The “HK Inter-School Basketball Marathon 2011”, presented by the Hong Kong Schools Sports Federation, subvented by the Leisure and Cultural Services Department and sponsored by “POCARI SWEAT” will again be held in summer this year.
Date :	28th June – 7th July 2011
Time :	8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Venue :	Harbour Road Sports Centre, Wanchai, Hong Kong
Entry :	Member secondary schools are eligible to enroll for the tournament, each school is allowed to register one boys’ and one girls’ team.
Entry Fee :	HK$150 per team. Cheque should be made payable to “The Hong Kong Schools Sports Federation”.
Deadline for Entry :	Wednesday, 8th June 2011
Application :	Schools are advised to first fax the application form to the Federation office (Fax: 2761 9808) and send the original application form together with the entry fee to the Federation office by post.
Competition System :	Single Knock Out.  Size 7 Basketball will be adopted in boys’ competition and size 6 Basketball in girls’ competition.  The top 16 boys’ and 8 girls’ teams from last year’s competition will be seeded.  Draws will take place on 10th June in the Federation Office at 3:00pm and teachers of participating teams are welcome to attend.
Court Marking :	New court line marking will be implemented in the competition. The three-point line is marked with an arc of radius 6.75m measured from the point on the floor beneath the exact centre of the opponents’ basket to the outer edge of the arc.  The restricted areas shall be the rectangular areas and distance between two lines is 4.90m.
Awards :	The Champion, 1st Runner-up, two 2nd Runner-up
	5th – 8th Places
	Best Basketball Players:	Best Five Boy’s and Girl’s Players will be selected from the semi-final teams by a special committee. (one each for Point Guard, Shooting Guard, Small Forward, Power Forward and Centre)
	Most Valuable Player (MVP) Award:	A Most Valuable Player will be selected among the Best Basketball Players for both Boys and Girls.
	The most supportive school
	Three Point Competition:	The top 8 final teams may appoint one player to participate in the competition.  A player can shoot a maximum of 18 balls from the 3-point field goal area and the time is limited to one minute.