Network to Partner with New York City FC, New York Giants and BET
Experience to Host Tryouts Across Soccer, Football and Basketball
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Nickelodeon
is kicking off tryouts for the Kids' Choice Sports 2015 "Triple
Shot Challenge," giving three kids ages 9-14 an opportunity to score
$50,000 each during the live broadcast on Thursday, July 16, at 8 p.m.
(ET/PT) on Nickelodeon. "Triple Shot Challenge" auditions will span
soccer, football and basketball and will be held in partnership with the New
York City FC in the Bronx, NY; the New York Giants in East
Rutherford, NJ; and the BET
Experience in Los Angeles, CA. The "Triple Shot Challenge" builds
upon the excitement of last year's inaugural Kids' Choice Sportsawards,
which featured a half-court contest in which Ricardo Jacobo Jr. of Los
Angeles, CA won $50K for sinking a half-court shot during the live
telecast.
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(L-R) Actor Benjamin Flores Jr., NBA player Metta World Peace, Ricardo Jacobo Jr., host Michael Strahan, and NBA player Tyson Chandler celebrate teen's $50,000 winning half-court shot at Nickelodeon's inaugural Kids' Choice Sports Awards 2014 at UCLA's Pauley Pavilion on July 17, 2014 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images)
On June 13, Nickelodeon will partner with the New
York City FC for the first round of "Triple Shot Challenge"
tryouts at Mullaly Park in the Bronx, NY. The event will begin at 2
p.m. with registration ending at 3:30 p.m. To qualify, kids will be
challenged to hit the crossbar of a soccer goal from up to 22-yards
away. For more information about the soccer tryouts kids and families
can visit http://at.nick.com/crossbarchallenge.
Additionally, on June 20, Nickelodeon and the New York Giants will team
up for football tryouts at Quest Diagnostics Training Center in East
Rutherford, NJ. Tryouts will kick off at 9 a.m. and kids will be tasked
with throwing a football to hit a target up to 30-yards away.
Participants are asked to arrive accompanied by one guardian. For
additional details about the football-themed tryouts and for information
about pre-registration, which begins June 15, visit http://at.nick.com/perfectpass.
Auditions for the "Triple Shot Challenge" will come to a close on June
27 in Los Angeles, CA at the LA Convention Center hosted by the BET
Experience at L.A. Live, where Nickelodeon will hold basketball
tryouts beginning at 3 p.m., with registration ending at 4:30 p.m. Kids
will participate in a series of basketball shooting challenges where
they will eventually be tasked with sinking a shot from half-court.
Details about the "Triple Shot Challenge" basketball tryouts are
available at http://at.nick.com/halfcourtshot.
The ultimate winner from each location, along with their family will
receive an all-expense paid trip to attend Kids' Choice Sports 2015
and partake in the epic main event.
Nickelodeon's Kids' Choice Sports 2015 is an awards show honoring
kids' favorite athletes, teams and sports moments in one big, slimy
sports celebration. This year's show will be hosted by Seattle Seahawks'
two-time Super Bowl quarterback Russell Wilson and telecast live on
Thursday, July 16 (8-9:30 p.m. ET/PT, tape delayed for West Coast) from
UCLA's Pauley Pavilion in Los Angeles. Additionally, this year baseball
icon Derek Jeter will receive the prestigious Kids' Choice Sports
Legend Award which honors athletes who are the ultimate role models to
kids across the globe, inspiring generations year after year.
Nickelodeon, now in its 36th year, is the number-one entertainment brand
for kids. It has built a diverse, global business by putting kids first
in everything it does. The company includes television programming and
production in the United States and around the world, plus consumer
products, online, recreation, books and feature films. Nickelodeon's
U.S. television network is seen in almost 100 million households and has
been the number-one-rated basic cable network for 20 consecutive years.
For more information or artwork, visit http://www.nickpress.com.
Nickelodeon and all related titles, characters and logos are trademarks
of Viacom Inc. (NASDAQ: VIA, VIAB).
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Nickelodeon
Thamar Romero, 212-846-7491
Thamar.Romero@nick.com
Source: Nickelodeon
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