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[quote=Anonymous]I'm not sure who the OP is, but I'll give my opinion as a parent who has had 2 kids play CYA basketball within the last few years.

My first kid started in 2nd grade (the year we moved here) but didn't get put on a team with anyone from our school.  For most of the kids on the team, it was their first year playing (like the pp mentioning all the leftovers being thrown together) and they were ill prepared for the first game.  There were maybe 3 practices before the first game and it showed.  Add to that the high school refs and it was a disaster most weeks.  So when my kid didn't want to play the next year, I was fine with it.

My next kid started in first grade.  We expected a few scrimmages, but ended up having games every weekend for like 8 weeks.  It was more than we anticipated.  We had a good coach and had learned we needed to request being on a team with kids from our school.  The refs were still ill prepared to ref a game.  The rules weren't clear (stealing, no stealing, fouls etc.).  My second kid wants to play again so we signed up and requested the same coach.

I agree parents not doing their part to get their kid to practice or games on time is an issue.  There were many kids that arrived late to practice or right at game time.

I personally do not want to coach in the circumstance I have described (a lack of practice time, ill prepared refs, unclear rules, and parents inability to get their kid there on time).  [/quote]

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