What you should know

Amanda Hoskins here with NBC WJAR reporter Julie Tremmel

Amanda Hoskins was a soccer player for most of her life. When she was just 12 years old she was asked to play with a premier soccer team out of Rhode Island. She continued on to playing for the Rhode Island Olympic Development team and other premier teams in the Rhode Island, Mass. area.

During her time as a premier player, she traveled to many regional championships and even played in the Futsol National Championships in California. One of Hoskins’ teammates is now playing for the U20 US Women’s World Cup Team.

Hoskins was later captain of her high school soccer team. Unfortunately, her dream to play in college never did occur because of a back injury that developed throughout her soccer career.

Hoskins continues to play in her free time and enjoys watching professional games.