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damrob

Years ago

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Sixers, but no fit athletic junior is doing just that.

Add to the 1 game and 2 trainings a week so 3.5 hours of basketball (plus travel),
Tournaments every long weekend of up to 5 or 6 games in 3 days,
their college/high school commitment of trainings/game a week,
School Basketball Tournaments, Nationals
Interstate/Overseas Tours
their HP commitment of 1-2 training plus indis,
then state trials, trainings, scratch matches
then possible NBL1 training
and lastly their commitment in their own time at home, at lunch at school, social ball with mates, shooting at the local ring etc.

Yes I'm sure the answer will be they do all that by choice, but drop one and you're blacklisted and won't ever make State get dropped to Div 3 or you'll be required to change school and/or club.

12 months a year, year after year some of the elite kids started playing at 7. Or with Domestic Leagues even younger.

Then add in a bad coach, or a good coach with high expectations, added trainings, weights, fitness sessions. Or a difficult/negative parental group, or team mates you just can't get along with. But have to be around all that time all year round, year after year.

Not to mention US College tapes, Scouts etc.

Then add in they might be an AFL, Soccer or Netball athlete. Or go to a sport specialist school where they'd be required to play another sport if their athletic enough to be at that level.

When do they get a social life? Time for homework, focus on studies? Family holidays? All around their basketball commitments. Have a guess why so many girls quit as they get to 13, hit highschool and social peer pressure hits.

The burden on a player, their whole family (both in time, pressure, expectation and money) is extreme.
I'm more surprised any survive what the system forces kids to go through to "just play".

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