Anonymous
Post 09/25/2023 14:20     Subject: Basketball AAU Forum
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:My kid is paying $100 for fall league and they gave them a uniform


What is fall league and who is playing there?


Shots up fall league, and a lot of teams are playing there

https://www.tourneymachine.com/public/mobile/WebApp/index.aspx?IDTournament=h20230530144951417fb83e593d6784f
Anonymous
Post 09/25/2023 14:18     Subject: Basketball AAU Forum
Elevate has clinics this weekend. They are all day and cost about $100
Anonymous
Post 09/25/2023 14:18     Subject: Basketball AAU Forum
Anonymous wrote:My kid is paying $100 for fall league and they gave them a uniform


What is fall league and who is playing there?
Anonymous
Post 09/25/2023 13:43     Subject: Basketball AAU Forum
I see Fairfax Stars has Open Gyms posted on social media but don't see much for

Team Takeover
Team Durant
Elevate Elite or
GLP

which have all been mentioned on this thread. Any insight?
Anonymous
Post 09/14/2023 11:12     Subject: Basketball AAU Forum
My kid is paying $100 for fall league and they gave them a uniform
Anonymous
Post 09/14/2023 10:22     Subject: Basketball AAU Forum
Anonymous wrote:Anyone have experience with proskills Grade 5 we’re new to DC and he was accepted but we are torn with other commitments like his school basketball team etc. not to me room the cost which is over $3,000. Am I just paying for the name/organization and reputation here. Again only been in DC for a month this is all new to me

My kid’s AAU team fees were $800 for spring and summer, and that we comparatively high.
Anonymous
Post 09/14/2023 07:51     Subject: Basketball AAU Forum
Yeah that's crazy. You could get a ton of personal training for that much.
Anonymous
Post 09/14/2023 07:37     Subject: Basketball AAU Forum
Anonymous wrote:Anyone have experience with proskills Grade 5 we’re new to DC and he was accepted but we are torn with other commitments like his school basketball team etc. not to me room the cost which is over $3,000. Am I just paying for the name/organization and reputation here. Again only been in DC for a month this is all new to me


3k for a basketball team? Maybe it's different in Northern Virginia, but I've never even saw 1k in team fees when my kid was that young.
Anonymous
Post 09/13/2023 18:15     Subject: Basketball AAU Forum
Anyone have experience with proskills Grade 5 we’re new to DC and he was accepted but we are torn with other commitments like his school basketball team etc. not to me room the cost which is over $3,000. Am I just paying for the name/organization and reputation here. Again only been in DC for a month this is all new to me
Anonymous
Post 09/12/2023 18:48     Subject: Basketball AAU Forum
Lots of Takeover National (B team) kids go D1. There are not enough positions to all play for the A team. Last year's National team have I think 3 playing D1 including one at Penn that was recruited by many Ivy Leagues.
Anonymous
Post 09/12/2023 08:07     Subject: Re:Basketball AAU Forum
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=qOgGdf--IfU



Video link here.


To be fair, this is a highlight reel not actual game footage. Everyone looks good on a highlight reel!


Not the defenders. That defense looks like they are trying to help the shooters make a highlight reel
Anonymous
Post 09/12/2023 08:05     Subject: Re:Basketball AAU Forum
Anonymous wrote:https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=qOgGdf--IfU



Video link here.


To be fair, this is a highlight reel not actual game footage. Everyone looks good on a highlight reel!
Anonymous
Post 09/11/2023 22:06     Subject: Re:Basketball AAU Forum
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=qOgGdf--IfU



Video link here.
Anonymous
Post 09/11/2023 22:05     Subject: Basketball AAU Forum
Here’s a video of 2 14-u takeover teams playing each other? You can decide who is better.

Takeover Grant or Takeover Oladipo

At 15u it just becomes Takeover EYBL for the top team.
Anonymous
Post 09/11/2023 22:03     Subject: Re:Basketball AAU Forum
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Yes - would like to know about Boys AAU programs for an 8th grader going to tryout for high school programs next year.
What are the best programs? What are the next level down from best? We have some ideas for other parents and coaches of course but would to get other feedback.



Ok.

Quick rundown.


Elite - Eybl and SSB. You better be 6’5 in 8th grade or an amazing athlete. Just the damn best. Takover, Durant, Melo, Warriors, New World.

Some of these teams carry a B team, but they are not on a shoe circuit. Best recruiting here.


Next level Down is UAA teams and Rise.

You get DC premier, VA elite, Thrill. Great players, many get recruited for college.


Next level is Independent teams. Not really on a shoe circuit but some claim to be on Hoop Group or Zero Gravity but those are not top tier.

Here you get some good teams like Stars, Family over Fame, Cavs, St James, Nova 94

These will have mix of good players and some ok. There will be 40 kids tryouts out for like 12 spots. Most have B teams as well that may not play on these circuits.

Then there are tons of other teams like BRYC, Shots Up, Ctab that are more rec type teams but play in some tournaments as well.

For elite teams. These teams ar rush ally well formed and are invite only. You will be asked to try out if you are good. They rarely take kids from open tryouts. The other teams will hold tryouts and take the best kids.

Still many more kids trying out than spots.

For 8th grade there will be seasons in Fall, Winter, Spring/Summer

HS teams only Spring /Summer.


When we were at the last Made tourney, 1/2 the kids in the 8th grade Eybl teams were dunking. Also most of the top teams are heavy reclass so basically you have kids staying back a year to play with younger kids.


My son has a teammate in his travel baseball team who’s on Team Takeover. I know nothing about basketball but I take it this is impressive??

(Kid misses a decent amount of baseball for basketball, but the understanding is that basketball is his priority.)


If he's on their EYBL team, he will get D1 offers (as will most kids playing for EYBL of 3SSB teams). It's very impressive



If Takeover EYBL. If Takeover National team, that is the B team. Still good players there, but not D1 level.


They carry a few teams sometime.


My kid plays on team Takover, in EBYL and has no offers…


PP here. How do you know which Takeover team is A and which B? Just curious… not going to out the teammate or anything. I believe the hope is D1.

Once he took on 5 of the baseball teammates after a practice and beat them all.


Even a decent Player will be able to beat non basketball players.

In 15u and up, the Takeover team will be listed as EYBL and have all the Nike stuff. They will likely have EYBL patches on their jersey.

The “National” team will have Nike jersey, Nike bags with Takover on them, but no eybl patches on jersey. Also the EYBL kids will another level

If you are talking about younger players like 8u-14u that are not at the age for the EYBL circuit, then it’s harder to tell ass I remember there were a few Takover teams we saw at Made tourneys, both looked good. Hard to tell who was the better team.