Basketball summer leagues-county level travel

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Anonymous wrote:Just bumping this up. Does anyone know of any other northern va leagues besides the Stars league and the St James league?

The Stars league is basically defunct. They are only having 6 games for basically the same cost as 10 games last year, so that's obviously out. Our organization only runs winter and summer teams so we are not looking for elite competition!

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It might have more participation with 6 games only.

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Anonymous wrote:Just bumping this up. Does anyone know of any other northern va leagues besides the Stars league and the St James league?

The Stars league is basically defunct. They are only having 6 games for basically the same cost as 10 games last year, so that's obviously out. Our organization only runs winter and summer teams so we are not looking for elite competition!

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It might have more participation with 6 games only.

They might get more AAU teams if they 4 lost games are at the beginning. By the end of the season, the girls on DD's team need a break

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Why would people pay the same amount for 6 games vs. 10 games? That's the part that doesn't make sense to me.

There are local orgs that only have summer/winter teams and they use to all play in the Stars summer league. It doesn't make sense to set up a summer team to play 6 games for the whole season. For AAU teams that do lots of other things, sure, why not? but the price is not reasonable especially when the Stars league cannot form divisions to guarantee your team has a good matchup (over $100 per game and they start running the clock in Q2 because your aau team is crushing a random FPYC team or whoever.)

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Anonymous wrote:Just bumping this up. Does anyone know of any other northern va leagues besides the Stars league and the St James league?

The Stars league is basically defunct. They are only having 6 games for basically the same cost as 10 games last year, so that's obviously out. Our organization only runs winter and summer teams so we are not looking for elite competition!

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It might have more participation with 6 games only.

They might get more AAU teams if they 4 lost games are at the beginning. By the end of the season, the girls on DD's team need a break

What do you mean by the end of the season? Its a summer league. The season is the summer.

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I checked the fliers for Stars. Last year we paid $850 for ten games plus the two tournament games (teams get 1-3 games in the tournament).

This year it would be $750 for 6 games plus a tournament.

Obviously a huge price increase (regular season $125 per game vs. $85 per game) and like pp mentioned, half our games last season weren't competitive because there was only one division and our 6th gr AAU team was mixed in with regular 6th gr teams. Pre-covid, this league had the AAU teams play up one grade so the games were more even.

There is a loudoun league SOLO is running but not super convenient depending on where you are in Fairfax. (Not like the Stars league games were at convenient gyms either though!). It's $950 for 8 games plus a tournament. All the Loudoun gyms are nice, at least. We had Stars league games in terrible gyms some years. (Like going cross ways in old gyms to get two games on one court, and things like "out of bounds is where the bleachers start". Safe!)

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Does anyone have information on the shots up/ST James League? How many games, how many divisions per age?

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Anonymous wrote:Just bumping this up. Does anyone know of any other northern va leagues besides the Stars league and the St James league?

The Stars league is basically defunct. They are only having 6 games for basically the same cost as 10 games last year, so that's obviously out. Our organization only runs winter and summer teams so we are not looking for elite competition!

It might have more participation with 6 games only.

They might get more AAU teams if they 4 lost games are at the beginning. By the end of the season, the girls on DD's team need a break

What do you mean by the end of the season? Its a summer league. The season is the summer.

AAU goes through July. By the end, the kids are burnt out. If the games that get cut are at the beginning of the season, it might encourage more participation form AAU teams

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Anonymous wrote:I checked the fliers for Stars. Last year we paid $850 for ten games plus the two tournament games (teams get 1-3 games in the tournament).

This year it would be $750 for 6 games plus a tournament.

Obviously a huge price increase (regular season $125 per game vs. $85 per game) and like pp mentioned, half our games last season weren't competitive because there was only one division and our 6th gr AAU team was mixed in with regular 6th gr teams. Pre-covid, this league had the AAU teams play up one grade so the games were more even.

There is a loudoun league SOLO is running but not super convenient depending on where you are in Fairfax. (Not like the Stars league games were at convenient gyms either though!). It's $950 for 8 games plus a tournament. All the Loudoun gyms are nice, at least. We had Stars league games in terrible gyms some years. (Like going cross ways in old gyms to get two games on one court, and things like "out of bounds is where the bleachers start". Safe!)

Our first game with stars was on a court running perpendicular to the main court with another game going on beside it. There were no side lines at all

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Anonymous wrote:Just bumping this up. Does anyone know of any other northern va leagues besides the Stars league and the St James league?

The Stars league is basically defunct. They are only having 6 games for basically the same cost as 10 games last year, so that's obviously out. Our organization only runs winter and summer teams so we are not looking for elite competition!

It might have more participation with 6 games only.

They might get more AAU teams if they 4 lost games are at the beginning. By the end of the season, the girls on DD's team need a break

What do you mean by the end of the season? Its a summer league. The season is the summer.

AAU goes through July. By the end, the kids are burnt out. If the games that get cut are at the beginning of the season, it might encourage more participation form AAU teams

The summer leagues all start in June and end at the end of July. August is kind of a dead zone.

Its unfortunate that every sport has become a year-round cash grab and parents have so much FOMO for their kids. There are no defined seasons. Kids used to just play winter and summer basketball. Now its year round. Its terrible to never give their bodies a break from the same activity.

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Anonymous wrote:I checked the fliers for Stars. Last year we paid $850 for ten games plus the two tournament games (teams get 1-3 games in the tournament).

This year it would be $750 for 6 games plus a tournament.

Obviously a huge price increase (regular season $125 per game vs. $85 per game) and like pp mentioned, half our games last season weren't competitive because there was only one division and our 6th gr AAU team was mixed in with regular 6th gr teams. Pre-covid, this league had the AAU teams play up one grade so the games were more even.

There is a loudoun league SOLO is running but not super convenient depending on where you are in Fairfax. (Not like the Stars league games were at convenient gyms either though!). It's $950 for 8 games plus a tournament. All the Loudoun gyms are nice, at least. We had Stars league games in terrible gyms some years. (Like going cross ways in old gyms to get two games on one court, and things like "out of bounds is where the bleachers start". Safe!)

Our first game with stars was on a court running perpendicular to the main court with another game going on beside it. There were no side lines at all

We played at some crappy old middle school in Annandale and they said out of bounds were the bleachers there, too. Our coach insisted the game be called a scrimmage because he did not want the kids colliding into the bleachers and hurting themselves, and he made the Stars schedule a make up game on a real court. They always try to get away with these cheap-ass shenanigans to save money.

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Anonymous wrote:Just bumping this up. Does anyone know of any other northern va leagues besides the Stars league and the St James league?

The Stars league is basically defunct. They are only having 6 games for basically the same cost as 10 games last year, so that's obviously out. Our organization only runs winter and summer teams so we are not looking for elite competition!

It might have more participation with 6 games only.

They might get more AAU teams if they 4 lost games are at the beginning. By the end of the season, the girls on DD's team need a break

What do you mean by the end of the season? Its a summer league. The season is the summer.

AAU goes through July. By the end, the kids are burnt out. If the games that get cut are at the beginning of the season, it might encourage more participation form AAU teams

The summer leagues all start in June and end at the end of July. August is kind of a dead zone.

Its unfortunate that every sport has become a year-round cash grab and parents have so much FOMO for their kids. There are no defined seasons. Kids used to just play winter and summer basketball. Now its year round. Its terrible to never give their bodies a break from the same activity.

The AAU season ends with nationals in early July. It's been that way for a long time now. August through Winter is the offseason

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Anonymous wrote:Just bumping this up. Does anyone know of any other northern va leagues besides the Stars league and the St James league?

The Stars league is basically defunct. They are only having 6 games for basically the same cost as 10 games last year, so that's obviously out. Our organization only runs winter and summer teams so we are not looking for elite competition!

It might have more participation with 6 games only.

They might get more AAU teams if they 4 lost games are at the beginning. By the end of the season, the girls on DD's team need a break

What do you mean by the end of the season? Its a summer league. The season is the summer.

AAU goes through July. By the end, the kids are burnt out. If the games that get cut are at the beginning of the season, it might encourage more participation form AAU teams

The summer leagues all start in June and end at the end of July. August is kind of a dead zone.

Its unfortunate that every sport has become a year-round cash grab and parents have so much FOMO for their kids. There are no defined seasons. Kids used to just play winter and summer basketball. Now its year round. Its terrible to never give their bodies a break from the same activity.

The AAU season ends with nationals in early July. It's been that way for a long time now. August through Winter is the offseason

In American culture, basketball is a winter sport and always has been. High school plays in winter. College plays in winter. NBA plays in winter.
Just because parents have been sucked into the shady cash-grab world of AAU drama, doesn't mean the "AAU season" means anything. It seems to be "AAU season" year-round, from what I can tell.

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Agree with the year-round sports poster. DH coaches winter travel basketball and every year he has kids who can't seem to prioritize the sport in the correct season. Their parents email him and want it to be OK for their kid to miss team practice for off-season baseball or soccer workouts, then they don't know what they are supposed to be doing in the games.

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Anonymous wrote:Just bumping this up. Does anyone know of any other northern va leagues besides the Stars league and the St James league?

The Stars league is basically defunct. They are only having 6 games for basically the same cost as 10 games last year, so that's obviously out. Our organization only runs winter and summer teams so we are not looking for elite competition!

It might have more participation with 6 games only.

They might get more AAU teams if they 4 lost games are at the beginning. By the end of the season, the girls on DD's team need a break

What do you mean by the end of the season? Its a summer league. The season is the summer.

AAU goes through July. By the end, the kids are burnt out. If the games that get cut are at the beginning of the season, it might encourage more participation form AAU teams

The summer leagues all start in June and end at the end of July. August is kind of a dead zone.

Its unfortunate that every sport has become a year-round cash grab and parents have so much FOMO for their kids. There are no defined seasons. Kids used to just play winter and summer basketball. Now its year round. Its terrible to never give their bodies a break from the same activity.

The AAU season ends with nationals in early July. It's been that way for a long time now. August through Winter is the offseason

In American culture, basketball is a winter sport and always has been. High school plays in winter. College plays in winter. NBA plays in winter.
Just because parents have been sucked into the shady cash-grab world of AAU drama, doesn't mean the "AAU season" means anything. It seems to be "AAU season" year-round, from what I can tell.

College plays in fall, NBA gets serious in spring and finishes in the summer and AAU's main season is spring/summer. There are year round tournaments, but most teams either form in the spring or ramp up for spring/summer if they are year round.

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AAU's main season is year-round, because they know parents will pay to keep Larla on the team and its a for-profit business situation. AAU is the shadiest of all kids travel sports and that is saying a LOT.