3 Christmas Basketball Challenges

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1. Two Free Throw Competitions

2. Skills Challenge

The Official Youth Skills Competition of the NBA

Shooting Skills

Dribbling Skills

Passing Skills

Participating is FREE

6 Competition Age Groups
(3 Girl's and 3 Boy's Groups)

Your name and time
will be posted on the wall for both
practice tries and your SINGLE competition effort.


This Competition is one of 250 in North America

 

Also Two Open Competition Groups for the rest of us to test our skill too. A) one for even younger youth wanting to try the skills challenge using a size 5 ball and shooting from 12 feet (not the regular 15 foot foul line). and... B) one for the rest of us older people to test our skills too. (These attempts will also be posted on the wall in a separate area.)

Competition Diagram
(See below diagram for "blurry" text.)

1. Opening Lay-Up (from START SPOT) - minimum of one (1) or maximum of three (3) shot attempts.
    Participant may only advance to next skill after a made shot or after three (3)unsuccessful shot attempts.
    (Time starts on Starter's "GO."  Participant advances basketball to lay-up by dribbling.)

2. Shot from Foul Line- minimum of one (1) or maximum of three (3) shot attempts.
    Participant may only advance to next skill after a made shot or after three (3)unsuccessful shot attempts.

3. Speed Dribble - begin by rounding yellow cone to the right and continue weaving through entire set of cones to PASSING SPOT.

4. Pass and Receive Basketball - with at least one (1) foot on PASSING SPOT
    pass the basketball to the passing coach and wait for return chest pass from coach.

5. Speed Dribble - begin by rounding yellow cone to the right and continue weaving through entire set of cones.

6. Final Lay-Up  - minimum of one (1) or maximum of three (3) shot attempts.
Stopwatch is stopped on mad basket or after 3rd shot attempt has been RELEASED from the participant's hands

Competition Rules

• The basketball goal will be 10 feet in height.

• The participant must start with both feet ON the start spot.

• Participants must start on Starter's "GO" (or whistle).  The Starter will use a pulsed "Ready...Set...Go" cadence.

• One(1) false start will be permitted.  A 2nd false start will result in Disqualification.  (See Disqualification below.)

• Participants must advance the basketball throughout the course by dribbling.

• Participants may shoot using any technique desired.

• There is a one (1) shot minimum and a three (3) shot maximum on EACH shooting skill (opening lay-up, shot from the foul line and final lay-up).

• Participants may ONLY advance to the next skill from a shooting skill after a made shot or after three (3) unsuccessful shot attempts. (See Violations below.)

• Shot from the foul line must be released from behind the foul line.  (See Violations below.)  After the release, landing on or in front of the foul line is permitted.

• Participants must rebound their own shots.  If third (3) foul shot or third (3) initial lay-up rebounds outside yellow cone at Speed Dribble 3, then player must retrieve ball and dribble correctly around the right side of the yellow cone.

• Participants must round both yellow cones to the right.  Failure to do so will result in participant repeating the entire set of cones.

• Participants must weave through each orange cone.  A kicked over cone is permitted, provided that the participant correctly weaves/rounded that cone.

• The participant must have at least one (1) foot on the passing spot when s/he passes the ball to and receives the ball from the passing coach. A two second (2:00) violation will be added if at least one (1) foot does not remain on the passing spot during this skill.

• Participants may pass to the passing coach using either a bounce, chest or over-head pass.

• No out-of-bounds.

• Appropriate athletic footwear is required.  Only soft-soled shoes and/or shoes in accordance with the facility guidelines are permitted.  NO open-toes shoes allowed.

• Each participant receive only one (1) non-practice attempt to complete the challenge.

• Participant is disqualified if all six (6) skills are not completed in sequential order, as shown in the Competition Flow Diagram above.

Violations

A two second (2:00) penalty will be added to participant's final time for each of the following violations:
All rulings made by Court Official are FINAL.

• Traveling

• Palming/Carrying the ball

• Advancing from a shooting skill before a shot has been made or all three (3) shot attempts have been taken

• Shooting the foul shot on or in front of the foul line

• Missing an orange cone

• Passing AND receiving the basketball without at lest one (1) foot on the passing spot
   

Disqualification

• Two (2) false starts

• Missing one(1) of the six(6) basketball skills or not completing the course outlined in the Competition Flow Diagram (in white above), in sequential order.

What'cha get for tryin'

• Your name and time posted on the wall for your COMPETITION ATTEMPT, plus your name and time posted for each practice attempt.

• A chance to compare your skills time against other "basketballers" while at the same time working on and improving your personal basketball skills

• JrNBA/JrWNBA poster (for COMPETITION attempt people only while supplies last)

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• A chance to have your name forwarded on to possibly take part in the Regional Competition probably in Toronto in March or April 2008.  (Our 6 Local Competition Champions will be in the running to advance to the Regional Competition...BUT...please note, champions' times will be compared to other Local Competition Champions in our NBA market and ONLY the top four (4) finishers in each age and gender group will advance to the Regional Competition.  The JrNBA/JrWNBA Skills Challenge Headquarters will contact each first place winner in early March to notify you of your advancement.)
   

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