FCYBL-is this allowed?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My son has played for several AAU teams in NoVA so he knows a number of FCYBL players. Based on prior sideline chats with parents, I know where many of his former teammates reside and go to school. Therefore, I am pretty sure at least 4 division one teams in his age group have more than 2 zip code exceptions. One of those teams is stacked with AAU players from the same team.

What grade?

[Anonymous]

I wish AAU were based on age and not grade. The whole re-classing thing is very annoying to me.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I wish AAU were based on age and not grade. The whole re-classing thing is very annoying to me.

100%. It's frustrating. But even based on age, who is checking??? There is no oversight.

[Anonymous]

McLean 8th Grade has 3 out of zip for sure.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:McLean 8th Grade has 3 out of zip for sure.

They have a player who by birth day should be an FCPS 10th grader (Sept 2008).

[Anonymous]

They added three players this year, all of them play for Team Takeover and two are out of zip. They had one carry over zip as well, so three zip codes.

The three team takeover players pushed three Mclean kids off the team, all three are starters and two of them are reclasses. How would you feel if you're a Mclean parent and your kid got bounced to bring in three kids from an AAU team. It is a travesty to FCYBL and all that it stands for. The FCYBL board should be ashamed to allow something like this to happen.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:They added three players this year, all of them play for Team Takeover and two are out of zip. They had one carry over zip as well, so three zip codes.

The three team takeover players pushed three Mclean kids off the team, all three are starters and two of them are reclasses. How would you feel if you're a Mclean parent and your kid got bounced to bring in three kids from an AAU team. It is a travesty to FCYBL and all that it stands for. The FCYBL board should be ashamed to allow something like this to happen.

Agree on this.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:They added three players this year, all of them play for Team Takeover and two are out of zip. They had one carry over zip as well, so three zip codes.

The three team takeover players pushed three Mclean kids off the team, all three are starters and two of them are reclasses. How would you feel if you're a Mclean parent and your kid got bounced to bring in three kids from an AAU team. It is a travesty to FCYBL and all that it stands for. The FCYBL board should be ashamed to allow something like this to happen.

But they aren’t the only team where out of zip code ringers push out in town. They just do it ‘better’ than others.

If the people complaining here have an own out of zip code ringer on their team then it’s pretty hypocritical to be complaining when another team beats you at the same game.

[Anonymous]

Who are you saying in that league had ringers or too many zip codes? I'm not aware of any other team in 8th grade like this, only McLean.

[Anonymous]

But they aren’t the only team where out of zip code ringers push out in town. They just do it ‘better’ than others.

If the people complaining here have an own out of zip code ringer on their team then it’s pretty hypocritical to be complaining when another team beats you at the same game.

Are you trying to justify what McLean did this season 23-24? Bringing in 3 players from Team Takeover? Please tell me what other team did anything remotely close to this and who has more than two zip code exemptions. If you can beat them, so join them theory is hilarious at best.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:They added three players this year, all of them play for Team Takeover and two are out of zip. They had one carry over zip as well, so three zip codes.

The three team takeover players pushed three Mclean kids off the team, all three are starters and two of them are reclasses. How would you feel if you're a Mclean parent and your kid got bounced to bring in three kids from an AAU team. It is a travesty to FCYBL and all that it stands for. The FCYBL board should be ashamed to allow something like this to happen.

The rule is two max out of zip code kids. How do they have three?

[Anonymous]

Reclassing should be banned. It has ruined youth basketball.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:They added three players this year, all of them play for Team Takeover and two are out of zip. They had one carry over zip as well, so three zip codes.

The three team takeover players pushed three Mclean kids off the team, all three are starters and two of them are reclasses. How would you feel if you're a Mclean parent and your kid got bounced to bring in three kids from an AAU team. It is a travesty to FCYBL and all that it stands for. The FCYBL board should be ashamed to allow something like this to happen.

The rule is two max out of zip code kids. How do they have three?

Because the FCYBL Board doesn't care to enforce their own rule. No submission of proof of address last few years.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:But they aren’t the only team where out of zip code ringers push out in town. They just do it ‘better’ than others.

If the people complaining here have an own out of zip code ringer on their team then it’s pretty hypocritical to be complaining when another team beats you at the same game.

Are you trying to justify what McLean did this season 23-24? Bringing in 3 players from Team Takeover? Please tell me what other team did anything remotely close to this and who has more than two zip code exemptions. If you can beat them, so join them theory is hilarious at best.

Coaches are allowed two "ringers" out of zipcode under the league rules, so there is nothing wrong with doing that. Its sneaking in more than 2, and reclassing (e.g., a kid in 8th grade three years in a row) that people rightly have an issue wit.

[Anonymous]

So, did the McLean 8tb grade team with the tournament?