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Originally posted by drothamel
Someone brought up an excellent point about skill development at an early age. I think this has a lot to do with the differences in the game at a higher level. It is very likely to see a group of young boys playing a pickup game of basketball, much less likely that you would see young girls doing the same thing. As with most sports, the best players tend to be the ones that have been playing the sport for the longest time. On average, boys tend to play much more than girls over the course of their youth. Around here, this is certainly true in the rec leagues. The younger leagues are filled with boys and a few girls. This probably has a lot to do with the differences in the two games by the time the kids make it to high school.
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I see this in lower levels especially. Take Varsity vs JV vs Frosh vs Jr High - the skill levels between two teams can be huge.
I had a JV girls game last year with a final score of 56-11. The coach with 56 did everything she could to keep the score reasonable, put in subs early, worked half court offense, took of press. Just an overmatched team.
I had some boys blowouts but none like this.