Pop-A-Shot
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A Pop-A-Shot is an electronic basketball shooting game, often in an arcade game form, that typically uses smaller scaled balls and baskets and use a sloped fabric base that returns the balls to the player as they continuously shoot.[1]
Overview
[edit]A Pop-A-Shot is most commonly played in a timed form, where a player attempts to make the most baskets or score the most points in a set time. Most Pop-A-Shots have two baskets which allow up to two players to play against one another.
History
[edit]The original Pop-A-Shot was invented in 1981 by Ken Cochran in Salina, Kansas.[1][2] Cochran, a former college basketball coach at Marymount College, invented the game for young children to play which resulted in instant success and major popularity across the US.[3]
Popular culture
[edit]The Pop-A-Shot has been featured on ESPN8 The Ocho as a formal competition among other obscure sports, including as a national championship.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "The Original Arcade Basketball Game | Pop-A-Shot®". Pop-A-Shot. Retrieved 2024-08-05.
- ^ Journal, TIM UNRUH Salina. "Pop-A-Shot scores new owner". Salina Journal. Retrieved 2024-08-05.
- ^ "Kansas company POP-a-Shot makes slam dunk". KSHB 41 Kansas City News. 2017-03-11. Retrieved 2024-08-05.
- ^ Blum, Lily (2024-07-18). "Ocho Years of the Ocho! ESPN8: The Ocho Returns as the Number One Destination for Seldom-Seen Sports". ESPN Press Room U.S. Retrieved 2024-08-05.