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Bankshot Playcourts TM

  Standard Court Configurations
 
  • Bank-Around-The-Clock
  • Bankshot Classic
  • Junior Classic
  • Shoot-Around
  • Six-Pack
  • Three-Pack
   
Sample Bankshot PlaycourtsTM
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Bankshot Playcourts™ are made up of a series of angled, curved and non-conventionally configured brightly colored fiberglass backboards, called BankboardsTM. These BankboardsTM are fitted with traditional rims and supported on steel poles, either embedded or anchor-bolted into the playing surface.

BankboardsTM

Each BankshotTM "station" is made up of one or more of these BankboardsTM. Players proceed from one station to the next (see How to Play).

  No. of stations No. of BankboardsTM
Bank-Around-the-Clock 24 42
Bankshot Classic 19 31
Junior Classic 13 21
Shoot-Around 9 15
Six-Pack 6 10
Three-Pack 3 6
(see Prices for the cost of different systems)

Indoors or Out

Bankshot Playcourts™ can be installed either indoors or outdoors. The surface is usually an asphalt or concrete pad, but Bankshot courts have also been installed on grass, using stepping stones for shooting positions.

Size and Configuration

A BankshotTM Basketball court can have anywhere from 3 to 24 stations.The BankshotTM Organization offers 6 different permanent court sizes and a wide range of layouts to choose from.

The number of stations and the configuration of stations determines the court size and dimensions.

Courts around the World

There are approximately 200 Bankshot PlaycourtsTM throughout the world! Over 100 of these are located in the United States and the rest can be found in Japan, Austria, Germany, China, Italy, Canada, Guam, the Philippines, and Israel. Soon BankshotTM will be debuting in France, Korea, Australia, and South America.