• Dribble, Dish & Swish encourages youth participation and emphasizes both fitness elements and basketball competition.
  • Boys and girls ages 7 to 12 competed in three different age groups, challenging their fitness level in a fun and competitive environment.
  • More than 37,000 youth competed at the local level with the hopes of advancing to one of eight regional competitions.
  • The top competitors in each market faced off to become one of 12 National Finalists.
  • The twelve (12) finalists won an all-expense paid trip to the National Finals in Dallas, Texas for NBA All-Star 2010.
  • The finalists represented (7) NBA/WNBA markets including: Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Houston, Los Angeles, Miami and Phoenix.


SKILL COMPONENTS


Shooting

Participants are tested on their shooting abilities at three different shooting stations.
  • Opening Lay-Up
  • Shot from the foul line
  • Final Lay-Up

Dribbling

Participants must speed dribble through two different sets of cones.

Passing

From a designated passing spot, participants must pass and receive the basketball from a passing coach.



What The Press Is Saying
  • Pekin youngster wins national competition, The Pekin Daily Times
  • To the stars and back (in Dallas), The News Dispatch
  • Local boy's dream comes true at NBA All-Star Game, The Beaumont Enterprise


    • What The Participants Are Saying

    "I had a great time. I got to see what NBA life was all about."
    - Jordan Hunter, Dribble, Dish & Swish National Champion

    "I walked away from this event having a much stronger appreciation for the NBA and its commitment to charity and promoting youth fitness. There are a lot of good people doing great things behind the scenes that most of us never see."
    - Troy Dowell, Father of Dribble, Dish & Swish National Champion Tenley Dowell

    "It was just an amazing experience for me to be a part of. They went beyond the call of what we anticipated."
    - Robert Walker, La Porte, Indiana