Tell your story

Your road. Your words.

This is your story, told your way. No interview, no right answers. Use the prompts as a guide, write as much or as little as you want, and say it how you would say it.

About you

Full name

What people call you

School, team, or organization

Where you are from

Your role

Phone number

Instagram handle (optional)

Is it okay to quote you by name?

I am under 13.I am under 18. A parent or guardian needs to okay publishing my story and photos.

Tell your story

Answer what you want to answer. One good answer beats five short ones.

01Introduce yourself

Who are you? Tell us however you want to start.

02Where you are from

Your city, your neighborhood, your people. What was it like coming up?

03How you got here

The road to where you are today. The moments, the people, the setbacks.

04What keeps you going

When it gets hard, what pushes you to keep showing up?

05What basketball means to you

Beyond the wins and the stats. What does the game give you?

Photos

After you send this, email a few photos we can use to noah@dallashoopscene.com, including at least one of you. By sending photos you are saying you own them or have permission to share them.

Who took your photos? (so we can credit them)

Pass it on

Whose story should we tell next?

Their name

How to reach them

Why them

Every story is read before it runs, and nothing is published before you have seen it.