What is a Shootout?


The most misnamed event in basketball is the shootout. A shootout is not a team event. You do not play with your team at a shootout. A shootout is defined as an event that is attended by individuals who are joined together to play on a team in the presence of certified college coaches and scouting services. A shootout is an individual event.

A shootout is designed to showcase talented players for scholarship purposes. Properly held, shootouts are the finest showcase events.

The quality of players and the number of Division I and II colleges and scouting services attending determine if the shootout is an upper level shootout.

Listed below are the top shootouts in 2010

Girls' Events
Dropped from our list was the PA/MD Shootout. They have few players and fewer coaches.
USBA Charleston Shootout, NC
John Whitley
704-649-6812
www.usbahoops.com
Keystone State Shootout, PA
Peter White
570-323-2072
www.keystonestatecamp.com
Lone Wolf Summer Shootout, VT
Wayne Lafley
802-310-1643
www.lonewolfathletics.com
Great American Shoot-Out, TX
Mike Kunstadt
972-254-3657
www.greatamericanshootout.com
Queens of the Court, GA
Darlene Norris
770-369-7779
www.gapearls.com
Spring Shootout,FL
Renny Robinson
850-473-8979
www.starrathletics.com

Boys' Events
Dropped from our list was the PA/MD Shootout. They have few players and fewer coaches.
Windy City Classic, IL
Chris Mennig
309-530-2220
www.usjn.com
Future Stars Shootout, FL
Renny Robinson
850-473-8979
www.starrathletics.com
Keystone State Shootout, PA
Peter White
570-323-2072
www.keystonestatecamp.com
Spring Shootout,FL
Renny Robinson
850-473-8979
www.starrathletics.com
Above the Rim Showcase, GA
Rodney Polnett
678-292-6327
www.nayba.com
Phoenix South Invitational, NC
Vince Jacobs
704-340-6180
www.phoenixsouth.org

(c) 2010 Jim Martin's Scouting Report
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