Yes, they do play aau. Some of them played for the TN Stars which is out of knoxville, and yes i know about the Knoxville Stingers and yes they are very good and no none of our girls played for them. Some play for TN Team Pride which is just as good as TN Stars or Memphis Waves, they actually beat them. But, most of these girls have played all there life, and there coach knows what hes talking about and has been around it forever, he has a daughter who playes at Wake Forest!!!!!!!