Shooting Games

Horse
Set up games with four to five kids in a group.

Quick Shot
Place five basketballs at the top of each of two basketball racks. Place each rack on either side of the foul line. Each student has 30 seconds to shoot the basketballs on the rack.

Speed Shoot
Have four or five students make a line behind each side of the foul line, one basketball for each line. The first in line shoots, rebounds and passes the ball to the next in his/her line. Record who makes the most number of baskets in two minutes.

Games for all age groups and abilities

Hot-Shot Blitz!
This is a fun, aerobic alternative to traditional three-on-three or five-on-five games. It keeps participants moving while testing their ability to make a variety of shots.

Fire Away!
Set up three arc areas around a basket. Each arc has a different point value. Shooters have 60 seconds to score as many points as possible. They need to retrieve their own ball after every shot. Shooters need to be behind the line completely on the release to get the point value. A scorekeeper and timer are needed.

Top Gun!
Three to four people shoot as a team for eight minutes at a time. Each has a ball and shoots at the basket at the same time. Each can shoot from anywhere. Counters count how many baskets each team makes. You can do tournament format, with Final Eight and Final Four rounds.

Available Event Formats

Hoops For Heart participants sign up in teams or individually and collect donations for any of the following:

Three-on-Three or Five-on-Five Tournaments
This is the schoolyard classic: three-on-three or five-on-five basketball. Teams can be male, female or coed, as long as both teams are evenly divided. Play up to 11 or 21 points, depending on the time available.

Hot-Shot Blitz
In this game, two students start in the middle of the court. At the sound of the start whistle, the students race to opposite ends of the court and shoot from designated spots. Baskets are worth the point value of the given spot. After a pre-determined time limit, the student with the most points wins!

Three-Point or Free-Throw-Shooting Contests
How good are your long shots? Players score as many baskets as possible from beyond the three-point line during a specified time period. Baskets may count one or three points. Players retrieve their own balls. The player with the highest point total wins!

Note: Longer, fast-paced, vigorous activities maximize aerobic benefits!