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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]FCPS Middle Schools should have basketball teams.  The demand is there at most MS.
NOVA has a shortage of basketball opportunities in general.  There is a huge demand and not enough teams. It's unfortunate for so many teenagers that it's too competitive to play year round.  [/quote]

Do you mean from a recreational standpoint? What do you mean it's too competitive to play year round?[/quote]

DP.  I’m not certain if this is what that poster meant, but in Vienna, the house leagues are so filled with travel kids during winter, which is the only time they have them, that kids who just enjoy the game, but aren’t great or even good don’t really have a positive experience and get very little play and usually end up quitting. I can think of five boys in my neighborhood alone who quit by age 10, because the travel team kids on the winter league are so amazing (and they really are! Super impressive to watch) the average or still learning kids never got the chance to play or learn.[/quote]

As far as rec leagues go, this is definitely an issue that they try to mitigate by doing skill level drafts. But most of the good travel kids always end up on the same team. And that's frustrating, because if they love the game, they have so much time to develop after age ten. They should get every chance to keep improving without it killing their spirit. [/quote]

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