Friends of Hoop, a top level AAU basketball program, is adding a girls program to their successful boy program this fall. Tryouts of the girls teams, which runs fourth through ninth grade, will be held Sept. 13 and Sept. 15 at Bellevue College.
The organization hopes to have teams in fourth through 11th grade competing at the highest level locally and nationally. Teams will include between eight to 10 players per team. The teams will play approximately 40-50 games from October to early March. Cost has not yet been determined.
Girls in fourth, fifth and sixth grade will try out on Sept. 13 and Sept. 15 from 6-7:30 p.m. and seventh, eight, and ninth graders will try out on Sept. 13 and Sept. 15 from 7:30-9 p.m.
Anyone trying out is asked to arrive 30 minutes early to register. Questions can be sent to fohseattle@hotmail.com.