Fort Worth 2008
Free Throw and Rope Jumping Contest
By: Larry Doyle, OH AHPERD JRFH State Coordinator

Did you make it to Ft. Worth for the AAHPERD Convention? 
Did you happen to see the Big Contest on Wednesday between 2-4pm? 

Basketballs were arching gracefully, trying to make the familiar trek from the free-throw line to the nylon netting connected to the steel rims.  There were nearly 1000 attempted free-throws in Fort Worth this year. 

The objective was to make as many baskets as possible out of 10 free-throws.  In addition to the basketball contest, there was a rope jumping contest where the participants had to jump as many times as they could in 30 seconds.  There were a couple young ladies from the ZZ Skippers who jumped 103 times in 30 seconds.  WOW!

The contests were free, the atmosphere was festive and many VIP’s made their way to the large activity area to try their hand.  Mr. Al Stephens, the President of the Ohio AAHPERD, shows up every year. 

Sue Long, The President of Midwest AAHPERD helped to rebound basketballs and record scores for anxious contestants.  Helpers included many members and former members of the Joint Projects Committee. I would like to extend a big thank you to all who make this annual event a success, especially Caroline Taylor and Sharon Cassette from the National Joint Projects Office in Reston, VA.

Listed below are some of the high scorers for Fort Worth 2008. 

We are sorry if your name is missing but some of the registration forms were not turned in so we couldn’t record the names and scores.

30 SECOND ROPE JUMPING CONTEST
Shawn Bates	Longcoy Elementary	Ohio	99
Tom Anderson	Daly Elementary	Montana	99
Jennifer Thomas	Highland Middle School	Texas	96
Drew Hirshon	Centennial High School	Colorado	96
Will Zito	Adelphi	New York	93
Amy Guignon	Southeast MO State	Missouri	92

HOOPS - BEST OUT OF 10 FREE-THROWS
Felix Alicea Jr.	College View Academy	Nebraska	10
Markos Tsagas	Southern Connecticut State	Connecticut	10
Isaiah ?			10
Jeremy Benson	Oklahoma State Univ.	Oklahoma	9
Ann Just	Oscar Howe	South Dakota	9
Trina Griffith	Grandview ISD	Texas	9
Richard Reed	Chicago State University	Illinois	9
Rachel Romance	Eastern KY University	Kentucky	9
Erik Pardo	Mile High Academy	Colorado	9
William Iverson	SWAV	Texas	9
Jason Manikowski	UW-Oshkosh	Wisconsin	9
Deonna Shake	ACU	Texas	9

See you in Tampa next year—Wednesday, 2-4pm !!!!!!!!!!!