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Not all higher level teams have sponsors. A few of the AAU teams I'm familiar with the parents pay an amount designated by the club. They also do fund raisers and set up a donation page to help fund the team. These teams also play in all of the live periods they can (Louisville and Atlanta) and get in front of as many coaches as they can. So you don't always have to play for a big time sponsored team to get in front of coaches from division 1 to NAIA schools.

Exactly, a good example is UK signee Dontaie Allen..he didn’t play for a shoe sponsored team..AAU is changing their rules this year, I think only two weekends that coaches can actually come watch kids play..the rest of the time kids will have to be invited to a camp..hurts a lot of your DII, DIII, NAIA level kids..cause those camps will be reserved for the best of the best...should have left it alone in my opinion