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May 19th, 2009 - byESPN’s Outside the Lines details the current debate between playing high school basketball and playing on the AAU circuit. Does playing on one team over another harm a prospects chances? Its clear that basketball recruits will continue to face this question.
May 27th, 2009 at 1:01 pm
I actually agree with the position of the tournament coaches. In South Carolina, many high school coaches take a very low interest in the future of the student athlete. Each parent is hoping that their child receives a scholarship. I have children that have played in the high school system and the coaches can’t even provide stats when a college representative asks for it. On the other hand, some tournament team coaches have too much power over the kids and some abuse it.
Each situation is different and I think the area or location of where a kid plays has a lot to do with the influence of the “AAU” coach. If the High School coaches were more interested in developing the kids in the classroom and on the playing field, we would not be having this debate.
May 27th, 2009 at 5:12 pm
i believe aau basketball gives athletes the exposure nationwide they need to compete at the collegiate level….the thing about high school ball is that every coach has to fill up a roster and that roster may have 5 good ball players and 7 who just need to fill up roster space…..aau is different because every player has talent
May 27th, 2009 at 11:52 pm
my son has played for two different club teams and i believe its an experience that he deserves and an experience that has helped him tremendously, hes a 6 foot 6 sophomore and in high school he doesnt have the proper coaching or exposure playing for a class 1A team. i strongly believe they should let the blackshear boy play for his high school team even though he did transfer mid season theyre only hurting a young manand i dont believe that is right for any reason. i also believe theres alot more college scouts at the club games and its a great experience for the boys to travel and play which is exactly what they will be doing if they play in a college league….so i believe if your child has the talent…they need to be on a club team