Carter's grade 9 basketball coach organized a spring league team. Typically the team would only play in the fall half of the school year but there are opportunities to create teams that might be school based but aren't actually school supported. Cost was $250 for the year which doesn't sound too bad but we soon realized spring basketball gets expensive. Without school funding all the tournaments needed to pay for space and for refs. This was done by charging spectators anywhere from $10 to $115 per day for a weekend. That means if you have two parents going for all three days it's another $70. (There is a discount for three days.) I saw a set of grandparents getting in one game and they weren't happy about it.
Carter's team consisted of grade 8, 9 and some 10's and was 17 players at its peak. The coach was good about making sure everyone got fairly equal playing time. Not the best way of developing individuals but more fun for the kids. Carter has improved significantly considering basketball was his first organized sport. He scored 8 points in one game which is a new family record. (My highest game was six points.) The team did well in one tournament and decided to go up a league but should probably have spent more time developing in the lower league. They didn't win any games for the rest of the season. Hopefully they do better in the fall with this experience.
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