jr nba skills challenge - saturday april 30th - registration

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The Jr. NBA Skills Challenge is open to all boys and girls ages 13 and younger.  Boys and girls will compete separately in 2 different age groups: 11U and 13U.  A player must be registered online for a specific Local Competition in order to participate and be eligible to advance to the different levels of competition.

Participants will compete in each of the five standardized skills to earn a total cumulative time resulting in a final score:  

• Dribbling – Challenges participants in stationary, zig-zag, and speed dribbling. 
• Shooting – Challenges participants to make jump shots from the elbow. 
• Lay-Up – Challenges participants to make lay-up shots. 
• Passing – Challenge participants to accurately pass towards a wall target and receive a pass. 
• Defense and Bonus Free Throw – Challenges participants in defensive lane slides, sprinting, and free throw shooting.

NOTE: Local winners do NOT automatically advance to the Regional Competitions. Local winners will be contacts by the Jr. NBA as to their possible advancement to the Regional Competition.  

Regional Competition: May 2022  

The top scorers from Local Competitions around the country will be ranked and invited to participate in their closest geographical Regional Competition.  

National Finals: June 2022  

The top scorers from the Regional Competitions will be ranked and invited to compete at the National Finals during the 2022 NBA Draft presented by State Farm in June 2022.