Gramps Grassroots 2021

 You ever start on something and wonder where you are going with it? Last year, I ranked the 2021 teams, including my grandson's LHBA United 17U team.  I wasn't sure if I even wanted to rank teams for this summer's programs and now I have started out ranking 15U, 16U and 17U teams!  Three times the work and I start to wonder if anyone will even read this. It takes some real detective work to build a rating for any age group.  Where do you start?   Right here in St. Louis.  I had rated CNR teams and I will continue to look at them, if they ever post the scores.  I looked at some local Threat Hoops and Reebok tournaments and start to expand out the ratings.  I look for local teams that are playing in regional tournaments, like the Chi-Town Tip-off or the PH and Recruit Look tournaments in Kansas City this past weekend. Ratings are based upon comparative scores.  The more tournaments I rate, the more teams I will have with ratings.  At...

 It has been a quiet month since I last posted Missouri boys and girls hoops ratings over at www.gramps2021missourihoops.blogspot.com . After foot surgery on March 16th, I am ready to shed the walking boot and get back to work.  I was not sure I wanted to dive into Grassroots ratings but I decided to tackle 15 through 17U ratings again. I had a few teams in St. Louis rated from tournaments in March and April and having those ratings, I was able to start the rating process for RecruitLook's tournament and the PrepHoops tournament both in the Kansas City area. I will also try to pick up the UAA and EYBL leagues along the way.  I hope to also post local CNR ratings. The ratings are along a continuum.  In other words, because some teams in the 2023 class have played up to 2022 and some of the 2024 teams have played up to 2023 tournaments, I am rating teams along a rating scale that puts their rating as the difference between teams results.  In other words, if a rank...