Scenario: Your child, we will say 11 year old is a very talented player. We will go ahead and say that they are considered to be the best in your school system of children of the same age. The high school in your child's district does not have an overly achieving athletics program. The high school may win 70% of the games played, but they are not considered to be of regional or state championship caliber, not now, not in the future either.

 

Now, down the road, in another County, there is a school that is consistently winning regional championships and making deep runs into the Sweet 16 but have never been able to come out on top. The academic's are on the same level.

 

Would you consider transferring your child to be on the more prolific team. This particular team does get more "eyes" on it, meaning more scholarship opportunities.

 

So what say you?

 

What if your child was older, say Freshman?

I would say ask some people in Louisville how that is working out for them........

 

:popcorn:

Another transfer thread....just what we needed.

My experience tells me that scholarships are made during AAU ball. I know most HS coaches hate AAU but that fact of the matter is, AAU is when most college coaches make their rounds to the exposure events. That being said, it really depends on what your goal is for your child. Do you want her getting an opportunity to lead a program to the sweet 16 or simply to be apart of a sweet 16 team? By transferring to a more "accomplished" school, I would imagine her role would be significantly different than her current role. This may be ok as long as your only goal is to get her to a sweet 16 (which there are no guarantees). But if it's to get her a scholarship, I would say find a good national AAU program. Also, not that I am saying this will happen to your daughter, but I've seen a lot of girls who were head and shoulders above their counterparts at 11 only to get passed by as they got older for a variety of reasons ie...skill development, growth, speed, work ethic...

I would think if a school had a winning percentage of 70% that is pretty good.

Be careful, if you make the transfer and then find out the PT is not there ..........

IMO there are only 2 reasons that I would transfer schools with my kid.

 

1. The entire experience in the school...from athletics to academic to social life are not good for my kid. For the most part, where you play high school basketball has little effect on where you go to college. If you are good enough to play college basketball, get on the summer AAU circuit.

 

2. The basketball team at my childs current school is so bad that they simply will not have any chance to compete. Think like single digit wins against bad competition.

I agree with Spartan. AAU is where it's at... I'd actually prefer that my kid was happy and just playing the game she loved with no limits/restrictions... So I'd take any school that just let her play her game because AAU is actually more important if they want the next level these days!!!

 

Also, I could see PT being an issue if the talent is that deep!! Something else to consider.....I've also seen so many of the young girls peak... They may be years above some in 6th-8th grade but they peak once they hit 15-16 years old....Or they were already 15 in 7th-8th grade so they were just playing their age and others caught up or just just passed them up.... I wouldn't do it... I'd take my kids happiness and love for the game over all else!

IMO there are only 2 reasons that I would transfer schools with my kid.

 

1. The entire experience in the school...from athletics to academic to social life are not good for my kid. For the most part, where you play high school basketball has little effect on where you go to college. If you are good enough to play college basketball, get on the summer AAU circuit.

 

2. The basketball team at my childs current school is so bad that they simply will not have any chance to compete. Think like single digit wins against bad competition.

 

 

I could not agree with anything I've ever read on BGP more!!!

These guys got it right in my opinion. Let high school be a fun experience with the kids they grew up with. Sure, if the school she plays at is horrific and she's having no fun at all and the acedemics are equal, maybe consider it. But being competitive and winning everything are two different things. 70% is competitive and should be good enough if the rest of her high school life is good. And as others have said, high school Bball does very little for college exposure. Let her have fun in high school and if SHE wants a scholarship, have her work her tail off in the offseason and hook up with the best available aau organization you can. I mean the one that she can make the team that gets their kids the most exposure due to their reputation.

 

Girls are never gonna get paid to play sports (very very few) That's the facts. It's fine to have goals to play in college, but I think parents drive that more often than the kids. Let the kids be kids and have fun. Especially in high school. You can challenge her and put all the pressure you think she can handle during an aau season. Don't need that pressure in high school. Guide them in their decisions, don't direct them.

 

If she's good and she's playing select basketball at a high level, she will have no issues getting exposure. But it won't come from what high school she attends.

These guys got it right in my opinion. Let high school be a fun experience with the kids they grew up with. Sure, if the school she plays at is horrific and she's having no fun at all and the acedemics are equal, maybe consider it. But being competitive and winning everything are two different things. 70% is competitive and should be good enough if the rest of her high school life is good. And as others have said, high school Bball does very little for college exposure. Let her have fun in high school and if SHE wants a scholarship, have her work her tail off in the offseason and hook up with the best available aau organization you can. I mean the one that she can make the team that gets their kids the most exposure due to their reputation.

 

Girls are never gonna get paid to play sports (very very few) That's the facts. It's fine to have goals to play in college, but I think parents drive that more often than the kids. Let the kids be kids and have fun. Especially in high school. You can challenge her and put all the pressure you think she can handle during an aau season. Don't need that pressure in high school. Guide them in their decisions, don't direct them.

 

If she's good and she's playing select basketball at a high level, she will have no issues getting exposure. But it won't come from what high school she attends.

 

Very proud of you, I was anticipating a response that would lead us to that "wrong turn south of Albuquerque" :lol2:

Very proud of you, I was anticipating a response that would lead us to that "wrong turn south of Albuquerque" :lol2:

 

Nothing from me! Silence! There's multiple reasons for that!!

Nothing from me! Silence! There's multiple reasons for that!!

 

I'm sure of that! :whistling:

There are many valid points on these posts.. But RCC hit the nail on the head.. Other than a move to a different city or district, IMO the choice should be THE ATHLETE'S, not mom or dad, unless there are certain circumstances in the school or program that would warrant a transfer. I think many parents feel like their child isn't capable of making many, if any decisions on their own. In some cases and situations, I'm sure they are probably correct. But I think that sometimes we as parents miss golden opportunities to teach our children good LIFE lessons, like learning how to make informed decisions and that when they do make that decision, they must live with consequences, good or bad. I'm not saying we as parents shouldn't be there to guide or lend our advice or offer our own experiences in life as an example to them. We need to raise this generation of kids to be strong, intelligent adults who don't depend on others to make it through life.

If you shop your child out for athletics...............you should never be allowed to pass GO..................nor should you ever get to collect $200............Im dreaming.....Welcome to the world of big time................ AAU:popcorn: