Anonymous
07/16/2025 13:46
Subject: Is "New Hope Academy" one of those fake basketball schools?
Anonymous wrote:My son (in middle school now) has played for a few of the better teams in DMV. We now know at least 10 of his current and former teammates who are now reclassing including a few tall kids. I can understand a few of them who have a legit chance at a D1 scholarship but the others just want a height advantage. At least 2 of the kids we know will reclass twice!
I initially thought kids only reclassed as a requirement for attending private school to catch up.
No reclassing has become normal part of player development. So much that the game isn’t fair to the players that haven’t reclassed.
Anonymous
07/13/2025 20:19
Subject: Is "New Hope Academy" one of those fake basketball schools?
My son (in middle school now) has played for a few of the better teams in DMV. We now know at least 10 of his current and former teammates who are now reclassing including a few tall kids. I can understand a few of them who have a legit chance at a D1 scholarship but the others just want a height advantage. At least 2 of the kids we know will reclass twice!
I initially thought kids only reclassed as a requirement for attending private school to catch up.
I initially thought kids only reclassed as a requirement for attending private school to catch up.
Anonymous
07/13/2025 12:00
Subject: Is "New Hope Academy" one of those fake basketball schools?
Anonymous wrote:the twins are already almost 2 years older than the kids in their current grade. No need to reclass them again.Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:
hilarious, with walt webb in charge? it will be the Twins Show.
:lol: :lol: Yes, and I've heard the twins are reclassing, even though he had them playing up a year in the past.
I would AVOID any program with Walt Webb in charge. He is a very good coach and trainer, he promises but doesn't deliver. We've known kids on his Slam City (pay-to-play) "teams" who waited weeks for a schedule, infrequently played in tournaments (except for Walt's own Slam City league), or were placed on teams with 15+ kids, or even worse were placed on teams with the twins who dominated playing time. And, Walt designs the plays for his twins' benefit.
Not sure what happened to his "Team Museum" of superstars. Disbanded I guess.
I keep hearing that they have already reclassed twice.
Anonymous
07/12/2025 22:09
Subject: Is "New Hope Academy" one of those fake basketball schools?
the twins are already almost 2 years older than the kids in their current grade. No need to reclass them again.Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:
hilarious, with walt webb in charge? it will be the Twins Show.
I would AVOID any program with Walt Webb in charge. He is a very good coach and trainer, he promises but doesn't deliver. We've known kids on his Slam City (pay-to-play) "teams" who waited weeks for a schedule, infrequently played in tournaments (except for Walt's own Slam City league), or were placed on teams with 15+ kids, or even worse were placed on teams with the twins who dominated playing time. And, Walt designs the plays for his twins' benefit.
Not sure what happened to his "Team Museum" of superstars. Disbanded I guess.
Anonymous
07/12/2025 22:07
Subject: Is "New Hope Academy" one of those fake basketball schools?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Often people go there for one year and then go back to public high school as a really old senior. or whatever.
They go for a year and leave when the school weren’t competing at the varsity level. New Hope and Bethel are competing at the varsity level, and Gillion is looking like a powerhouse. Gillion will likely be in the top 10 of DMV high schools.
Students are going to these schools to become a part of the basketball program. They may leave to get more playing time, a better opportunity, or because they are moving out of town, but most kids aren’t just going to reclass anymore.
These schools are looking like game changers. Some of local ones will have better teams than the WCAC schools.
This is just silly. People are just using these "schools" (Gillian is literally at an office park gym) to get an extra year of high school eligibility at a real school.
Why do they need to transfer to another school, if they can get scholarships where they are?
Are you new to the whole world of sketchy re-re-classes?
Being an extra year older or extra two years older in high school is a huge advantage, makes you look better than you are, and helps catch the eye of recruiters.
Yes, but majority of the kids getting scholarships to play basketball are reclasses.
Anonymous
07/12/2025 15:15
Subject: Is "New Hope Academy" one of those fake basketball schools?
Anonymous wrote:^^They go to a private school for a reclass year and then transfer back to a public school and then are "stars" playing against kids two years younger. Basically adult men competing against growing teens.
Considering how much my kid improved between freshman and sophomore year (so much faster, stronger, and more aggressive) is makes me really mad to recall how almost all the kids his 15u AAU team played against were at least 16. A parent at one game asked me if his team was a younger team playing up a year. When I said no she said “Wait, are these actual 15 year olds playing 15u?”
Anonymous
07/12/2025 07:51
Subject: Is "New Hope Academy" one of those fake basketball schools?
^^They go to a private school for a reclass year and then transfer back to a public school and then are "stars" playing against kids two years younger. Basically adult men competing against growing teens.
Anonymous
07/12/2025 07:51
Subject: Is "New Hope Academy" one of those fake basketball schools?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Often people go there for one year and then go back to public high school as a really old senior. or whatever.
They go for a year and leave when the school weren’t competing at the varsity level. New Hope and Bethel are competing at the varsity level, and Gillion is looking like a powerhouse. Gillion will likely be in the top 10 of DMV high schools.
Students are going to these schools to become a part of the basketball program. They may leave to get more playing time, a better opportunity, or because they are moving out of town, but most kids aren’t just going to reclass anymore.
These schools are looking like game changers. Some of local ones will have better teams than the WCAC schools.
This is just silly. People are just using these "schools" (Gillian is literally at an office park gym) to get an extra year of high school eligibility at a real school.
Why do they need to transfer to another school, if they can get scholarships where they are?
Are you new to the whole world of sketchy re-re-classes?
Being an extra year older or extra two years older in high school is a huge advantage, makes you look better than you are, and helps catch the eye of recruiters.