Originally Posted by Anonymous
Madlax offers and charges for a lot of tournaments, which is really fun when your kid is young. It's fun to see them playing all summer long, hanging out with other parents.

But when you get to HS, you realize that it's not necessary to play in 4-6 events every season. 2 or 3 is plenty, especially when you factor in the individual recruiting events your son wants to/has to attend (plus potentially playing with his own HS team in the offseason). That's why so many people ditch Madlax in the HS years. Diminishing returns and increasing prices.

This all makes sense for the top 30% of a recruiting class. But if your son is the other 70% he needs as many chances to be seen. Labron James could pick and choice how much and when he played as a kid. But the white point guard needs to prove his worth many times to get his college spot.