Good to hear, I did not realize they also had state championships for rec leagues. :thumb:

 

I hope they run them as well as they do the other state tourneys.

 

The tournament was very organized and well ran.

 

Kohl's American Cup | Kentucky Youth Soccer

 

Commonwealth Cup | Kentucky Youth Soccer

The tournament was very organized and well ran.

 

I looked on the kysoccer site and it looks like they have a total of 5 different state championships. From what I see, they all appear to be set up the same way, it's great they have multiple levels of competition that all conclude with a state champ.

I agree with SSS... Big difference. Rec vs. AAU at SOAS' date=' maybe not a huge difference. But, you take that same rec team and put them in an actual "AAU" or select team tournament, and it's a big difference in competition (usually). With that said, AAU is merely a term that is thrown around by most people who are referring to "select" teams. AAU is an organization that sanctions there events, ranks their teams, provides insurance, etc. The "AAU" at Soas is not actually sanctioned by the AAU (last i had been told), it's just a term used to say that it's for more select teams. With that said, usually teams in the AAU league at Soas, are usually more competitive all around. As example, I know of 3rd and 4th grade teams in NKY that play at Soas and dominate... Put them at the state tournaments for the first time, and they struggle. Just my experience. Also agree with more practice time, and usually more invested people.[/quote']

 

You are 100% correct. SOAS just uses the term AAU for the Sunday league. In fact they don't even use the new AAU age rules anymore. SOAS rec league is an amazing promotion of basketball. What Perry does for the game is extraordinary for the game in the fact that hundred of kids are playing basketball.

 

However, the Sunday AAU league is equal to the 2 level of competition at SWOH. Good teams at SOAS tend to get hammered outside of there.

 

It's a great place to start but not a great place to grow beyond school level basketball.