7

Summer

Challenges

For the

Pure 

Fun

Of The

Game

2005

Summer

Basketball

Challenges

First

Summer Challenge

Free Throws In A Row

(See below)

Second

Summer Challenge

Three Point Shots Made In A Row

(See below)

Third

Summer Challenge

Free Throws Made In 3 Minutes

(See below)

Fourth

Summer Challenge

Lay-ups Made In A Row, Unassisted,

using your off hand, i.e., right handed 

people use their left hand and visa versa.

(See below)

Fifth

Summer Challenge

Lay-ups Made Unassisted

In 3 Minutes

(See below)

Sixth

Summer Challenge

The game of BUMP

(See below)

Seventh

Summer Challenge

Personal records set in Erin Hoops

Slam Dunk Basketball Camp

Aug. 15 to 19, 2005

Aug. 22 to 26, 2005

and

Aug. 29 to Sept. 2, 2005

First

Challenge

Free Throws In A Row

With a witness how many free throws can you make in a row.

Attempts must occur in MAIN PLACE gym.

Last day of Challenge Friday Sept. 2nd. ^.

All results will be posted on this web site page along with shooters age and the name of the witness and the date accomplished.

What is the World Record number of free throws made in a row?

(According to the Guinness Book of World Records 2000.)

• Click this line to open and close World Record.

  • The record in 1971 was 144.

  • Ted St. Martin broke this record:

  • First: on March 15, 1972  with 200 in a row.

  • Then : Mar 5, 1974 with 245

  • Then:  Feb. 21, 1975 with 1,238 in a row

  • Then: June 25, 1977 with 2036 in a row

  • I thought that was the World Record still...

  • I was wrong...

  • 20 years later, Ted St. Martin still holds the record of 5,221 free throws in a row.  (Set April 28, 1996).  To see a picture of Ted St. Martin click this blue link - http://www.sharpshooterfreethrows.com/ 

Want to see how we are doing in this challenge this summer challenge of how many free throws we can get in a row...

• Click this line to open and close the Record of Erin Hoopsters - Summer 2005 achievements in this contest.

   

  • 8 - Patrick Torrens - July 3

• Click this line to open and close the Record of Erin Hoopsters - Summer 2001 achievements in this contest.

  •   5 - Stephanie Giugovaz - July 4

  •   5 - Lenny Bergeron-Chisholm - July 4

  •   7 - Melissa Sarra - July 4

  • 38 - Patrick Suessmuth - July 3

  • 27 - Patrick Suessmuth - July 5

  •   2 - Chris Giugovaz - July 5

  •   7 - Ben Romnelaere - July 6

  •   8 - Fredd Eyles - July 16

  •   4 - Chris Giugovaz - July 5

  • 11 - Melissa Sarra - July 20

  •   8 - Dan Snowball - July 20

  •   8 - Darren Short - July 23

  • 14 - Dan Snowball - July 23

  •   5 - Andrew Snowball - July 25

  • 12 - Melissa Sarra - July 27

  •   5 - Lenny Bergeron-Chisholm - July 30

  •   5 - Chris Giugovaz - Aug. 3

  • 20 - Diana Humberstone - Aug. 9

  •   6 - Darren Short - Aug. 10

  • 11 - Thomas Gravelle - Aug. 16

  • 11 - Stephanie Giugovaz - Aug. 22

  •   9 - Darren Short - Aug. 22

  • 14 - Ben Romnelaere - Aug. 22

  • 19 - Darren Short - Aug. 24 (Witnesses Ben Romnelaere, Jordan Wozniak, and Kyle Gibson)

Second

Challenge

Three Point Shots Made In A Row

With a witness how many three point shots can you make in a row.

Attempts must occur in MAIN PLACE gym.

Last day of Challenge Friday Sept. 2nd. ^.

All results will be posted on this web site page along with shooters age and the name of the witness and the date accomplished.

What is the World Record number of free throws made in a row?

(According to the Guinness Book of World Records 2000.)

• Click this line to open and close the Record of Erin Hoopsters - Summer 2005 achievements in this contest.

   

  • No one yet.

Third

Challenge

Free Throws Made In 3 Minutes

With a witness/timer/rebounder

(One person doing all three jobs is OK)

How many free throws can you make?

Attempts must occur in MAIN PLACE gym.

Last day of Challenge Friday Sept. 2nd. ^.

All results will be posted on this web site page along with shooters age and the name of the witness and the date accomplished.

• Click this line to open and close the Record of Erin Hoopsters - Summer 2004 achievements in this contest.

   

  • No one yet.

• Click this line to open and close the Record of Erin Hoopsters - Summer 2001 achievements in this 3-minute foul shooting contest.

  • 27 - Melissa Sarra - July 9

  • 33 - Patrick Suessmuth - July 9

  •   9 - Chris Giugovaz - July 17

  • 25 - Melissa Sarra - July 17

Fourth

Challenge

Lay-ups Made In A Row, Unassisted,

using your off hand, i.e., right handed 

people use their left hand and visa versa.

With a witness/timer (but no rebounder)

(One person doing both jobs is OK)

How many lay-ups can you make?

Attempts must occur in MAIN PLACE gym.

Last day of Challenge Friday Sept. 2^nd

All results will be posted on this web site page along with shooters age and the name of the witness and the date accomplished.

• Click this line to open and close the Record of Erin Hoopsters - Summer 2005 achievements in this 3-minute lay-up contest.

   

  • No one yet.

Fifth

Challenge

Lay-ups Made Unassisted In 3 Minutes

With a witness/timer (but no rebounder)

(One person doing both jobs is OK)

How many lay-ups can you make?

Attempts must occur in Old Erin Public School gym.

Last day of Challenge Friday Sept. 5th. ^.

All results will be posted on this web site page along with shooters age and the name of the witness and the date accomplished.

• Click this line to open and close the Record of Erin Hoopsters - Summer 2005 achievements in this 3-minute lay-up contest.

   

  • No one yet.

• Click this line to open and close the Record of Erin Hoopsters - Summer 2001 achievements in this 3-minute lay-up contest.

  • 64 - Brian Simmonds - July 3

  • 91 - Patrick Suessmuth - July 3

  • 61 - Ben Romnelaere - July 6

  • 68 - Melissa Sarra - July 9

  • 81 - Patrick Suessmuth - July 9

  • 44 - Chris Giugovaz - July 17

  • 54 - Chris Giugovaz - July17

  • 62 - Fredd Eyles - July 17

  • 61 - Stephanie Giugovas - July 18

  • 78 - Melissa Sarra - July 24

  • 71 - Melissa Faber - July 24

  • 78 - Fedd Eyles - July 24

  • 70 - Stephanie Giugovas - July 24

  • 69 - Catherine Stocks - July 24

  • 63 - Chris Giugovaz - Aug. 3

  • 102 - Patrick Suessmuth - Aug. 3

  • 69 - Brian Simmonds - Aug. 22

  • 77 - Jordan Wozniak - Aug. 22

  • 76 - Ben Romnelaere - Aug. 22

Sixth

Bump

Challenge

2001 Results

July 5 - 4 games - 1st-Melissa Sarra(8) - 2nd-Cheryl Duivesteyn(11) - 3rd-Patrick Suessmuth(11) - 4th-Chris Giugovaz(12) - 5th Stephanie Diugovaz(18)

July 9 - 16 games - 1st - Melissa Sarra(35) - 2nd - Patrick Suessmuth(38) - 3rd-Nathan Orr(43) - 4th-Melissa Faber(44)

July 17 - 5 games - 1st Melissa Sarra(11) - Tied for seccond - Chris Giugovaz, Fredd Eyles, and Patrick Suessmuth all at 13.

August 24 - 5 games - 1st Fredd Eyles - 2nd Kyle Gibbson - 3rd James Nowak - 4th Stephanie Giugovaz - 5th Chris Giugovaz and 6th Ben Romnelaere.

August 24 - 5 games - 1st (a tie) Nathan Orr and Jordan Wozniak - 3rd Darren Short - 4th Melissa Sarra - 5th Lenny Chisholm - 6th Blake Kaitting - 7th Brian Simmonds.

Seventh

Challenge,

Done On

Friday In

Slam Dunk

Basketball 

Camps

• 2005
• Slam Dunk Camp Data 
• Lay-ups in a row (age in brackets)
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• Free Throws in a row (age in brackets)
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• 2001 
• Slam Dunk Camp Data 
• Lay-ups in a row (age in brackets)
• 13 - Blake Nicholson(7) - Aug. 16/01
• 37 - Josie-Lee Gibson(8) - Aug. 17/01
• 151 - Kyle Gibson(12) - Aug. 17/01 - and still counting
•   Kyle's counting completed Aug. 22 at 295 lay-ups in a row
• 35 - Eric Guite(12) - Aug. 17/01
• 16 - Julian Baker(7) - Aug. 17/01
• 34 - Adam Beck(10) - Aug. 17/01
• 235 - Grant Harris(11) - Aug. 17/01
• 8 - Blake Nicholson(7) - Aug. 17/01
• 29 - Kieran Wazniak(7) - Aug. 17/01
• 40 - Darren Short(13) - Aug. 17/01

Another attempt was made by Blake Nicholson.  He made 32 in a row, this from a lad who on Wed. afternoon of the Camp could hardly make one lay-up in a row.  For disbelievers, this feat was witnessed from start to finish by Camp Coach Dan Snowball.

• Free Throws in a row (age in brackets)
• 8 - Brian Simmonds(12) - Aug. 17/01
• 5 - Jordan Wozniak(11) - Aug. 17/01
• 12 - Thomas Gravelle(13) - Aug. 17/01 - a personal record
• 2 - Jesse Guite(12) - Aug. 17/01 - a personal record
• 3 - Daniel Sherrington(11) - Aug. 17/01