7-on-7

HuskyInAZ

It seems the only people who value the 7v7 thing are those who financially benefit from it's relevance, namely recruiting services.

dnc

HuskyInAZ said:

It seems the only people who value the 7v7 thing are those who financially benefit from it's relevance, namely recruiting services.

Coaches value it.

It's not a substitute for game film or seeing a kid play live, but it has some value. Just nowhere near as much as the TBS services would have you believe.

HuskyInAZ

Fair enough.

JamesChristianson

FreeChavez said:

We've all seen what AAU has done to college basketball, not to mention the rating system. The vast amount of kids who come out as studs in high school and fail to even be contributors on their college teams is the norm these days. Are we starting to see more of the recruiting world move over in football now as well?

We're seeing more recruiting experts push players who excel without pads. It reminds me of AAU and how everyone looks great b/c there isn't a real point to the game(and zero defense). it's an exhibition, and yet all the recruiting sites take it as if it really matters.

Is there any value to what can be seen on the 7on7 game, or is it just as worthless as the AAU bball garbage?

@_UnderTheRadar_ (from our L.A. Headquarters) just Tweeted this on February 15:

"Spoke w/a Pac12 coach today re 7v7. 'It can be a good tool to eval. a kids hips & change of direction,always helps to have additional intel.' "

Meek

JamesChristianson said:

FreeChavez said:

We've all seen what AAU has done to college basketball, not to mention the rating system. The vast amount of kids who come out as studs in high school and fail to even be contributors on their college teams is the norm these days. Are we starting to see more of the recruiting world move over in football now as well?

We're seeing more recruiting experts push players who excel without pads. It reminds me of AAU and how everyone looks great b/c there isn't a real point to the game(and zero defense). it's an exhibition, and yet all the recruiting sites take it as if it really matters.

Is there any value to what can be seen on the 7on7 game, or is it just as worthless as the AAU bball garbage?

@_UnderTheRadar_ (from our L.A. Headquarters) just Tweeted this on February 15:

"Spoke w/a Pac12 coach Sark today re 7v7. 'It can be a good tool to eval. a kids hips & change of direction,always helps to have additional intel.' "

dnc

Meek said:

@_UnderTheRadar_ (from our L.A. Headquarters) just Tweeted this on February 15:

"Spoke w/a Pac12 coach Sark IrishDawg22 today re 7v7. 'It can be a good tool to eval. a kids hips & change of direction,always helps to have additional intel.' "