Don't work this kid's AAU games

[rainmaker]

Originally Posted by theboys

Just had to offer this - kind of along the lines of the subject of the the thread.

My older son played AAU ball with a kid whose grades were so bad he was never eligible to play high school basketball. The kid ended up signing, and playing with, an elite D1 program. How did he even get into college? Prep school his senior year.

And, as a side note, one of my younger son's teammates has an older brother who plays football for an elite D1 program. Two of his classes: Yoga and History of Rock and Roll.

Hey, welcome back, theboys. Nice to see you. Isn't this kind of thing just amazing? I always wonder what these kinds of parents are thinking about. The real question is, where did the kid go after 4 years of NCAA eligibility? Do you know?

[theboys]

Thanks, Juulie. I've been around, just mainly lurking.

He's still at the school. This will be his second year. My older son plays DIII ball now. Lots of long bus rides.

We're starting over, though. My eight year-old played his first AAU season this spring. I feel like its a second chance for me. I'm trying to put my howler monkey days behind me. Twice during the season refs stopped our games (10 year-old games, no less) to have parents removed from the gym. Both times I looked across at my wife, and mouthed, "Yay! Its not me!"