Too Many Games

I see the AAU/OBA tryouts are starting,seems to go all year and kids have little down time,skill development must be limited with all the games.I would like to see basketball players play at least 1 other sport so that they can miss their sport just a little and rekindle some of their passion.Last year I saw several teams play 50 or more H.S. games and looked burnt out.Then they start AAU/OBA immediately after.

What are your thoughts?

OBA for high school aged kids doesn't start till after the high school season is over. The problem is that there may be a few coaches wanting to run practices during the school year. This is where it gets crazy. Practices and games for high school and then practices for rep all during the same week. No wonder there is burn out.
Many rep coaches have tryouts now and then wait till school season is done before starting up. Thats the logical path to follow.

AAU teams can play during the school season but generally wait til spring/summer. Given that the NCAA scouts are limited to attending tournaments only in July, this takes away any purpose in participating in tournaments at any other time of year.

I would say that are a few OBA coaches who wait but there are still many who go right through the high school season.

Mother Teresa was getting a bit of a bad rep with some OBA people because Coach Gallacher does not allow his guys to play or practice during the high school season.

It is as much for academic reasons as for the fatigue factor both are legitimate reasons for limiting the players court time.

SBA was advocating that certain age groups be restricted from practicing during the high school season but their proposal was not passed so a majority of coaches do not agree it appears.

One thing I like about the States, is that they limit the high school teams to a certain amount of games per season.

Also AAU ball does not start until the high school season is completed.