It’s honestly gotten to be ridiculous. It’s becoming an elitist environment. Also, kids aren’t loyal as they once were. They want things their way and they bounce around to different orgs until they find an org who really doesn’t care. Attitudes are horrible.
AAU is in a weird place right now. It’s harder than ever to get recruited out of high school but we have more AAU teams and “circuits” than ever before. Feels like the AAU bubble is going to have to burst eventually. The financial side is unsustainable for most families.