First Time For Me

[rockyroad]

Originally Posted by Bad Zebra

2. High school basketball has largely become irrelevant in the US because of AAU.

I would reccommend it to anyone who has ever worked an AAU game and come away scratching their head as to how anyone could entrust their child to some of these characters.

Two thoughts...

1) I disagree with your point about HS basketball becoming irrelevant. Gyms across the country are still filled with fans and student bodies to cheer on their teams. Maybe those games are irrelevant as far as getting scouted by big-time college coaches, but around here we still see college coaches showing up at weekday games to watch players. Buying into that thought process makes us part of the problem.

2) Not only do these parents entrust their kid to these coaches/organizations, they pay them large sums of money just so Johnny can be on the team. It's ridiculous.

[Smitty]

If you haven't been to one of the summer AAU tournaments where college coaches/recruiters show up to evaluate talent, then you likely wouldn't understand why parents pay to put their kids on these teams.

[rockyroad]

Originally Posted by Smitty

If you haven't been to one of the summer AAU tournaments where college coaches/recruiters show up to evaluate talent, then you likely wouldn't understand why parents pay to put their kids on these teams.

Thanks.

Have been.

Will be.

Still makes no sense that parents would pay that kind of money to those kinds of people.

[Bad Zebra]

Originally Posted by rockyroad

Still makes no sense that parents would pay that kind of money to those kinds of people.

After reading the book, you get a true sense of how slimy these people are. It was almost repulsive to read about them. Not only because of their (lack of ) character, but also the lengths that they go to exploit KIDS as young as third grade.

[Smitty]

Originally Posted by rockyroad

Thanks.

Have been.

Will be.

Still makes no sense that parents would pay that kind of money to those kinds of people.

I didn't mean "you", I meant anyone reading. You really need to get the stick out of your butt about me. Not really sure what started it, but you need to get over it.

[rockyroad]

Originally Posted by Smitty

I didn't mean "you", I meant anyone reading. You really need to get the stick out of your butt about me. Not really sure what started it, but you need to get over it.

In 100% honesty and sincerity, I have no clue what you are talking about. I did a search and found exactly one thread where you and I disagreed on something in the last several months. So I really have no clue what you are talking about.

But thanks for the instructions.