Hoop 10

Yes it is time for our yearly pilgrimage to Amarillo for the hoop 10 girls AAU qualifier it's a pretty big tournament and it is a nice change from the Caprock tournaments her in Lubbock. The big differences are they play a running clock and they let you play if you think you should call every foul don't go up there because that is the way they play and you better get use to it. Or go home to your mama..... It is a fast rough game and a lot of competition especially if Denver show up. That is a big market and the annie gets upped quite a bit when they show. They will win every age group. You don't get better if you don't play better teams. And being a big fish in a little pond is not worth nothing when you leave your pond. Right Ha ha. So every now and then you have to go and take an butt whipping just to keep everything in perspective and this is a great place to get that lesson. Makes you play more team ball cause if you don't you have no chance I am hoping our little dribbler teams go to Amarillo. So they can play some better teams and lose some games before the National Tournament. Get that out of the way so they don't have that problem when they get there.It's hard to play if you are undefeated you are all way afraid of that first loss. And then the recovery time so you can accept it. And get back to playing your game. You don't want to deal with that in a big tournament. It is better to get it over with in a tune-up tournament. Like the hoop 10 then you can blame it on the referees and the running clock so it does not tear down your player egos to much. Just enough to make them focus more in the big game. Nothing like a loss to make you get you stuff together. Anyway that is the plan for this weekend Hoop 10 in Amarillo. Go girls and remember you play to have fun and your good at it.......