AAU Tournaments and peer-pressure to move the games along...

[so cal lurker]

Originally Posted by Raymond

and don't allow your child(ren) to play at such venues.

Easier said than done. Without playing on a club, its tough to "keep up with the Jones" in modern basketball once you get to HS and HS coaches expect that player are playing in the off season.

My son has just come to terms with the fact that the refs will probably stink at those games--when they are merely bad it is a pleasant surprise.