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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It starts as young as you want to start and gets progressively more serious as you approach high school. AAU is really short hand for travel and there is no AAU league. AAU in this area ranges from glorified rec to kids who will end up playing professionally. Some clubs are year round, others aren't, but the main season is spring and early summer. In Virginia, there is also county basketball in the fall from 5th though 8th grade which is like all star rec. There is also CYO though churches which is above rec and below travel. I said depends and usually a lot because [b]basketball is the least organized of any sport[/b]. Teams play in random tournaments every weekend and there are no real leagues [/quote]

Nailed it.  There are many teams, the teams are all over the map.  Skill levels.  Some kids starting earlier later.

As in all sports there is a certain socioeconomic function, but in basketball the this is much broader than say swimming as the game is accessible to everyone.  They stratify here also, but they just go about it a little differently.  It's mostly about finding a group of kids that yours like to play with.  Try to stay away from the quick and dirty tournaments in the bad gyms where they don't call fouls or stop the clock.[/quote]

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