# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Butte Elks Lodge #240 Hoop Shoot Contest
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sat, 08 Nov, 2025 at 10:00 am
- **Event Description**: The Elks Lodge 240 Hoop Shoot Contest will be held Saturday, November 8 at 10am at the Maroon Activity Center. 
The registration deadline is Tuesday, November 4. 
The age groups are 8 and 9 years old, 10 and 11 years old, and 12 and 13 years old. The shooter’s age group is determined by their age on April 1, 2026. 
There are separate contests for boys and girls. The detailed schedule will be published after entries are finalized. 
To enter, call or text Don Foley at 406-490-8668 or email him at dfoley71@yahoo.com. Include the shooter’s name, gender, school, birthday, and parent/guardian contact information when registering. 
More general information about the Elks Hoop Shoot program is available at https://www.elks.org/hoopshoot/.

Rules Summary
1.      Each shooter gets 25 free throws, split between two rounds. This will be 10 in the first round with up to 5 warmup shots, and 15 in the second round with no warmup shots.
2.      All shooters will use a 28.5-inch ball, except for 12-13 Boys, who will use a 29.5-inch ball.
3.      The 8-9 age group will shoot from a line 4 feet in front of the free throw line.
4.      A shooter has ten seconds to shoot the ball after the line judges give it to them.
5.      Age groups are determined by a players age on April 1, 2026. So, all shooters must be born between April 2, 2012 and April 1, 2018.
6.      Age group winners will advance to the district contest in Dillon in January.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/butte/butte-elks-lodge-240-hoop-shoot-contest/200029148137618
- **Event Categories**: contests
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 9

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: http://facebook.com/200029148137618?utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=butte-events

## Event venue details

- **city**: Butte
- **state**: MT
- **country**: United States
- **location**: Maroon Activity Center
- **lat**: 46.011103963101
- **long**: -112.52414320374
- **full address**: Maroon Activity Center, 550 E Mercury St,Butte,MT,United States

## Event Organizer details

- **affiliate_id**: 2
- **organizer**: Butte Elks Lodge  240 (https://allevents.in/org/butte-elks-lodge-240/20362952)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Sat, 08 Nov, 2025 at 10:00 am
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** Maroon Activity Center, 550 E Mercury St,Butte,MT,United States
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Butte Elks Lodge  240
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** contests
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about Butte Elks Lodge #240 Hoop Shoot Contest ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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