1. Growth of entertainment alternatives (social media, TV, mobile apps,
gaming)

2. Two years of reduced or no sports

3. More sport specialization making it difficult to play multiple sports

4. It's hard to find a team to play on, at the competitive level, when teams
form prior to registering to play

5. "Super teams" win big and discourage too many teams/players
from continuing

1. More kids playing and coaches teaching the game will produce more skilled
players & youth coaches

2. Reconfigures grade school basketball to allow highly skilled players to
more easily play other competitive sports in addition to basketball

3. 5th & 6th try-out teams will likely be as good as existing AAU teams
with excellent coaches, benefiting from an earlier connection to high school
coaches

4. More likely to connect skilled players within neighborhoods -
relationships that become important as kids progress through their school years

*And... this doesn't eliminate current coach-assembled teams for
tournament play which is the most important aspect of the very best youth teams