UPDATE: Just a reminder that the Elks Hoop Shoot is Saturday morning. A couple of changes need to be communicated. We are changing the location to Mt. Carmel High School instead of the Grade School. Registration will start at 8:00 and competition shooting will begin at 8:30.

MT. CARMEL’S ELKS LODGE #715 WILL HOST THE 47th ANNUAL ELKS HOOP SHOOT COMPETITION ON SATURDAY, DECEMBER 15, 2018 AT MT. CARMEL HGH SCHOOL.. REGISTRATION WILL BEGIN AT 8:00 AM. AND COMPETITION SHOOTING WILL START AT 8:30 AM. THIS NATIONAL FREE THROW SHOOTING CONTEST IS FOR BOYS & GIRLS AGES 8-13.

AGE GROUPS WILL BE DETERMINED BY THEIR AGE AS OF APRIL 1, 2019. AGE GROUPS ARE:

BOYS AGE 8-9 GIRLS AGE 8-9

BOYS AGE 10-11 GIRLS AGE 10-11

BOYS AGE 12-13 GIRLS AGE 12-13

EACH CONTESTANT HAS 25 SHOTS AT THE HOOP. THE WINNING BOY AND GIRL IN EACH GROUP WILL ADVANCE TO THE DISTRICT COMPETITION ON SATURDAY, JANUARY 12, 2019 AT FRANKLIN PARK MIDDLE SCHOOL IN SALEM, ILLINOIS.

BOYS AND GIRLS 8-9 WILL SHOOT FROM 11 FT AND WILL ALSO USE A GIRLS REGULATION BASKETBALL; ALL OTHERS WILL SHOOT FROM 15 FEET. ALL GIRLS WILL USE A GIRLS REGULATION BASKETBALL, WHILE BOYS 10-13 WILL SHOOT WITH A REGULATION BOYS BASKETBALL.

DOORS WILL OPEN AT 8:00 AM TO SIGN UP FOR THE HOOP SHOOT. NO REGISTRATION FORMS ARE NEEDED THIS YEAR. THE PARTICIPANTS NEED TO SIGN IN AT THEIR RESPECTIVE TABLE WITH THEIR CORRECT AGE.

1ST AND 2ND PLACE WINNERS WILL NEED TO FILL OUT ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AFTER THE CONTEST.

1ST PLACE WINNERS WILL ADVANCE TO THE DISTRICT HOOP SHOOT CONTEST ON SATURDAY, JANUARY 12, 2019 AT FRANKLIN PARK MIDDLE SCHOOL IN SALEM, ILLINOIS.