Tips

Hard work and practice pay off, but don’t just take our word for it! Here’s some advice from the real pros—former Hoop Shoot national finalists.

Setting goals and working hard to achieve them are keys to succeeding in the Hoop Shoot. As adults, we can be facilitators, but as we see in "Ice Cream and the Rocky Road Back", we need to be careful about the incentives we use…

Succeeding in the Hoop Shoot would be easy if we could simply explain to kids the benefits of hard work and practice. It doesn’t work that way. But when they work hard at something they love, they’ll see the payoff and learn the lesson for themselves. Here’s "Preparation Meets Opportunity,"