As a new parent of a Thunder player last year, we had nothing but a positive experience. The coaches are GREAT guys, and the other players were great. My son is a more skilled, aggressive player because of the experience. We'll more than likely try out again this year. We had great players who would leave the team for some other team's deal. We needed a good post player, but the Super Showcase was a thrilling life experience. My son got to play against some super players. We'd never get that chance playing in our little 1A school division. GO THUNDER!!