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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Hi All,

My oldest son is 11 and going into 6th grade.  since 3rd grade he has been doing AAU basketball at different levels and different teams.  he also plays football and lacrosse but I am noticing kids as young as  4 and 5th grade are already specializing in basketball and not playing any other sports.  just training and playing tournaments year round.

his current AAU coach has started an intense training program where he wants a year commitment for training and tournaments.  we've also tried some local bball training programs and I also seen kids in elementary training like they are professional players.

it just seems the wrong approach given the kids are so young and puberty determines a lot when it comes to athletics.  many of these kids I see training will be lucky to be 5'7'.

Are you all seeing this too with kids on basketball teams you play on?  I didnt think kids specialized until high school unless you are a prodigy.

thanks
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Yes, I have seen this a lot. My son is starting HS and will be trying out for his freshman bball team.  He played soccer and baseball (in addition to basketball) while growing up, but he decided in 6th grade that he didn't want to play any other sports anymore...just basketball.  So he's been specializing in basketball since 6th grade only because he didn't want to play anything else (even though we encouraged him to play other sports).  And we prefer he get out and play basketball year round rather than playing video games when basketball season isn't happening.

What has shocked me though is the number of kids who "reclass."  I had no idea about this until a year or so ago.  It's surprising how many parents think their kids have a shot at the NBA or even D1 college...the odds are very highly against that (even DIII college is tough to make).

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