The first person I thought of when reading the post was Clint Dempsey.

Jan 18, 2021
10:43:47pm

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He traveled 6 hours round trip from Nagadoches to Dallas to play with a better club. It worked out for him, but came at a huge sacrifice. He has a great story.

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Hypothetically, a kid has an opportunity to play with a REALLY high profile AAU

LCcoug

1/18/21 9:14pm

Play with the local team.

Manti

1/18/21 9:16pm

The only reason that's not the decision right away is

LCcoug

1/18/21 9:22pm

If he's really good enough, the far away AAU team or another similar will ALWAYS

Lance71

1/18/21 10:28pm

Depends. If your willing to drive and how much bigger a stage it is.

cougman02

1/18/21 9:18pm

The stage is much much bigger. Think "Ballislife" and playing teams like Wasatch

LCcoug

1/18/21 9:25pm

What is the age?

wjman11

1/18/21 9:19pm

15U 2024.....9th grade

LCcoug

1/18/21 9:25pm

I’m not as familiar with the basketball scene.. we did it for soccer

cougfanz

1/18/21 9:20pm

Great points. All factors to be considered for sure

LCcoug

1/18/21 9:28pm

I think basketball is more like football. The top recruits will eventually shine

cougfanz

1/18/21 9:32pm

And what was the result of that effort? I have seen parents make the long drive

Baron

1/18/21 10:09pm

been there, done this with elite softball player ... at this age, stay local

mindzeYe

1/19/21 12:38am

I heard about this college kid that had to drive to california every weekend.

All-American

1/19/21 8:17am

Does he use the word “ain’t”? That’s the real question here..

HingleMcCringleberry

1/18/21 9:23pm

Nope......but his Dad has been known to drop an "Ain't"

LCcoug

1/18/21 9:26pm

I can’t say this fits the situation of this kid, but I did read a lengthy

gwalker

1/18/21 9:23pm

Yea a lot of theories out there

cougfanz

1/18/21 9:27pm

That's a great point.

LCcoug

1/18/21 9:29pm

The first person I thought of when reading the post was Clint Dempsey.

hoser

1/18/21 10:43pm

*If he can stay healthy. I have my doubts...

Jimmertime

1/18/21 10:58pm

This is generally the correct thinking

shammy

1/19/21 6:16am

Play local

seco03

1/18/21 9:28pm

0% chance for me

thebell

1/18/21 9:35pm

Is he playing high school ball now? Is he playing up?

Busting Coveys

1/18/21 9:35pm

Yes he's playing Varsity as a 9th grader and playing well.

LCcoug

1/18/21 9:41pm

That’s awesome! That’s usually a pretty good barometer of a kids talent and potential.

Busting Coveys

1/18/21 9:58pm

This sounds very hypothetical

puntersarepeople

1/18/21 9:36pm

Play with the big boys if you can make it work. If you can't then go local.

JoeExotic

1/18/21 9:39pm

When will he have time to do extra work around the house?! 12 hours a week just

fattycoug

1/18/21 9:42pm

You can find time. Probably going to have a few weeks after bball season

JoeExotic

1/18/21 9:50pm

Yeah, that's kind of where we are. The local option will always be there and

LCcoug

1/18/21 9:45pm

Had a brother who played high level in Colorado.

dwhitebud

1/18/21 9:45pm

The team is fully sponsored so no costs at all except for family travel.

LCcoug

1/18/21 9:51pm

Well if you're going to take a shot at it, better to be now than his junior year

dwhitebud

1/18/21 10:02pm

Also, I forget sometimes how much shoe money is in the AAU scene now.

dwhitebud

1/18/21 10:03pm

It's unfortunate, but a 6'3" white guy is going to have a ceiling

Medute

1/19/21 7:59am

My son played basketball at a small college and that experience changed his life.

Wingnut

1/19/21 8:17am

Thing is, you don’t need to drive 2 hours to play for a top AAU team in order to

Odysseus

1/19/21 10:22am

I was addressing specific things in MU's post. My son played almost strictly local, with a few exceptions.

Wingnut

1/19/21 10:28am

I think that's the point of the whole discussion

Medute

1/19/21 10:37am

I have to agree with you medute, there are a plethora of factors involved.

ledfoot

1/19/21 1:17pm

How much development does he get taking 2nd or 3rd team reps?

cougarstrong

1/18/21 10:14pm

Stay local + use saved time with best personal skills coach.

CougGolf

1/18/21 10:15pm

Good is the enemy of great. He will be pushed harder to compete playing and

ledfoot

1/18/21 10:20pm

Not necessarily. Seen kids thrive being a 1st or 2nd option rather than a bench

palangi

1/18/21 11:20pm

I just wonder how many kids actually a) get better from these kind of situations

fattycoug

1/18/21 11:34pm

No way. That’s really far. Is there local coaching that can help him develop?

BNcoug

1/18/21 11:51pm

These shoe AAU teams aren't about great coaching and development, it's about

palangi

1/19/21 10:32am

My advice: find people who know the scene and can give unbiased advice

puntersarepeople

1/18/21 10:21pm

Play on the best team against the best talent

Phreddy

1/18/21 10:28pm

You are a good Dad.

Jdoc

1/18/21 10:30pm

Thanks Jdoc. Underqualified but trying. Haha.

LCcoug

1/18/21 10:57pm

100% goo AAU better team.

Swishfromdeep3

1/18/21 10:32pm

I’m old guy but I remember Pres McKay.Something about family, success, failure.

Bluforever

1/18/21 10:38pm

Depends on how much time he’ll get with the AAU team

curry30

1/18/21 11:50pm

I may be in a similar situation in a couple years

Medute

1/19/21 4:47am

Definitely a lot of the same thoughts going through our heads

LCcoug

1/19/21 7:30am

Had a very similar situation. Played for high profile AAU team for 6 months

zerome4sooners

1/19/21 5:53am

RE: Had a very similar situation. Played for high profile AAU team for 6 months

LCcoug

1/19/21 7:31am

Good plan. We prob always would’ve thought “what if” had we not given it a shot

zerome4sooners

1/19/21 5:31pm

Play local and travel for summer camps. This is based on protecting family time.

BringYourUltimate

1/19/21 6:47am

Any way to split the baby? Practice 1x per week, etc?

Odysseus

1/19/21 7:00am

Yes. The coach called and said that

LCcoug

1/19/21 7:28am

Don't do this. It would be awful for your son.

COACHdrn

1/19/21 8:58am

Answer these 2 questions.

TailgateU

1/19/21 7:24am

I don't think those questions are sufficient

Medute

1/19/21 7:52am

Sometimes too much ambition ruins your life. I served as a Bishop in Nashville

deljdc

1/19/21 7:46am

What are your/his end goals?

StalwartBraveTrue

1/19/21 8:02am

Play local. All that time away from the family cannot be replaced.

Marvelous

1/19/21 8:12am

Play local. If he is good he will get better playing against teams

AlphaCoug

1/19/21 8:56am

Max Pacioretty is an NHL hockey All-Star... Similar story. Two hours to and

(Private)

1/19/21 9:57am

My cousin's family had the same dilemma; they chose AAU and were unhappy with it

reddead

1/19/21 10:45am

Another Issue...

lbmango

1/19/21 12:30pm

Definitely thoughts that we consider almost daily.

LCcoug

1/19/21 10:09pm

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