Since 1972, Knights of Columbus Councils have sponsored Free Throw Championship for boys and girls ages of 9 and 14. The championship is set up to have the contestants compete within their own gender and age group. All competition starts at the local level. Winners move on to the district, regional, and state levels. From there, some will make it to the international level for championship competition in their group.
This year’s event was hosted by St. Clare Knights of Columbus in the Family Life Center gym. The competition is for ages 9-14 yrs (age as of Jan. 1), boys and girls. Boys and Girls 11 and under shoot from a 12 ft foul line. Boys 11 and under can use a woman’s regulation ball (all girl ages use the woman’s ball). Each contestant gets 3 warm up tosses, then 15 “tosses for record”. This year we also held a “coaches’ competition”, any coach from the league could also come and shoot and be s cored. No prizes for coaches, just bragging rights.
