AAU/ Hoopsters - whitney wagganer

Ever since fourth grade, i have been playing AAU  for Spencer Hoffman. We've played in many tournaments and gone what felt like all over the world, but in all honesty, we only travel anywhere from five minutes to four hours away. I figured i would play for Coach hoffman until i cant play summer basketball anymore. Which not this summer, but the summer after my senior year, so i only have two more summers to play with him. Over the years of playing AAU for Coach Hoffman, i have made many great friends. They are from all over north eastern arkansas, and missouri. The friends i have made from north eastern arkansas, are named Haven Robertson, Bailee Crowe, Hattie Milligan, Reagan Dodd, Brittney Sain, Claire Johnson, Kourtney Riggs, Kaitlyn Miller, and Bree Sharp. The friends i have made from Missouri are Dakayla Duckworth, Marquesha Mister, Madyson Crockett, Katelyn South, Hannah Thurman, Heidi Shetley, and AnnaBeth Williams. Some of the girls like AnnaBeth quit after like sixth grade. Most of us though, have stuck around and still continue to play. As the years of playing progressed, we started to go NCAA tournaments. Which means that we would be playing in front of college scouts. The tournaments we went to that were NCAA certificated were in Atlanta, Georgia, Murfreesboro, Tennessee, Branson, Missouri, St. Louis, Missouri, Nashville, Tennessee, and hundreds more i can't even think of. As the years gone by, i believe we starting to compete more. We used to lose by like forty plus, but now we actually are down one or two, or winning by like nine. It is very fun and exciting being a part of an AAU team, but being on the team means giving up other things you would like to do. As much as someone who would want to go a movie on a friday or saturday night, you can't because you're either playing or leaving. Most people think if you play AAU, you're one of those weird kids who don't have any friends, but you actually do have a life out side of practices and games. You just have to have friends who are okay with you not always being there every weekend.