Then went back to local team. The $, travel, time...it was all a grind that didn’t result in much more improvement in actual skills. Yes, much less exposure, but at least for us, considering height, mission plans, no Sunday play...there is a realistic cap to the benefits when examining cost-benefits.

But every situation is different. For us, the worry about hurting feelings wasn’t a factor at all. Where we live, kids move around bball teams quite frequently. The coaches may feel slighted, but it’s the name of the game