[Back In The Saddle]

The way to get better is to practice, practice, practice. I think rec/AAU/church ball is a good place to get that practice. It's a good place to work on your judgement. It's a good place to learn game management skills. It's a good place to learn to handle the abnormal things that happen infrequently in high school ball, and daily in rec ball. To the full extent possible, I would encourage you to work on your mechanics. You may have to compromise on rotations, but work on everything else (if you can get your partner to agree, work on rotations too).

However, one of my mentors pointed out to me that there will come a time when it'll be time to stop working those level of games because it'll start to negatively impact your game at higher levels. So don't be too hard on the vets that won't work them, they've moved on and left you a great opportunity to practice.