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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here- thanks for the responses. One more thing I have realized is that just because you play on a travel/competitive team it doesn’t mean you are necessarily better than another player who hasn’t played on a travel team.

I feel like there is so much wrong with the sports culture here and the need to keep our kids in these sports and competitive teams even when we see no improvement.[/quote]

I have a good basketball playing son who did not make a competitive team this year despite being as good as some of the kids who were already on the team. I have learned from the process that if you come in at age 12, the teams are already almost full and the team is looking for new talent. The team will not replace a bench with another bench. My child was disappointed but has been playing in a team with some friends and is the star of his team. He makes 20 points every game. He is too good for rec basketball but apparently not good enough for travel or AAU. [/quote]

Most travel teams I know started with a rec team that made the leap, with all the rec kids who wanted to join and open tryouts for just a few spots. Sure, as the team went up, some kids dropped out or went in different directions. But at some point, they were just a rec team. [/quote]

In basketball? That is not accurate for the many, many AAU teams I am familiar with in the DC area. [/quote]

This may be accurate for BRYC and CYA with teams that play year round in local AAU tournaments after winter travel season ends. And I think several Loudon county teams stay together year round or re form to play local and national tournaments.[/quote]

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