OPTIONAL Season-end Skills Tournament Rules 
Grades 1 & 2
 

GENERAL RULES

• Team participation is optional
• Minimum of 3 players needed for a team to participate
• 8 ft basket
• 4 team-oriented skills
• Prizes for all players present for the top 2 teams with the most points in a session
• In the event of a team tie at the end of tournament skills
  • tied teams have 5 players shoot 1 free throw & best score wins

PLAYER PARTICIPATION​

• Players arriving late cannot make up skills already completed by his/her team
• Number of turns per event depends on the largest team present.  For example, if 4 teams are competing, 3 teams have 5 players, one has 6.  Each event will have 6 turns (when appropriate for the event) and one person from each of the teams of 5 will have to go twice.

SCORING

• 1^st place – 8 points
• 2^nd place – 6 points
• 3^rd place – 5 points
• 4^th place – 3 points

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SKILL #1 -- SPEED DRIBBLE LEFT HAND WITH BOUNCE PASS

• Timed event – how long for all players to complete the course
  • clock stops on last pass by last player when caught by next player at the starting line
• Speed dribble LEFT hand
• Length of playing court
• Teams go 2 at a time
• Passing cone set at Free Throw distance (1^st grade: 8 ft, 2^nd grade 10 ft)
• COURSE
  • Speed dribble LEFT to far cone (3/4 length of the court)
  • Dribble around the cone
  • Speed dribble LEFT back to a cone (1/4 length from start)
  • BOUNCE pass to next teammate
• INFRACTIONS – 1 second added to team time
  • Player doesn’t dribble LEFT
  • Player doesn’t go around the end cone
  • Player doesn’t use a bounce pass
• In case of a tie, head to head competition with 3 players per team

SKILL #2 -- SPEED DRIBBLE RIGHT HAND WITH CHEST PASS
 

• Timed event – how long for all players to complete the course
  • clock stops on last pass by last player when caught by next player at the starting line
• Speed dribble RIGHT hand
• Length of playing court
• Teams go 2 at a time
• Passing cone set at Free Throw distance (1^st grade: 8 ft, 2^nd grade 10 ft)
• COURSE
  • Speed dribble RIGHT to far cone (3/4 length of the court)
  • Dribble around the cone
  • Speed dribble RIGHT back to a cone (1/4 length from start)
  • CHEST pass to next teammate
• INFRACTIONS – 1 second added to team time
  • Player doesn’t dribble RIGHT
  • Player doesn’t go around the end cone
  • Player doesn’t use a chest pass
• In case of a tie, head to head competition with 3 players per team

 SKILL #3 -- DRIBBLE WITH LAY-UP

• Timed event – 1 minute – each hand (for total of 2 minutes)
  • Players must stay in order, but can go multiple times
  • Cone placed approximately ½ way down the court
  • Next player in line can go once the player in front of them reaches the cone
  • Get as many layups as possible
  • Must speed dribble back to end of line to go again (i.e., no running with the ball)
• Length of playing court
• Each player has a ball
• Dribble either hand
• Teams go 2 at a time, at different baskets
• Lay-up MUST hit the backboard to count
  • Can shoot left or right handed
• Rebound own shot – 1 shot only
• Infractions – shot doesn’t count
  • Player doesn’t start at the first cone
  • Player doesn’t use the backboard
  • Player doesn’t speed dribble back after shot

 SKILL #4 -- FREE THROWS

• Numbered shots – 2 shots per player per team
• – 1^st grade: 8 ft, 2^nd grade 10 ft
• Every player gets 1 warm-up shot
• After all teams complete, if there is a tie…
  • Tied Teams send 2 players for shoot off
  • Each player gets 1 shot
  • If still tied, continue shooting 1 shot until a winner
• Each team gets equal number of shots

NON-SCORING SKILL -- SHOOTING KNOCK-OUT

• Non-team scoring event
• All players can participate
• Shots taken from foul line designated in free throws (1^st grade: 8 ft, 2^nd grade 10 ft)
• Teams divided among 4 baskets for preliminary round one
• Top 2 of preliminary round go to the final round

NOTE:  Players can and will knock-out their own teammates.