Anonymous
Post 02/08/2026 11:57     Subject: 5th grader who loves basketball
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:My kid was among the worst players on his rec team in 4th grade. By HS, he was playing for a nationally ranked team. If he likes basketball, let him keep playing. Get him some training if he wants.


Michael Jordan was cut from his high school basketball team in 10th grade.

Not really. He was cut from varsity and placed on JV.
Anonymous
Post 02/07/2026 20:41     Subject: 5th grader who loves basketball
Anonymous wrote:My kid was among the worst players on his rec team in 4th grade. By HS, he was playing for a nationally ranked team. If he likes basketball, let him keep playing. Get him some training if he wants.


Michael Jordan was cut from his high school basketball team in 10th grade.
Anonymous
Post 02/07/2026 19:48     Subject: 5th grader who loves basketball
My kid was among the worst players on his rec team in 4th grade. By HS, he was playing for a nationally ranked team. If he likes basketball, let him keep playing. Get him some training if he wants.
Anonymous
Post 02/07/2026 14:35     Subject: 5th grader who loves basketball
Let him do what he loves. The cool thing about basketball is that once you have some fundamental skills, you can almost always find pickup games and other people to play with you no matter what your skill level is.
Anonymous
Post 02/07/2026 14:31     Subject: 5th grader who loves basketball
It’s rec. why would you “push a switch?” He can take tennis lessons and play rec ball.

my rec-playing fifth-grader isn’t great either. It gets him out of the house and active and he likes being on a team with his friends. If he puts up two baskets a season, I’m happy for him.

Anonymous
Post 02/07/2026 14:30     Subject: 5th grader who loves basketball
Agree with the PP
Anonymous
Post 02/07/2026 14:28     Subject: 5th grader who loves basketball
Anonymous wrote:My son loves basketball. He played on a travel team when he was younger but got almost zero playing time so we switched back to rec. Its better but the gap between the kids is growing, and he is not a 'strong' player. He does a bunch of clinics and seems like he has solid skills, but he has a never hard time putting it all together. He often looks confused on the court during games. He is athletic and might do better with something less physical like tennis, but he doesn't want to switch. He is my oldest and I am not sure how much to push a switch.


In 5th grade? So he's about 10? Of course you let him keep playing! Can you get him a few sessions of one-on-one coaching? Even an older high school age boy who plays a lot of basketball (like my son) could be helpful.

It's great that he likes it and wants to play. He will age out of it soon enough.
Anonymous
Post 02/07/2026 14:24     Subject: 5th grader who loves basketball
My son loves basketball. He played on a travel team when he was younger but got almost zero playing time so we switched back to rec. Its better but the gap between the kids is growing, and he is not a 'strong' player. He does a bunch of clinics and seems like he has solid skills, but he has a never hard time putting it all together. He often looks confused on the court during games. He is athletic and might do better with something less physical like tennis, but he doesn't want to switch. He is my oldest and I am not sure how much to push a switch.