ARPD Hoop Shoot Contest Begins

Got game? Prove it.


Photo: ARPD

The Alameda Recreation and Park Department (ARPD) is hosting the annual Elks Hational Hoop Shoot Contest. The Hoop Shoot is a Basketball Free Throw Contest for Boys and Girls ages 8-13 who live, or attend school, in Alameda.

The Preliminary Contest, which is free, begins Wednesday, November 4 and continues until Monday, December 14. You can participate at the following West End parks:

• Littlejohn
• Longfellow
• Washington
• Woodstock
• Bayport

Each contestant gets 25 shots to make a free throw. Whoever makes the most shots wins.

The top three finalists in each division are eligible to represent their park or club at the City-Wide Finals to be held at 6:00 p.m. on Friday, January 8, 2010 at the Alameda Point Gym.

The winners in each division at the City-Wide Finals will then go on to represent the City of Alameda and the Alameda Elks in the District Shoot-Off in late January.

For more information call Trini Sanchez-Blumkin, Youth Sports Coordinator, at (510) 747-7586 or download the event flyer.