This past Saturday, the youth sports division held a FREE basketball event for boys and girls ages 9-14. The Basketball Skills Challenge is the same challenge that NBA players compete in during the All-Star Weekend only for kids. The participants are split into age groups and separated by gender. The 3 with the quickest times receive ribbons and the top finisher gets the chance to compete in a regional competition at an NBA game.
We had about 50 participants compete in the event which is a decent number. The event is not too widely known because many cities have dropped all of their free skills competitions because of all of the budget cuts. The City of Glendale has two free events coming up soon that are offered to children. The first is Pitch, Hit and Run which is a baseball/softball skills competition on March 28th at 4pm at Paseo Racquet Center, 63rd Ave & Thunderbird. The second competition is the Hershey's Track & Field Games which participants compete is various running and field events on April 17th at 6pm at Centennial High School, 14388 N. 79th Ave. Please spread the word about these free events because they might not be offered for very much longer
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That's got to be the coolest thing I've ever heard of. To have a FREE sports competition in the times that we're in right now really shows how our industry supports people in all aspects of life. Great job pulling that off!
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