Covering Grassroots Basketball Since 1983
A national recruiting web site and scouting service providing analysis, rankings, and coverage of grassroots basketball since 1983
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There really is no such thing as an off-season in basketball anymore, but what you accomplish when school is out will determine how well you perform with your club team during the viewing period and with your high school team next winter. Today we offer a four-step process of how to set up your personal training program.
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Prodigy Elite (Calif.) wins the 17U Elite Division at the Seventh Annual Elite 8 in the Desert with a title game victory over Gamepoint Black (Calif.). NFL YET (Ariz.) and Las Vegas Elite 2017 also win division titles at weekend tournament in Phoenix, Ariz.
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The single Spring Evaluation Period has passed and the summer circuit is about to hear up. We take a look at the national scene and answer five pressing questions surrounding this summer’s travel ball circuit.
1. Will the Under Armour and adidas circuits make waves against the Nike EYBL?
The other shoe companies involved in grassroots basketball have finally figured out the only way to make a dent on Nike’s strange hold on the nation’s top talent is to create a league similar to the Elite Youth Basketball League (EYBL). The Under Armour Association and adidas Gauntlet is off to a good start with enough talent to get the attention of the recruiting networks and other national media who cover the grassroots scene. Top 10 talents such as Diamond Stone of Dominican (Whitefish Bay, Wis.)
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Class players of the year Ben Simmons (Juniors), Josh Jackson (Sophomores) and Jalek Felton (Freshmen) headline the 2013-14 Student Sports Underclass All-American team.
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We spend most of our time evaluating and ranking high school players and teams, but we had a chance to take in the John Lucas Future of the Game West Camp for fifth and sixth graders and came away with some general observations that will help players of that age range maximize their potential.
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There were approximately 100 players at the John Lucas Future of the Game West Camp in Las Vegas over the weekend and all of them were eager and willing to learn about what it takes to play at a high level. There was about 15 to 20 players whose talent level was clearly more advanced than the others, but every player in attendance needs to improve in at least one of the five areas of the game mentioned below.
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