Punt, pass and kick is a skill

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s competition

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 offered by the National Football League

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 and designed for youths aged 6 to 15.

Overview

PP&K began in 1961 and at one time, event highlights were shown by CBS Sports

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 as part of its NFL coverage

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. The contest received renewed attention in 1992 when Kendra Wecker

Kendra Wecker

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, a 10-year-old girl from Kansas

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, made the finals in her age group and competed on an equal basis with male competitors. Wecker would later become an All-American in basketball

Basketball

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 at Kansas State University

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 and plays in the Women's National Basketball Association

Women's National Basketball Association

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. PP&K now offers separate competition for boys and girls in four different age groups.

Winners in each age group are determined by the total distance of their punts, passes, and kicks, as the name implies. The national finals competition involves one contestant from each age group sponsored by each of the NFL's 32 teams. Those contestants have already won local and sectional qualifiers to advance to that point.

The finalists are announced during a commercial break during the NFL playoffs each year.

Scoring

Every contestant is allowed one punt, pass, and kick in this competition. Scoring is based on both distance and accuracy. Scores are also determined from where a contestant's ball first makes contact with the ground, therefore excluding any bounces or rolls to the distance. If a contestant passes their ball 100 feet, but the ball is wide of the measuring tape by 30 feet, their final score for passing would be 70. They take the 100 feet and subtract the 30 feet hence testing the contestant's ability to throw for distance and accuracy. The distances of the balls are measured to the exact feet and rounded to the nearest inch. A person cannot get lower than a score of 0. A participant's final score is the total of the three events (Punt, Pass, and Kick). In such a case where a participant scores 40 for punting, 60 for passing and 22 for kicking, the participant's final score would be 122.

Tie-Breaking Procedure

In the event of a tie for 1st, 2nd, or 3rd place at a Local or Sectional event, each participant that is tied will compete in a playoff to determine the final standings. In a playoff, everyone involved will compete head-to-head again in all three events. The playoff winner at a Local Competition advances to the next round. The playoff winner at a Sectional Round advances to the Team Championships. During the Team Championships the tie-breaker for all places would be the contestant's score in his or her last competition. For example, if a tie exists during the Team Championship, the participant's Sectional Round score would determine who the winner is.

Eligibility

To be eligible for this competition you have to be ages 6-15. All boys and girls are allowed and they will compete separately. The participant will participate in one of the five age groups he or she is in. The competititon is free of charges. A contestant will need to show proof of age in order to get in the competetion. A child can only register at one Local Competition and must fill out a Entry Form online or sumbit it to the on-site organizational group.

External links

• Official website for NFL Pepsi PUNT, PASS & KICK program