The basketball event will be held at the Mandell JCC in West Hartford, and is for boys and girls ages 7-12.

Submitted by Larah Winn, Mandell JCC

The Mandell JCC will be one of 38 chosen Connecticut host sites for the regional NBA Dribble, Dish and Swish Competition. The event takes place Friday, Jan. 2, 2014 from 1 – 3:15 p.m. at the Mandell JCC, Zachs Campus, 335 Bloomfield Ave., West Hartford, CT as a part of the JCC’s Fitness Frenzy Friday. The competition and Fitness Frenzy Friday are free and open to the community. Mandell JCC membership is not required to participate.

The NBA FIT Dribble, Dish & Swish program is a free competition that provides boys and girls, ages 7-12, the opportunity to showcase their basketball skills against their peers in the New York City Tri-State Area. Boys and girls compete in separate age and gender divisions (ages 7-8, 9-10 and 11-12) and are timed on their ability to complete the basketball skills course which challenges the participants to dribble, pass, and shoot accurately, as quickly as possible.

Children have the opportunity to compete in three levels of competition, including Locals, Regionals, and All-Star Finals at the NBA All-Star Game in New York City. The top 2 boys and girls in each age division from the Regional Competitions will advance to All-Star Finals for the head-to-head competition.

For further details and registration contact Thai Tran, 860-231-6410 or [email protected].

The Mandell Jewish Community Center is open to everyone and supported by funds raised by the Jewish Federation of Greater Hartford, a recipient of funding from the Jewish Community Foundation of Greater Hartford, and a member of the JCC Association of North America. For updates, follow the Mandell JCC on Facebook and Twitter. All dates and programs subject to change.