Hoop Shoot Competition
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Jonesboro Elks Lodge #498 will be holding the annual Hoop Shoot competition for boys and girls 8-13 yrs old at Jonesboro High School gym on Sunday, January 12. Registration will begin at 12:30 p.m. with the contest beginning at 1:00 p.m. Categories are 8-9 yrs, 10-11 yrs, and 12-13 yrs. Contestants will be assigned an age-group based on the age that they will be on April 1, 2014. Participants are asked to bring a copy of their birth certificate.
The Hoop Shoot is free to all participants and provid...es youth an opportunity to compete, connect and succeed
The competition basically consists of 25 free throws. The 8-9 yr old boys and girls will shoot from four feet in front of the regulation free throw line. Trophies will be awarded for the top three finishers in each age group. First place winners will advance to the state competition to be held in Hot Springs on February 1st.
The Hoop Shoot National Finals are held annually in Springfield, Mass., home of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. Finalists compete on the campus of Western New England University in the heart of Springfield. In the end, one boy and one girl from each age-group will win a national title and will have their names permanently inscribed at the Basketball Hall of Fame. The 2014 Elks Hoop Shoot National Finals will take place April 10-13, 2014.
Info: 932-0350