tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4372258102423167122.post3763601277386877119..comments2024-03-29T07:06:48.237-04:00Comments on .: "Random Thoughts"Buckeye Prep Report Founderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06492809328417563147noreply@blogger.comBlogger40125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4372258102423167122.post-19817006434768751682014-11-09T10:42:22.025-05:002014-11-09T10:42:22.025-05:00Then why would someone hold back a academically so...Then why would someone hold back a academically sound kid? This is being done for basketball period but nobody is saying not to hold your kid back that's your business & your strategy, all we saying is play them at their right age during puberty. After puberty let them all battle it out in high school, but at least give the younger kids a chance during early development. If your kid is that good he should not need to play against kids almost 2 years younger its just not productive. U get better playing up not against younger kids. But to answer your question directly, unless my son fails his classes, has mental or physical disability it would be a cold day in hell before I hold him back, kids cost money... Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4372258102423167122.post-48020789586812409452014-11-08T11:48:06.703-05:002014-11-08T11:48:06.703-05:00I am Anonymous November 8, 2014 at 7:44 AM and 8:4...I am Anonymous November 8, 2014 at 7:44 AM and 8:40 I agree with you. I am just saying look at who is affected by these rules? Statistics says black youth the ones who are behind. Black parents need to step up to make sure it's student first, athlete second. Not be fooled by some hype man looking only to use their kid to make a name (and money) for himself. <br /><br />10:27...Reclass kids are not dummies I am not saying that. But non-reclass or reclass how many kids do you know of who don't do well in school and the coach still pushing kids to elite camps/teams to have the kids make a name for the program/coach. The only way the powers that been can control it is at he college entry level. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4372258102423167122.post-64369504642266900912014-11-08T10:27:18.415-05:002014-11-08T10:27:18.415-05:00Question. So if you have reclassified your son doe...Question. So if you have reclassified your son does that mean we did it for basketball? Or sports? And why do you assume that the reclass kid is a dumb jock? Am telling you. It's a new day. Wise up most reclass kids are academically sound and focus on the big picture. But again like the blogger above said we will see how the reclassification kid match up with the non reclass kidAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4372258102423167122.post-52174573143696650052014-11-08T08:40:43.901-05:002014-11-08T08:40:43.901-05:00Agreed above. But not that its an all out attack o...Agreed above. But not that its an all out attack on blacks kids. Its an all out attack on hype men, pimp coaches, poor academically sound individuals, the non student athlete, and bad parents. This is good for sports and youths of all races. We can no longer allow these coaches and organizations to have this short term perspective of athletics alone and not help develope the entire individual for the future. I understand that the NCAA and AAU are no angles and have benefited from this exploitation, but the emphasis has to be put back on the student athlete, this mentality of betting futures on sports is short term. Reclass or not the percentages of kids that will get scholarships or make it to the NBA are slim and that's what I tell my kids and parents. Regardless of the motives the standards had to be raised and I am confident that kids of all races will step up to the challenges and become successful. Good Coaches response to this is to conduct study halls and do better job with academic checks on the kids in their programs. I personally will not allow a failing kid to play. I am black and I am not blind to race issues but I see this benefiting more than harming black or any kid. The good coaches, good parents and good organizations will produce good student athletes capable of meeting all the challenges and get those scholarships. Bad coaches, parasites, hype men and those who don't belong within a 1000 feet of youth sports are scared. Coaches should be using some of this sneaker company money to extend study programs with tutoring in math, science, English and whatever subjects a student athlete needs help in. So in ending I challenge kids, parents, coaches to up the standards and not make this a race issue. The emphasis going forward should be on improving academics, attitude, athletics and overall development. I welcome the challenge....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4372258102423167122.post-35151461195107874372014-11-08T07:44:32.306-05:002014-11-08T07:44:32.306-05:00I agree. AAU and NCAA are in this together. What f...I agree. AAU and NCAA are in this together. What folks don't understand is that now that colleges will have to pay kids the selection process will be even more selective. Like business who want huge profits based on having the lowest expenses, Colleges will need a return on their investment. If a kid can't at least function at the college level the college is wasting money and they have no money to waste now. Colleges will need kids who can stay around at least 2 years or more and the only way to do that is to pass your classes. There are very few kids who do academically well who excel in this sport and that's the group that will help colleges receive the most bang for their buck. Add in size and that numbers in this special group decrease. So it will be back to the time where more regular/average size players will return but because there are so many they will need something to narrow the dimes a dozen to just a few. Those kids who are young and are academically sound will become the few that are chosen. Mark my words. <br /><br />How can the NCAA have better control over the type of product they want, get in the business of grassroots basketball. It's easier to teach a child to how to be a man then to teach a man how to be a man. Parents of Age based (non-reclass) players know that they many not have the next superstar so they make sure their kid focus on academics. and NCAA need these type of kids to keep their product viable. Also, white kids usually receive better academic training then black kids. Yeah, that white reclassed kid may be top ranked but you better bet he's academically sound. It's the black kids that have the academic issues and AAU/grassroots middle men don't care because they got those reclassed kids ranked and getting the invites to elite teams/camps. Who you think will benefit no matter what the rules are? White kids they are trying to eliminate the black athlete because they black athlete doesn't focus on school. This is not for all of us I'm just saying look at the rules and they are being made by design (on purpose).<br /><br />All I can say is Black Folks we got to get them ready now. This is an all out attack on us.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4372258102423167122.post-10883799596562941182014-11-08T00:57:04.497-05:002014-11-08T00:57:04.497-05:00My kid is a non reclass already rank in the top 50...My kid is a non reclass already rank in the top 50, he also has good academics a 529 plan and intellegent educated parents, basketball is a tool not a meal ticket. U sound ignorant 529 is tax deffered investment for college you withdraw not borrow, that tells me u bet you & your kids future on basketball. Lastly in the world of college sports it comes down to talent & eligibility & the NCAA is in bed with AAU with plans on requiring all incoming freshmen athletes to be no older than 18.9.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4372258102423167122.post-7559992900622958772014-11-07T21:53:01.596-05:002014-11-07T21:53:01.596-05:00Am glad you have your 529 plans. So don't get ...Am glad you have your 529 plans. So don't get mad we you have to borrow from it to pay for college and we don't. So again well see who benefits from the reclass. You or me. Zero balance or 100k balanceAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4372258102423167122.post-91842221152429480112014-11-07T09:41:54.463-05:002014-11-07T09:41:54.463-05:00What are u going to do at the high school level, m...What are u going to do at the high school level, many of us have good academics and 529 plans to back up our student athletes, only a moron bets the future on basketball. Plus your kid has been playing down so our kids are use to battling older kids he's already at a disadvantage to ours. Lastly if he was that good why can't he compete at his age...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4372258102423167122.post-10775815212506777162014-11-07T06:13:47.776-05:002014-11-07T06:13:47.776-05:00But what are you going to do at the high school le...But what are you going to do at the high school level. What are you going to do when that reclass kid is a senior and your son and mines going for the same money for college. Then we will see $$$$$$$ who won and who lost in this reclassification thing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4372258102423167122.post-28862677924747201852014-11-06T14:29:24.850-05:002014-11-06T14:29:24.850-05:00Business 101, give the customers what they want.. ...Business 101, give the customers what they want.. For every reclass kid there is thousands of talented non reclassed kids and parents. No parent is going to pay to support a system that's set up for cheaters or stacked against their age appropriate kid especially during early development. No one is going to risk destroying their kids confidence so that some reclass & their parents can live some hoop dream. Conform or we take our $$$$ else where.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4372258102423167122.post-76783911685404145922014-11-06T14:09:09.945-05:002014-11-06T14:09:09.945-05:00For parents to use their kids' athletic talent...For parents to use their kids' athletic talent to uproot their families and move thousands of miles to get jobs from a deep pocket dad that they wouldn't otherwise have gotten is despicable and pathetic. But I bet they tell themselves that they "earned it." This is the sort of behavior that rule changes can cause. I hope AAU and all of the other leagues realize the extent of corruption that is possible and try as much as possible to fight it. Our kids deserve better!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16112147211797617308noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4372258102423167122.post-40122649705223822012014-11-06T12:54:59.064-05:002014-11-06T12:54:59.064-05:00And if these "Scouts" only attend those ...And if these "Scouts" only attend those "reclass" events then boycott the those scout's camps as well. Remove those dollars to remove the power. They will have nothing to write about.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4372258102423167122.post-79681249236961206142014-11-06T12:47:46.732-05:002014-11-06T12:47:46.732-05:00@9:16 you forget to mention MIT x2, Super Regiona...@9:16 you forget to mention MIT x2, Super Regionals, districts, nationals, Agame Shootout starting january 2015 will adopt new rules, so add in another 3 or 4, + nola. Teams can run at least a 15 plus tournament schedule under the new rules. U and the rest of the reclassers can have your shadow circuits full of reclassers. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4372258102423167122.post-6300718932048270702014-11-06T12:11:11.536-05:002014-11-06T12:11:11.536-05:009:16 is an example of whats wrong with youth Baske...9:16 is an example of whats wrong with youth Basketball, the typical cheater parent trying to game the system. Trying to use other sports to justify cheating. Teaching their kid when u cannot compete against kids your age the solution is to stay back academically and pretend you younger so that u can bully kids almost 2 years younger than you. Now that the rules have change when your kid steps onto the court he has to earn his keep against kids his age and older. Stop being scared and compete. Move him to his right age. Man up, but you wont do it, now you have to take the walk of shame every time you walk into a tournament.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4372258102423167122.post-27653571801651435992014-11-06T11:52:58.457-05:002014-11-06T11:52:58.457-05:006:39 is right. 9:16 u scared your kid cannot compe...6:39 is right. 9:16 u scared your kid cannot compete @ his age. But now he will be forced to compete against his age reclass vs reclass in these shadow leagues. The rest of us are going to where they follow the rulesAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4372258102423167122.post-18807095829531638692014-11-06T10:49:33.689-05:002014-11-06T10:49:33.689-05:00Reclassers we must keep fighting, don't let th...Reclassers we must keep fighting, don't let the AAU throw a wrench in our plans of having our kids make millions in the NBA. I want my 14 year old to beat the heck out of those 12 year old kids so he can show how "elite" he is. Besides that if the 12 year old can't hang maybe he needs to play boys and girls club ball and leave the AAU circuit to the elite ballers. Age is just a number we all know this! And btw my son's gpa went up from around a 2.0 to damn near honor roll after reclassing him, that's got to account for something. Not just basketball folks helped him academically as well. Reclass tourneys here we come! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4372258102423167122.post-12159937344232115762014-11-06T10:31:14.448-05:002014-11-06T10:31:14.448-05:00Listen to yourself you sound very foolish, why are...Listen to yourself you sound very foolish, why are you afraid of your kid playing with other children his age? So proud to have your son play against younger kids. What has this world come to? Are we really paying attention to what's going on people are really fighting to have their kids NOT compete against kids their own age is this not retarded?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4372258102423167122.post-35321831755056041822014-11-06T09:42:27.930-05:002014-11-06T09:42:27.930-05:00I think this new AAU rule is as fair as possible. ...I think this new AAU rule is as fair as possible. My son is in 7th grade, and has a fall 2002 birthday. He is forced to play agaist kids who are 14 when he is 12 and wont even turn 13 until 8th grade. Im a man/father first. I cant with a clear concious hold him back, when he does exceptionally well in school just for basketball. I would love to hear/see a documentary about those kids who are held back though. Not the guys who are 6'10 and odviously has a future in basketball regardless. The middle of the pack guys. Has any of these parents not seen "Hoop Dreams". The scrutiny they face by being mocked and teased. When i was growing up, the last thing any kid wanted to do was be held back. Everyone thought you were retarded. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4372258102423167122.post-74124469904625674722014-11-06T09:16:01.153-05:002014-11-06T09:16:01.153-05:00You're kidding right? So the world is coming t...You're kidding right? So the world is coming to a catastrophic end because kids reclassed in basketball? Uuuummm where was the great debates when kids were reclassing in baseball, hockey etc...? SMH, enough is enough! The problem is nobody gives a crap that AAU changed their rules for 2 tournaments, looks like the reclassers will have numerous tournaments they can play in. Its starting to look like age only will be for very few tournaments, all the majors are sticking to old rules so have your regionals, nationals, MIT and NOLA Super 60 and have yall some funAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4372258102423167122.post-81273237953853224712014-11-06T06:39:59.989-05:002014-11-06T06:39:59.989-05:00Rob Taylor, Coach Francis, Mike Melton, lets exami...Rob Taylor, Coach Francis, Mike Melton, lets examine the system. Lets say that many kids who reclass for basketball live in 2 parent families and because of the support system it has possibly limited long term effects. But what if a kid who does not have the same support system does this to stay competitive with these others and decides to fail his classes because his parents cannot afford to transfer him back and forth between schools because of whatever economic or social situation exist at home. The results could be catastrophic, is any amount of money worth encouraging this especially for kids in low economic environments. I beg u three Gentlemen to think about the precedence u setting by allowing any system to exist that does not emphasize education first and the student athlete. The AAU did the right thing regardless of the motives and they should do more. For the benefits of generations of kids people we should no longer encourage any system that encourages holding kids back academically for sports, its just to dangerous. Some of these coaches could careless about academics and will allow failing kids to play just to look good or to further themselves. This nonsense has to stop, why is it so hard its black and white we should all be ashamed of ourselves including me for not speaking up enough.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4372258102423167122.post-89548475320663143302014-11-05T23:52:16.478-05:002014-11-05T23:52:16.478-05:00To anonymous @4:20 pm...the boys from that squad w...To anonymous @4:20 pm...the boys from that squad will be playing 12u, their proper age group. If you are curious, stop assuming and just ask if you need or want to know ages and/or birth dates. Also...I am FOR the rules changes. I dont condone cheating, dont teach any of my kids to cheat, and look forward to how fun Nationals has the potential to be. <br /><br />Lets keep the kids working hard, and be the best STUDENT Athletes they can be...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10708691694227888942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4372258102423167122.post-86731950630844869472014-11-05T16:20:14.868-05:002014-11-05T16:20:14.868-05:00@Anton Hameed....I disagree but we will see how th...@Anton Hameed....I disagree but we will see how that team shakes out this upcoming AAU season....We will see if they play 13u instead of playing in 12u...Sad part is that a lot of these teams that had re-class kids are gonna play up this AAU season but under the old rule they played down....and they will use the excuse that there better instead of admitting that they have older kids....what people fail to realize is that no matter how hard they try to hide there age, there is somebody, somewhere who knows the real age.....I wish AOR all the luck in world so this is not an attack against the kids....I just saying that the truth will set everybody free including re-class kids...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4372258102423167122.post-30879383270570048362014-11-05T14:23:25.959-05:002014-11-05T14:23:25.959-05:00lol!lol!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4372258102423167122.post-3239204630292766692014-11-05T13:10:20.198-05:002014-11-05T13:10:20.198-05:00Basketball Mom 12:22pm Come OnBasketball Mom 12:22pm Come OnAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4372258102423167122.post-78257012715515162192014-11-05T13:09:16.392-05:002014-11-05T13:09:16.392-05:00From Ohio and From Ga To California? Come on. And ...From Ohio and From Ga To California? Come on. And Two top players in there class..... Child Please............Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com