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

By Arlington R. Callies

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.

• Language: English
• Publisher: AuthorHouse
• Release date: Aug 6, 2013
• ISBN: 9781481773904

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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