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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My 10 year old plays AAU and we still have point guards that keep the ball too often but it's clearly a coaching issue at this level.  As others have said, your son would benefit from a more competitive league.  [b]On thing that hasn't been touched on is how challenging it is for a competitive kid like son 1 to make the pass when he knows there is an 80% chance that the kid passes to will turn the ball over[/b].  It's a lot to ask for your son to do that regularly.  Great if he can, but difficult to get there if he's really that much better than teammates.  Move to AAU and he'll have teammates at his level.  If he doesn't, keep looking for the right team until he does.   [/quote]

This.  This is why it is so much better for everyone for kids to be on a team with other kids of the same level.  DS is no superstar, but he plays travel and rec, and sometimes he get so frustrated in rec games that he risks getting a T.  I think what many parents who did not play bball don't realize is how much you need to know to play well --- it's not just physical.  DS gets more frustrated about kids not knowing the plays, not knowing how to move on defense, not knowing what is and is not a foul, stuff like that.  Not to justify ball hogging, but sometimes it's just not wanting a turnover.[/quote]

So, you acknowledge that it's bad for the other kids that your child is there, and you use that as an excuse to allow your kid to act like a brat, as opposed to either teaching him manners or pulling him out of a team you know isn't right for him?  [/quote]

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