KC 961 - Free Throw Championship

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Free Throw Championship

The Saint Cloud KC councils annually host the local competition for this event in January at Cathedral High School. Other towns in the area that host local competitions are Sauk Rapids, Sartell, and Saint Joseph.

The Free Throw Championship is sponsored annually with winners progressing through local, district, and state level competition. International champions are announced by the KC international headquarters based on scores from the state-level competitions. All boys and girls ten through fourteen years of age are eligible to participate and will compete in respective age divisions. In 1998, more than 218,000 sharpshooters participated in 3,453 local competitions.

All contestants are recognized for their participation in this event.

Rules & Regulations

Eligibility

The Knights of Columbus Free Throw Championship is open to all boys and girls in your community, ages ten through fourteen. Age eligibility is determined by the age of the contestant as of January 1. Proof of age and written parental consent are required. High school-age athletes should check with their school athletic director or their state high school athletic associations regarding possible eligibility conflicts.

Entries

All competitors must register using the official Knights of Columbus Free Throw Championship Entry Form/Score Sheet. Proof of age must accompany all entry forms. The entry form/score sheet and proof of age must accompany participants through all levels of competition. Each youngster may compete in only one council competition. Winners will progress to the district, regional, and state level competition. International champions are chosen on the basis of state-level results.

Equipment

Contestants must use the basketball provided by the Knights of Columbus. Contestants may not bring their own basketballs.

Age 10-11 Boys & Girls: Use a women's regulation-size basketball and shoot from a 12-foot foul line at a 10-foot-high basket. (NOTE: The normal foul line is 15 feet from the basket.)
Age 12-14 Girls: Use a women's regulation-size basketball and shoot from the regulation foul line 15 feet from a 10-foot-high basket.
Age 12-14 Boys: Use a men's regulation-size basketball and shoot from the regulation foul line 15 feet from a 10-foot-high basket.

Scoring

Normal rules of basketball regarding free throws apply for all levels of competition. Free-throw violations include stepping on or over the line prior to the ball reaching the rim, or shots rebounding off the "out of bounds" basket support and equipment.

Council Level Competition

Each contestant receives three warm-up tosses follwed by 15 consecutive free-throw attempts from the appropriate age-designated foul line. To break a tie, contestants take a second round of five free throws. No warm-up tosses are permitted for the tie-breaker rounds. Successive rounds of five free throws each continue until a winner emerges.

District, Regional, & State Level Competition

Each contestant receives three warm-up tosses followed by 25 consecutive free-throw attempts from the foul line. To break a tie, contestants take a second round of five free throws. No warm-up tosses are permitted for the tie-breaker rounds. Successive rounds of five free throws each continue until a winner emerges. In the event that a winner in any level cannot participate in the next level of competition, the second-place winner should represent the area for that age group.

Authority

The Knights of Columbus Free Throw Championship is be under the authority of the state deputy and state youth director. This program is controlled by the Knights of Columbus Supreme Council Department of Fraternal Services, 1 Columbus Plaza, New Haven, CT 06510-3326, telephone 203-772-2130, fax 203-772-1923.