They hold the tryouts in case a *star* shows up (and to fill their lower teams, if they have those). A player like that stands out even in a crowd for a short amount of time. If you just have a regular good player, they already have a bench full.

[Anonymous]

FWIW, IME if your child doesn't make a team, you just hear nothing.

We did get a personalized rejection email for an FCYBL county team one year, which was unexpected but classy of that coach.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We went to two different team tryouts with our 7th grade DS and they were both madhouses, how can they tell anything about the kids with so many in the gym for such a short time period?

Any recommendations for teams that haven't tried out yet that wouldn't be crazy far from the Fair Oaks/Chantilly area?

Also, what would the time frame be to hear back? Will we hear either way?

Try CYA, SYA, or BRYC-all are running spring teams.

In another thread, someone posted that Nova 94 lost their whole team, but the coach sounded iffy. But if you are desperate, you could check them out.