Alicia

My name is Alicia, and I am 10 years old. ABC Pilsen has been good for me in many ways. I only have gym in school once a week, and I am glad to have a place to play basketball and exercise. It also helps me meet other people from the community who like to play what I love, basketball. Also I like how Coach Alex does not separate us by “boys and girls” and he has us play coed. I like how he does not treat the girls differently, like previous coaches who I have had. For example, when I was playing flag football one year, my coach put me as hiker and took me out right when I was done. We won the championships that year, but I did not feel like I had won, because I had not done anything. That coach made me feel like an outsider, and that Coach still does not even know it. I am glad that Coach Alex does not run his program like that. ABC Pilsen is the place where I belong, that helps me play to the best of my ability. It will potentially help me be a super star basketball player in high school, college, and hopefully even play in the WNBA.