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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think what the poster is getting at is does a white kid stand a chance--- not because of race, but maybe inferior athletic ability/less basketball focused culture?

I'm a little nervous for my own kid, who loves this sport. Out in the VA burbs (as mentioned above) he can compete but I have no idea how any of these kids would stack up against say, a city team.  The kids look to be mostly AA and extremely athletic and tall. [/quote]

Seriously if you are asking these question you already know the answer. It’s going to be very competitive. I am white, grew up around here and played. How old is your kid? The cut starts to happen somewhere between 6th and 8th grade. This is when the boys grow and develop. I never really worried about if I was playing against a black or white guy. It just did not matter. It just matters if you can play. In a large public high school there can be 2,000 to 4,000 kids. There are a lot of kids coming out for a few spots. You have to be good. Even if you stayed out in the Burbs, you have to be good to make the team. Now the private schools are a lot different, some recruit, others do not. [/quote]

Well, the recruiting is the thing, isn’t it? If you’ve been playing basketball your whole life and are athletic, work hard, and a good player, you’re going to make the private school team. Unless they recruit players from elsewhere. Playing basketball was such an important part of my high school experience (several years ago), and I want my kids to have the same opportunity. But if all the private schools are recruiting from all over the metro, then they may not have that chance since they’ll also play other sports and their primary focus will be on their studies. As a result, I wonder if I should encourage more of a focus on a different sport. Unless the privates recruit all their athletes. Is any real team sport (soccer, basketball, etc) more immune from the recruiting problem?[/quote]

So not all privates recruit only some do. If you go to a school that does not recruit he would still have to win a spot on the team, but it’s a lot easier. So lets say GSD(as an example) has a freshman basketball team. They have about 130 in a classs, 1/2 are girls- 65 boys. Maybe you get 15-18 boys trying out for the team. He should be able to make the cut, right?

You should encourage him to play as many sports as you can. It’s better for his overall development. You never know which one(if any) he will like and show some promise in. So there is travel soccer, basketball, baseball and lacrosse. The kids who are on these travel teams get professional coaching and a lot more practice time vs rec teams. Travel teams cost money but so does private school. Many of the kids at private school play on travel teams. When they tryout, the travel kid will look better(and have more confidence) vs a kid who has never tried out for a team, does not know the drills, lingo, etc. It is sad to say but if you want your kid to play in high school, he should be on a travel team. So is your kid playing travel basketball or just playing rec?

You should make a new post, give your kid’s rough age and gender. Say I would like him to be able to play sports in high school(private or public). What are his chances of making a team without a travel background and what advice do you give me. Drop the part about the the AA players. [/quote]

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