Videos

Jennifer’s best memories of basketball were with the Hoop Shoot. Now, she’s reliving those experiences with her daughter, Alexis. Check out the latest Griteo in our #TrueGritTuesdays series. (Runtime: 4 mins., 39 secs.)

Playing basketball when they were growing up taught Marcus Parker and his siblings to set goals and go after them. Now, he sees his daughter Naomi learning similar lessons through the Hoop Shoot. Check out the latest installment in our #TrueGritTuesdays series. And wait ’til you see who Marcus’ siblings are! (Runtime: 3 mins., 26…

Hoop Shoot legend C.J. Cowgill won four national titles in the ’80s and ’90s. His nephew Camden? Not impressed. Nancy Cowgill, their mother and grandmother, talks about what the program has meant to her family in the latest installment of our #TrueGritTuesdays series. (Runtime: 3 mins., 39 secs.)

Check out this new installment about brother and sister Jackson and Justice Midyett, who pushed each other all the way to the 2016 Hoop Shoot National Finals. (Runtime: 3 mins., 1 sec.)

Promote the Elks Hoop Shoot using this 60-second TV spot.

Larry Torres shoots, he scores, he’s sexy, but can he dunk? Find out!

An advocate for girls sports and leadership programming talks about the Elks Hoop Shoot and the importance of female role models.

A Hoop Shoot finalist shares what she has learned by participating in the program.

Perseverance can’t be forced. Hoop Shoot volunteers provide encouragement and support so competitors have a chance to figure it out for themselves.

Cool Hand Luke said it best: “Sometimes nothing can be a real cool hand.” When it comes to developing grit, losing is part of the process.

Developing grit happens when kids work hard at something they love, see the payoff and learn for themselves that success happens when preparation meets opportunity.

The experiences we have as children—the lessons we learn and the habits we form—shape the adults we become.

Setting goals and working hard to achieve them are keys to developing grit. Here we learn we need to be careful about the incentives we use…

Bryce Bolio, the 2015 Getty Powell Award winner

Brylee Lingen, the 2015 Getty Powell Award winner