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    Should My Child Play Aau Basketball?: Is Playing Aau Sports a Good Investment for My Child?
    Should My Child Play Aau Basketball?: Is Playing Aau Sports a Good Investment for My Child?
    Should My Child Play Aau Basketball?: Is Playing Aau Sports a Good Investment for My Child?
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    Should My Child Play Aau Basketball?: Is Playing Aau Sports a Good Investment for My Child?

    By Arlington R. Callies

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    The content of the book seeks to address, discuss and resolve common issues encountered playing on a select sports team. Its primary focus is on basketball and helping parents make the right decision as to whether or not to allow their child to specialize in one sport in pursue of scholarship or a dream of one day playing in the NBA (National Basketball Association). The authors goal is to set the expectations for the parent and child that playing AAU basketball is fun and very entertaining but it requires time, energy, commitment and money. Solutions and remedies are given to a common question most parents have such as, why doesnt the coach play my child more during the game? Another question of interest for most parents is the financial burden it appears to place on most families that include the cost of uniforms, tournament fees, food and travel and if its all worth pursuing every year! There is an entire chapter dedicated to searching and finding the right team for my child. Another chapter focus on finding a coach that has my childs best interest in mind as a player and as person. Its a book that every coach that coaches a select sport team should purchase and give their parents and require them to read before the season begins especially chapter 5. Chapter 5 defines the parents role during the course of the season making the games fun for everyone. The book a great read for anyone that has a child playing on a select sports team.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherAuthorHouse
    Release dateAug 6, 2013
    ISBN9781481773904
    Should My Child Play Aau Basketball?: Is Playing Aau Sports a Good Investment for My Child?
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    Arlington R. Callies

    Arlington R. Callies coached AAU track & Field for ten year and AAU Basketball for fifteen years. His first encounter with AAU sports occurred while teaching Math and Science at a parochial middle school and Athletic Director. He coached volleyball, basketball and track in the afternoon and weekends when an staff member from the Davis Scott YMCA recognize his coaching skills and talent level of his student athletes. Coach Callies, as he became known, volunteered his time and took some of the kids from the school and merged with local kids from the YMCA and competed at the AAU nationals. After his sons matured beyond playing church league and at the local boys club and he introduced them to AAU basketball. He explained to his son that the game they once knew will become more physical and skilled. It would require more preparation and dedication in order to get better but could still be fun. Coach Callies continue to coach his sons until they were in high school. Feeling as if they had heard his voice long enough as a coach and he had taught them the basic fundamentals of the game it was up to them to prove they were able to compete and overcome some of the adversities that comes along with playing a team sport. For the first time he and his wife were now AAU parents experiencing the low times of what it was like for their child to start the game, sometimes not playing more than two minutes the entire game to getting benched after making one mistake. But, they also experience the high times of their son being the lead scorer, making a steal or playing the whole game. Arlington never charged for his services of coaching AAU sports because he felt it was an opportunity to help his sons and other kids in the community stay in school, create an opportunity to get a scholarship, mature as a person, learning life lessons and becoming good citizens.

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      Book preview

      Should My Child Play Aau Basketball? - Arlington R. Callies

      Contents

      Introduction

      Chapter 1   Does My Child Want To Play Aau Basketball

      Chapter 2   Finding The Right Team

      Chapter 3   Developing Basketball Skills

      Chapter 4   Finding The Right Coach

      Chapter 5   The Parent’s Role

      Conclusion

      To my wife, Pamela and my sons Keith and Adrian,

      thank you for your prayers and support and may God Bless you!

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      Introduction

      If you looked at the title of this book and decided to make a purchase its probable because your child is on an AAU team and playing limited to no minutes. It’s possible you have invested a substantial amount of money and time and wondering if it is worth chauffeuring your child and sometimes other people kids to practice and games. In so doing, the other parent’s child is playing twice as much as your child but they are friends and you don’t want to destroy the relationship. Perhaps you are frustrated because the coach starts a kid and plays him the entire game and that kid rarely comes to practice, but, he is tall, fast and very talented. In the meantime, your child is at practice early, stays late and works on his skills daily, has a positive attitude, works hard and is coachable. Finally, your child is in the game and he takes a bad shot, lose the ball or fails to get a rebound and the coach takes him out of the game. Maybe, the coach has a son on the team that is not very good, spoiled because he knows his Dad is the coach and will not only play but play a lot. Maybe, the coach son is a very good basketball player but selfish, demands the ball all the time, not a team player and the offense is designed for him to score.

      If you decide not to purchase the book its probable because your son or daughter is a starter on the team and scoring in bunches. He is in the 7th or 8th grade and already being looked at by colleges nationwide and predicted to be the next all American at a division one college. He has skills, great work ethics, humble, coachable, team player, does services work in his community and is academically sound.

      It’s possible that you are a single parent and playing AAU basketball has taken your child off the streets and directed his attention to something he enjoys doing. It has given him an identity other than joining a gang or spending time with kids that have no direction. The coach is a great role model for your child and teaches Christian values and what it takes to overcome adversity on and off the court. The team he is on teaches accountability, loyalty, hard work and respect for all mankind. As a parent, you feel comfortable when he travels with the team to other cities and states to play basketball because your child is in a good environment and positive role models. If he continues at the pace he will get a full ride scholarship and a good education and maybe a chance to play professional basketball.

      My suggestion is to purchase the book anyway and give it as a gift to someone that is struggling whether or not their son or daughter should play AAU basketball.

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