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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I can’t tell from the post what you’re looking for exactly. But Bishop O’Connell has diversity and competitive sports. Basketball included. [/quote]

Trying to find out if kids are in the wrong sport for move to DC. If not, looking for youth basketball leagues in nw dc.

This idea of private schools recruiting athletes seems crazy. It must deprive kids who are mainly there for the academics of playing  spots/time! Do the recruiter atheletes meet the same admissions stamdards or is it like college where athletes usually meet a lesser academic standard? [/quote]

I know that some schools are more sports focused and I think that is reflected in their admissions.  It's not an issue for the WCAC kids I know personally, because in addition to being incredibly talented players, the kids I know are excellent students.  As an example, one WCAC player I know has a simple deal with his parents --- he can play basketball as long as he gets all As.  Obviously this is not the case for all players, but I think WCAC athletes do have to earn the grades to play.

If you are looking down the road to your kids who are currently in elementary eventually playing for a WCAC school, that may be kind of a long shot.  I know a kid who went to a private that's not even a basketball powerhouse.  When that kid was in 8th grade, he told me that it was his last year playing for the school team because there was no way he could compete with the kids who would be recruited for high school.  That was around the time that a former D1 college coach was hired to coach at the school.

OP, if you want your kids to have a shot playing at that level, they probably want to be playing travel ball with really solid professional coaching as early as possible.  If your kids don't currently play travel,  you should look at travel teams like MADE, KOA, or MBA.  They have some good kids and coaches, but have multiple levels and are easier to get started with.  To give you a sense of how crazy this area is -- the kids I know who play for top AAU teams (i.e. not the ones above) were recruited to the AAU programs as 5th or 6th graders by coaches who had heard about them and went to their rec or catholic league games specifically to see them play and recruit them.

If you are going to be in DC, there are some rec centers with really solid teams (e.g. Emery Rec I know, and I think some others also).
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