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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Virginia Cyclones[/quote]

This team is the biggest scam on the planet. They held tryouts - and only their own sons and son’s friends somehow made the first cut despite there being far more qualified athletes who aren’t from rich Arlington social circles. [/quote]

Form your own team, find coaches, practice space, enter leagues/tournaments, communicate with parents. We had a great experience on a team that used my son's future HS coach as one of its coaches. Who cares if the organizing parent's kid gets to play? That kid could hang with everyone skills-wise.

The reality is basketball is really competitive for boys in this area. You can have a talented kid that isn't a "star" or is just average tall (not basketball tall). My talented kid got passed over a couple times for the more competitive MS-aged teams because he hadn't hit 6 foot yet. They'd rather develop the right kid who is going to be basketball tall than take shorter kids who have been playing for years. Sooner you are realistic about your kid's talent and genetics the better.[/quote]

Most of the non-circuit teams that I know of are parent generated. I don't know if Cyclones is or not, but probably is too. Several years ago my kid wanted to continue playing AAU —not to be recruited (which would never happen) but to keep playing before their varsity seasons. I did everything administratively to get a team together and parents agreed to coach. It is surprisingly easy to do. Many schools want the revenue from team practice. There were no shoe sponsorships but lots of appropriately competitive and fun basketball. [/quote]

Good for you and thanks for doing the work so more kids can play. I've never met a coach's kid that wasn't middle of the pack or better. The only people that whine about the coach's kid on these type of teams are the people who overestimate their kids ability.[/quote]

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