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[quote=Anonymous]I'm looking into having my kids make the transition from rec to more advanced basketball.  So can't say too much about advanced basketball yet.

But did have them to start moving up in some other sports and other sports am happy to keep them in rec.

One of my beliefs is to not necessarily look at a team's win/loss record but to see how much they are developing and improving.  Both as individuals and as a team.

For one sport, I'm pulling one of my kids from a winning team, where I think the team mainly won based on athleticism and one or two star players and there was no development or learning of the game.  And am having them join the club that their sibling is in, which has a losing record, but I like how the coach runs practices and the team.  Judging by the coach's interactions with other parents and seeing how long they've been with the club, I'd guess they feel the same way.

So keep in mind when deciding if you want to look into leaving the club/team.

Then sports takes a LOT of work individually.  If not just at home, at the training place my kids go to we regularly see other kids come in with their backpacks that have the logos for their aau team on a constant basis.  There was also that article in the post not too long ago that kind of details what a player at Blake goes through.  I think this was the article but it's behind a paywall:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2023/12/05/baba-oladotun-blake-dematha/

From what I recall, he trains for like two hours after school with his father before going on to practice with his actual team.

And at the gym, I sometimes see players come in with their parents for training sessions before school.  So it does take a lot of work individually.

And you're right, a lot of it is a money making racket.[/quote]

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