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All Decade DMV Basketball Best and Worst

HS Team of the Decade: Eleanor Roosevelt

HS Coach of the Decade: Rod Hairston, Eleanor Roosevelt

HS General Manager of the Decade: Mike Teasley, Notre Dame Academy

HS Player of the Decade: Jasmine Thomas, Oakton HS

Club Team of the Decade: Boo Williams Summer League

Club Coach of the Decade: Boo Williams, BWSL

Club General Manager of the Decade: James Nichols, Team Unique

Club Player of the Decade: Tierra Ruffin-Pratt

Impact Player of the Decade: Elizabeth Williams

Little Girl AAU Team of the Decade: Fairfax Stars ’97

Little Girl AAU Coach of the Decade: Jeff Boykin, Fairfax Stars

Big Girl AAU Coach of the Decade: Herb Krusen, MD Flames

Big Girl AAU Team of the Decade: MD Flames ’91

AAU General  Manager of the Decade: Saladin Reese, Team Sol

Major DI College Team of the Decade: University of Maryland

Major DI College Coach of the Decade: Debbie Ryan, University of Virginia

Major DI College Player of the Decade: Kristy Toliver, University of Maryland

Mid Major DI College Team of the Decade: James Madison University

Mid Major DI College Coach of the Decade: Kenny Brooks, JMU

Mid Major DI Player of the Decade: Tamara Young, JMU

College Impact Player of the Decade: (tie) Marissa Coleman, UMD and Monica Wright, UVA

Basketball Entrepreneur of the Decade: Curtis Symonds, Hoop Magic Sports Academy

Trend of the Decade: ESPN Hoopgurlz.com DMV Message Board

Team Mom of the Decade: Tahiri ‘Terri’ Bell, HD Woodson, NC State…the entire DMV!

The INS and OUTS for the next decade:

OUT: Fathers coaching their daughters past middle school

IN: Fathers sitting in the stands and being a fan

OUT: Negative recruiting by club teams that have no track record

IN: Building a resume and getting your players into college

OUT: Any scouting service that ranks kids without actually seeing them

IN: Sitting in the bleachers for hours and taking notes

OUT: Regional scouting services trying to do national rankings

IN: Regional scouting services actually covering the region they are from

OUT: AAU teams claiming to be an elite team with 12 guards

IN: Elite teams with players playing their college positions

OUT: Playing in a national level showcase tournament but playing down so you can win

IN: Playing in a national level showcase tournament and playing the best competition at or above your age group

OUT: Sitting on the bench for an elite club program

IN: Getting on the court and actually playing in front of college coaches

OUT: Claiming you have a Nike deal

IN: Realizing you can only get a “pack of Newports and some Puma sweats”(shoutout 3rd Bass)

OUT: Feasting on the weak..more concerned with your high school record than real competition

IN: Getting some real bump for your team in a holiday tournament

OUT: Winning games and not graduating your players from high school

IN: Graduating your players from high school whether they ever play basketball in college

OUT: HS teams with talent and horrible coaches

IN: HS teams with marginal talent and good coaches

OUT: Washington Post HS rankings

IN: Real Basketball Report HS rankings

OUT: Fathers infiltrating HS programs

IN: Former HS players returning to help their school team

OUT: Fall League

IN: Real skill development and conditioning

OUT: Sending You Tube highlights to coaches and scouts

IN: Sending full game video to coaches and scouts(when asked)

OUT: Paying a basketball trainer with no resume

IN: Finding a quality basketball trainer with a resume

OUT: Playing every weekend during the spring and summer

IN: Working on fundamentals every weekend during the spring and summer

OUT: Adidas Grassroots

IN: Fila Grassroots

OUT: Male coaches who rip apart their players

IN: Female coaches who keep it positive

OUT: The name on the back of the jersey

IN: The name of the front of the jersey

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