Youth Sports
Chairman: Dave Dillon Soccer/Basketball Free Throw
Our soccer challenge and basketball free throw contests are long-standing programs, and with that said councils are encouraged to contact the local schools and sports teams to encourage them to have their students and players to participate. Boys and girls ages 9-14 are eligible to compete at the Council, District, Regional and State levels.
Programs
| Program |
Soccer |
Basketball – Free Throw |
| Order Kits (Supreme) |
SC-KIT |
FT-KIT |
| Ages 9 to 14 as of |
September 1, 2026 |
January 1, 2027 |
| Council Contest |
September 12–19 |
January 10-24 |
| Council Awards |
Council’s choice: participation certificate Participation certificate |
| District Contest |
Sept 26 - Oct 10th |
January 30 - February 14 |
| District Awards |
Medallions Medallions |
| Regional Contest |
October 11–24 |
February 20 - March 7 |
| State Contest |
November 1 |
March |
| Regional & State Awards |
Medallions |
| International Awards |
Water Bottles |
Important Notes
Central Regional competition is on Oct 18 with registration beginning at 12:PM with the competition beginning at 1:00PM in Westphalia. The State Soccer Challenge will be held November 1st at Westphalia KOFC council #1171. The address is 819 Hwy 63 Westphalia
Registration begins at 12:00pm
Competition begins at 1:00pm
Please do not return score sheets to the participants. Instead, each winner’s sheets should be forwarded to the next level of competition. The international competition is not in-person, rather, each state winner’s score sheets are compared. An estimated number of participants should be kept at each level and forwarded to the State Chairman for their information.