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Hot Shot Contest!
The Walt Disney
World Resort was the ideal back drop for Florida PAL’s annual Hot Shot
Contest. Fourteen (14) Florida PAL chapters participated and competition
was fierce. A year ago Florida PAL Executive Director, L.B. Scott made
it possible for the PAL youth to compete at Disney’s Wide World of
Sports Complex during the annual State Basketball Championships. The
professional setting provided incentive for Pal youth because they were
able to move about freely and soak up the environment. Registration went
smoothly and participants began warming up at
If you are no familiar with Hot Shot here is a brief description of the activity… Each competitor is allowed 1-½ minutes for the competition. Each shooter will start from the foul line and then proceed to shoot from any of the other marked surfaces. Total amount of points will determine a winner. If there is a tie, then a full 1-½ minute play off occurs. A maximum of three points may be scored in the lay-up area. Each person will have two rounds of competition - with the highest round score determining the winner.
The rounds went smoothly and at the end for the fifth time in a row Ft. Myers Police Athletic League took home the team trophy. Great work Ft. Myers!! And congratulations to the following winners…
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10:00am. Many participants
were fortunate in that their families and friends were there to cheer
them to victory. 
Hot Shot is an easy contest that any
local PAL can put on. It doesn’t require a lot of man hours and the
expenses are minimal. Hot Shot is an exciting contest to watch because
you can have as many as four courts going at one time. Florida PAL
allows boys and girls to compete in 14 and under, 12 and under, and 10
and under divisions. Medals and Trophies are awarded for first and
second place and t-shirts are provided for all registered participants.
And if that wasn’t enough Florida PAL provides an over night stay at
Disney’s All-Star Resort and lunch for all registered participants as
well. 
PAL ILLUSTRATED
would like to thank a few key people that helped make
this event a success… Disney’s Donna Koenig and her staff at the Wide
World of Sports for always making us feel at home, the staff at Disney’s
All Star Sports Resort for quickly getting everyone checked in, and for
all the volunteers that worked registration and did double-duty by
assisting with basketball that day as well, the state office staff
(Bernard, Chris, Juliya, Rhonda, and LB) and last and certainly not
least all the Pal’s who came to Disney for friendly competition and fun.
Don’t forget to join us again next year.