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March Madness Experience® Games & Attractions
2008 Center Court Attractions
Not one, not two, but three great center courts will be
operating in the March Madness Experience™ again this
year. Named for the event's title sponsors, the
Caterpillar Center Court, the Ameren Center Court and the Prairie Farms Court add more impact to America's
premier high school event.
The Center Courts will be the site again for the popular Journal
Star Jump Ball Jamboree. Each weekend teams of 5th through
8th grade school players from the Greater Peoria area will
participate in a series of basketball exhibitions. Selection
to participate will be based on essays written by the students
in class regarding good sportsmanship fostered and practiced
by students, faculty and fans at their schools. There will be
as many as 25 exhibitions each weekend. More than 50 volunteer
referees from the Peoria Officials Association (POA) will officiate
the exhibitions.
Several of the state's best Pom-Pon teams will perform at
the March Madness Experience. Members of the Illinois
Elementary School Association (IESA) state championship 7th
and 8th grade boys teams will be introduced to fans attending
the Friday games in the Carver Arena.
Elsewhere in The Exhibit Hall
A free basketball clinic -- "Learning From The
Legends" -- for boys and girls in grades 4th through 6th
will be held Saturday, March 15 in conjunction with the March
Madness Experience in the Exhibit Hall of the Peoria Civic
Center.
As many as 40 current and legendary members of the Illinois
Basketball Coaches Association (IBCA) will be the clinicians.
All facets of basketball offensive and defensive skills will
be taught at the clinic.
Participation in the Learning From The Legends clinic will
be limited to the first 200 to enroll.
The clinic will be conducted in one session on the
Caterpillar, Ameren and Prairie Farms Center Courts. Room 134 of the Peoria
Civic Center will be used for clinic sign-in. Participant sign
is between 8:15-8:45 a.m. The clinic will be conducted from
9:00-10:30 a.m. Venues used in the Learning From The
Legends will be off limits to the general public until the
clinic concludes.
Many of the all-time great coaches in the Illinois
Basketball Coaches Association (IBCA) Hall of Fame will
appear to sign autographs and talk strategy with basketball
fans at a special IBCA booth, which again this year will
include a hoop where visitors can shoot for prizes. Also
joining IBCA executive director Chuck Rolinski at the booth
will be current coaches serving on the IBCA Board of
Directors, and others. The IBCA also will name its all-state teams during each weekend, and the
all-staters will be honored on the Carver Arena floor each
weekend.
The Peoria Officials Association will again operate a
hospitality function in the Twin Towers Plaza (across the
street from the Peoria Civic Center) for men and women who are
licensed IHSA officials, IHSA coaches and athletic directors.
Add A. Tude™ is for Everyone
Add A. Tude™ presented by Walgreens, the popular sportsmanship mascot of IHSA
and IESA, celebrating its 10th birthday, will make numerous appearances in both the Exhibit
Hall and the Carver Arena.
Add A. Tude™ will be around taking photos with fans and participants who display good sportsmanship and distributing photo coupons that can be used at neighborhood Walgreens locations throughout the state.
Experience 2008 Games
World's Biggest Basket
It seems really easy to put that little basketball into the
World's Biggest Basket when you enter the March Madness
Experience for the very first time. Try it to see how
BIG you really play.
Country Insurance and Financial Services 3-Point Court
Can you dial it up from long-distance? Contestants test
their shooting skills from the arc against the clock and earn
a chance to go for a grand prize.
Think you're a long bomber? See if you can sink 12
treys in 30 seconds. Score a point for each made basket.
Make the bonus ball, and you get three. Whoever has the most
points wins.
Highway to Hoop Heaven
Think you've got the shot?
We think not.
Your first stairway (basket) is your starting spot.
Take as many as you need .......
But make your shot before you proceed.
See how far you can climb .......
But remember, there is limited time!
CEFCU Rainbow Shot
We like this game a lot, but you'd better have a long shot.
If you've got what it takes, then get in line.
When you score, we move back some more.
It's fast; it's fun, it's shots from afar.
Are you the one who's The Rainbow Shot star?
Sky High
Think you can fly? Then step up and try Sky High.
The game that tests your hops,
So pump up your shocks.
Elevate and grab the ball, careful though
don't touch the wall!
Chase Bankshot Basketball
Do you have the eye for a bank shot? Try your hand at these
unconventionally shaped backboards.
Think you've got all the angles? Try to make shots at
baskets on backboards at different angles and curves. Follow
the course. Just like Miniature Golf. Shoot from each
position, miss the first shot, try once more. Each basket is
worth two points. But no dunking. Whoever makes the most
points wins!!!
MultiAd Free Throw Challenge
Are you accurate from the line? Try this court if you have
the rhythm and the ability to toe the line.
Think you've got an eye from the line? See how many
free throws you can make consecutively. There's no pressure,
since you're not timed. But miss one and you're done.
Whoever makes the most in a row wins.
Mountain Madness
It's a relay race up the mountain face,
Two teams of four will race to score.
In this game there's no room for the weak,
You must each place a ball on top of the peak.
Once all four in the team have done this feat
Then you'll find the game is complete.
Prairie Farms Obstacle Course
Children of all ages get a chance to dribble their way
through an inflated roundball maze.
Challenge a friend for Obstacle Champ bragging
rights. Remove your shoes and any sharp or loose
objects (jewelry, pagers etc.). No pushing, shoving or
intentional contact with your opponent is allowed.
At the signal, charge, climb, scramble, and zig-zag
your way through the course while keeping your basketball
with you at all times. Once you've reached the end, exit
quickly to make a shot. Don't forget your basketball! The
First One Out is the CHAMP!
Pop-A-Shot
Add A. Tude™ does it with good sportsmanship. Now it's
your chance to show how good your winning attitude is and
become the best "Pop-a-Shot" artist.
Shoot in as many as you can. Just have fun. Keep
Shooting unless there's a line, then let someone else have
fun.
Children's Hospital of Illinois at OSF Saint Francis Medical Center Driveway Knockout
If you can shoot
You need not worry
Just get in line
But you'll have to hurry
So, take your best shot
There is no doubt
The player behind you
Will try to knock you out, if the first player's shot goes in
first
Get back in line, if the next player makes it first
Better luck next time
You are knocked out
Junior Slam Dunk
Here is your chance to test your hang time.
If you are shorter than the tape ribbon, then this is the game
for you!
Pick a line based on the height you want to try. No
hanging on the rim!
Each player gets one chance to slam the ball home.
Then, jump back in line again.
Please - No taller than the tape ribbon
Children's Zone
Here's a place for our younger friends to play.
No pushing & No shoving
Just lots of Fun!
6 & Under Please
DICK'S Sporting Goods Thunder Zone
Enter the zone, you won't be alone.
Find your spot, this game is Hot!
You're Thunder Zone bound.
We'll spin you around, shoot, shoot, shoot, and shoot once
more.
At the end of the circle, what was your score?
Biddy Ball
10 years and under please
Enter the house
And the fun begins.
Balloons blowing in the air
They are everywhere.
Shoot until you drop
Or they tell you "Time to stop."
Chevy Performance Studio
Here's one way to Experience March Madness™ without a
game ticket. Watch the game action unfold, and see the
television and radio crews from across the state do their
thing live at the media kiosk.
Other Attractions
Journal Star Jump Ball Jamboree
Teams of students in grades 5th through 8th will display
their basketball skills and good sportsmanship characteristics
in exhibitions each weekend. Essays they wrote on
sportsmanship earned their chance to Play in Peoria.
Elite Eight™ Autograph Ball Raffle
For just a buck, win a ball autographed by the players on
your favorite Elite eight™ team. You'll see the balls as you
enter the Experience. Buy your raffle tickets at the IHSA
Store. Proceeds from the raffle go to the Illinois High School
Activities Foundation, which awards scholarships to high
school students.
IHSA Store
Only place in Peoria to pick up your official March Madness
Experience™ and Add A. Tude™ fashion apparel and
souvenirs. Look for bargains galore.
IBCA Baskets and Banter
Meet the legends of America's Original March Madness® at
the Illinois Basketball Coaches Association (IBCA) basket.
Talk and shoot hoops with them.
And many more attractions to come!
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