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Basketball Skills Competitions


The Basketball Skills Competitions are offered in all three counties to provide athletes with an opportunity to compete in the three basic skills of basketball: dribbling, passing and shooting. 

Competition Information

History and Facts

Family Information

 

Competition Information

Kent County: Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2012, at Delaware State University, beginning at 10:15 a.m. Kent County event fact sheet

New Castle County: Thursday, March 1, 2012, at the University of Delaware Field House, beginning at 10:15 a.m. New Castle County event fact sheet

New Castle County Team Skills: Monday, March 5, 2012, at the University of Delaware Field House, beginning at 10:15 a.m. New Castle County team skills event fact sheet

Sussex County: Thursday, March 8, 2012, at Sussex Tech High School, beginning at 10:15 a.m.

Sussex County event fact sheet

 

Directions to venues - see below in Family Information section.

 

Rules for Individual Skills Competition

 

FORMS

Letter of intent - due January 9

Uniform request form - due Feb. 7

 

Registration forms due Friday, Feb. 17:

Individual Skills registration form

Young Athletes registration form

Team Skills registration form

Additional coach registration form

 

Levels of Competition

Motor Activity Training Program: Individually-designed activities for athletes of all ages who are not able to successfully participate in the traditional Individual Skills events.

Young Athletes: Children ages 7 and under participate in the Individual Skills events, but do so without competing, each receiving a participant medal. 

Modified Skills: Designed for athletes ages 8 and above who are not able to successfully participate in the 10-meter dribble, this event offers an alternate stationary dribbling event in addition to the target pass and spot shot events of the Individual Skills competition.

Individual Skills: Athetes ages 8 and over participate in the traditional Individual Skills events of 10-meter dribble, target pass and spot shot.

Visit our basketball sports page for more information.

 

History and Facts

 

Family Information

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