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Tournaments - Basketball - Youth http://content.wherethegameis.com/ 2009-09-14T15:27:15Z Louisville HOOPS Elite Grassroots Basketball Program http://www.wherethegameis.com/site/tournaments-basketball-youth/louisville-elite.html 2009-09-14T15:27:15Z

Louisville HOOPS Elite Grassroots Basketball Program Our Mission: To provide a basketball PROGRAM that offers high-caliber instruction and games at every level of competition. What Louisville HOOPS Elite has to offer:  <ul> <li>4 teams per age division</li> <li>All practices/fundraisers to be held at HOOPS</li> <li>Eligible for invites to all Major AAU Events across the country/region</li> <li>Top notch program ran the right way to build the best players in Kentucky</li> </ul> Teams will be broken down as follows: <ul> <li>Louisville HOOPS Elite - Division 1 (Traveling AAU team)</li> <li>Louisville HOOPS Select - Division 2 (Traveling AAU team)</li> <li>Louisville HOOPS Orange - In-house developmental AAU team</li> <li>Louisville HOOPS Black - In-house developmental AAU team</li> </ul> Why Be a HOOPS Player: <ul> <li>Minimum of 50 games</li> <li>Minimum of 8 HOOPS sponsored events or tournaments</li> <li>Participate in AAU State and National tournaments (Elite & Select levels)</li> <li>Travel to at least 3 major Grassroots tournamnets (Elite & Select levels)</li> <li>Affiliation with 3 of the top AAU Grassroots programs in the country</li> <li>Minimum of 1 1/2 hours of team practice per week</li> <li>Minimum of 1 hour of individual instruction per week</li> <li>High quality uniforms, shoes, bags, etc...</li> <li>Quality, experienced coaching staff at all levels</li> <li>Access to over 2,000 colleges at the High School age groups</li> <li>Travel, compete, learn and grow as one FAMILY</li> </ul> For more info email <a href="mailto:travis@wherethegameis.com?subject=Louisville%20Elite%20Basketball">Travis Durham</a> or call (502) 814-6677 ext 108. <a href="https://www.wherethegameis.com/online/registrations/116/leagues/new?">Register</a>   Tournament Video http://www.wherethegameis.com/site/tournaments-basketball-youth/new-video.html 2008-09-03T14:20:27Z

February 27-28,  2010 <img alt="" width="314" height="233" src="/uploads/23/Image/Lord%20of%20the%20courts%20tournmt%20logo2.JPG" /> Hoops Lordz of the Court (All Division 1 and Division 2 AAU Teams Welcome) Boys & Girls Divisions 8U - 14U $150 entry / 3 game guarantee <a href="https://login.ezfacility.com/app/OnlineRegistrations/Register.aspx?CompanyID=750&GroupID=80352">Register Now</a> For More Tournament Info Contact: Travis Durham (502) 814-6677 ext. 108 |  <a href="mailto:travis@wherethegameis.com?subject=Tournaments">travis@wherethegameis.com </a> <hr /> March 6-8,  2010 Hoops Grassroots State Shootout (All Division 1 and Division 2 AAU Teams, and School Teams Welcome) Boys & Girls Divisions 8U - 14U $175 entry / 3 game guarantee <a href="http://www.wherethegameis.com/online/registrations/132/tournaments/new?">Register Now</a> For More Tournament Info Contact: Travis Durham (502) 814-6677 ext. 108 |  <a href="mailto:travis@wherethegameis.com?subject=Tournaments">travis@wherethegameis.com</a>  <hr /> April 10-11,  2010  Louisville Hoops AT&T Jamfest (All Division 1 and Division 2 AAU Teams, High School Teams, and Rec Teams Welcome) Boys & Girls Divisions 8U - 17U $175 entry / 3 game guarantee <a href="http://www.wherethegameis.com/online/registrations/133/tournaments/new?">Register Now</a> For More Tournament Info Contact: Travis Durham (502) 814-6677 ext. 108 |  <a href="mailto:travis@wherethegameis.com?subject=Tournaments">travis@wherethegameis.com</a> <hr /> April 16-18,  2010 GIRLS AAU HOOPS NATIONAL COLLEGE SHOWCASE Girls High School Divisions 14U - 16U $600 entry before March 1st and $700 after March 1st / 4 game guarantee For More Tournament Info Contact: Travis Durham (502) 814-6677 ext. 108 |  <a href="mailto:travis@wherethegameis.com?subject=Tournaments">travis@wherethegameis.com</a> <hr /> May 22-23,  2010 Hoops Crossover Classic (All Division 1 and Division 2 AAU Teams, High School Teams, and Rec Teams Welcome) Boys & Girls Divisions 8U - 17U $175 entry / 3 game guarantee For More Tournament Info Contact: Travis Durham (502) 814-6677 ext. 108 |  <a href="mailto:travis@wherethegameis.com?subject=Tournaments">travis@wherethegameis.com</a> <hr /> May 29-30,  2010 Louisville Hoops Elite Grassroots Memorial Classic (All Division 1 and Division 2 AAU Teams, High School Teams, and ALL GRASSROOTS PROGRAMS) Boys & Girls Divisions 8U - 17U $300 entry / 4 game guarantee For More Tournament Info Contact: Travis Durham (502) 814-6677 ext. 108 |  <a href="mailto:travis@wherethegameis.com?subject=Tournaments">travis@wherethegameis.com</a> <hr /> June 26-27,  2010 Hoops "Let It Fly" National Tune-up (All Division 1 and Division 2 AAU Teams, High School Teams and all National qualifying teams welcome) Boys & Girls Divisions 8U - 17U $275 entry / 4 game guarantee For More Tournament Info Contact: Travis Durham (502) 814-6677 ext. 108 |  <a href="mailto:travis@wherethegameis.com?subject=Tournaments">travis@wherethegameis.com</a> <hr /> July 2-4,  2010 Hoops Elite Thrill in the Ville Nationals (All Division 1 and Division 2 AAU Teams, High School Teams, and ALL GRASSROOTS PROGRAMS) Boys & Girls Divisions 8U - 17U $300 entry / 4 game guarantee For More Tournament Info Contact: Travis Durham (502) 814-6677 ext. 108 |  <a href="mailto:travis@wherethegameis.com?subject=Tournaments">travis@wherethegameis.com</a> <hr /> <a href="mailto:travis@wherethegameis.com?subject=Tournaments"> </a><a href="mailto:travis@wherethegameis.com?subject=Tournaments"> </a><a href="mailto:travis@wherethegameis.com?subject=Tournaments"> </a>   USSSA Tournaments http://www.wherethegameis.com/site/tournaments-basketball-youth/usssa-basketball-tournaments-louisville.html 2008-12-28T17:03:56Z

Hoops is proud to be an official USSSA Tournament site offering qualifying events and Kentucky USSSA State Tournaments. As a USSSA team, you will be able to enter USSSA sanctioned tournaments that earn points qualifying your team for USSSA State, Regional and National championship tournament titles. Additionally, registration as a USSSA team allows access to the <a target="_blank" href="http://www.kentuckyusssabasketball.com/">Kentucky USSSA</a> and USSSA National <a target="_blank" href="http://www.usssa.com/">website</a> where coaches can manage their team roster, include players in national player rankings, establish team member pages, and email access to key tournament information and much more. Once registered with USSSA, there are no other fees assessed to coaches and players. Tournament fees are standard across USSSA events and are the responsibility of individual teams. Annual USSSA Team Registration Fee: $25.00 Sign up your team: <a target="_blank" href="http://www.usssa.com/sports/ISTSIDCreation.asp?WhatToDo=New&Sport=12">Sign your team up today on the USSSA website</a>, or <a href="mailto:paulfair@wherethegameis.com?subject=USSSA%20Team%20Signup&body=%7B%20Provide%20team%20name%20and%20specifics%2C%20age%20group%2C%20gender%2C%20mailing%20address%2C%20phone%2C%20and%20email%20%7D">email us</a> with your team name and specifics, age group, gender, mailing address, phone, and email. USSSA is the only youth group that signs up teams and not individual players. More information: <a target="_blank" href="http://www.usssa.com/">Kentucky USSSA Basketball USSSA Rules and Guidelines USSSA web site</a> Tournament Rules http://www.wherethegameis.com/site/tournaments-basketball-youth/youth-basketball-tournament.html 2009-05-16T10:50:05Z

<div align="right"><a href="/uploads/23/File/Rules.pdf">Download the rules</a>  </div> The National High School Federation Rules and Regulations (NHSF) will apply to all HOOPLA games with the following exceptions. I. All games will be played as follows:   <blockquote>A. High School games will consist of four eight minute quarters. B. Grade 7 & 8 will consist of two sixteen minute halves. These grades will use a regulation size basketball. C. Grade 3, 4, 5 and 6 contests will consist of two fourteen minute halves. These grades will use the 28.5 intermediate basketball. </blockquote> II. Halftime shall be no longer than 5 minutes. At least a five-minute pre-game warm-up will be given if games are running behind schedule. No games will start before their scheduled time unless agreed to by both coaches. III. Timeouts and overtimes will be awarded under NHSF rules accordingly. IV. The clock will be stopped for all whistle stoppages. V. Two (2) direct technical fouls during a game on any player, coach, or team representative will result in their disqualification for the next game of the tournament. VI. Each team is responsible to provide a designated representative to assist in keeping the score book or running the game clock. This must be an adult who will conduct themselves in a professional manner. VII. Each team is responsible for any items brought to the game. Hoops is not responsible for items lost. VIII. If a team forfeits two (2) or more pool games; the team will be disqualified from the event and cannot participate in the tourney round of play. ROSTER RULES: I. Players participate at present grade level of school. Hoops does use a maximum birthday extension guide to accommodate players who have been retained in a grade for more than one year due to academics and/or parental preference. Refer to OVERAGE PLAYERS II. Proof of age and/or grade is required. Acceptable proofs of age are, clean photocopies of birth certificates, adoption papers, immigration papers or school documentation. Proof of grade is a clean copy of any report card of the current calendar year. Teams are required to have proof of age and/or grade upon check-in. Grade Verification will be relied upon from the applicable state of registration by the state director. III. Players can play up in grade level but not down. IV. No roster additions will be permitted after the team has begun play of its first tournament game. V. Completed online rosters and registration fees must be submitted to the applicable Hoops tourney director within the time limits noted or the team will be ineligible for play. VI. Teams participating in the National Tournament are allowed to add three (3) additional players that are not rostered on teams that have qualified and are participating in the National Tournament. Rosters are allowed a maximum of 15 players. VII. Players not registered with Hoops cannot play – NO EXCEPTIONS. VIII. Any team violating roster or team rules will be ineligible to participate in future tournaments. POOL PLAY AND TOURNAMENT PAIRINGS FOR NATIONAL TOURNAMENTS:   <blockquote>I. In the National Tournament, each team will be placed in a pool for a minimum of three (3) games of play and be guaranteed to total of five (5) games for the event. II. All Teams will advance to a championship tourney based upon their pool placing (*See Note 10) A. Teams finishing first or second in their respective pool will advance to the Gold Division Championship single elimination tourney. B. Teams finishing third, fourth, or fifth in their respective pool will advance to the Silver Division Championship single elimination tourney. C. Teams losing their first championship tourney game will advance to the Bronze Division Championship single elimination tourney. D. Silver and Bronze division winners will play each other and winner will play Gold division winner for the championship. All teams guaranteed 5 games. </blockquote> III. The following criteria will be used to determine pool placing.   <blockquote>A. Pool win-loss record B. Ties are broken by who won head-to-head competitions (2 teams tied) C. Point spread on all games won in the pool with a maximum of 20 points counting in any one game (3 teams tied). (*See Note 8) D. Teams will be seeded in tourneys based on their pool placing E. The Tournament Direcor’s decision is FINAL regarding placement of any teams. </blockquote> DIVISIONS OF PLAY: Hoops Basketball offers three divisions of play at each grade for boys and girls. The Division I level is for elite teams, Division II is for competitive teams, and Division III is for community based or developmental teams.(*See Note 3) ELIGIBILITY: All players must participate in their own grade level or above. Players may play and be rostered on only one team per division per tournament. ELIGIBILITY PROTESTS: All protests must be filed in writing accompanied by a $100.00 protest fee (refundable if protest is upheld) with the Tournament Director PRIOR to protested game. If protest is valid, the protested team forfeits all previous games. Tournament Director’s ruling on protests is final. If eligibility protests, team must present required proof of eligibility. See ROSTER RULES for acceptable proofs of age and/or grade. OVERAGE PLAYERS: Hoops is a grade based basketball tournament with defined age parameters and limitations based on birth dates that allow players in each specific division to compete only against other players currently at the same grade level . The following guide determines all eligible ages at each grade level. BOYS AND GIRLS 3rd grade – Player MUST be in the 3rd grade or below and NOT have turned 11 before September 1, 2007 4th grade – Player MUST be in the 4th grade or below and NOT have turned 12 before September 1, 2007 5th grade – Player MUST be in the 5th grade or below and NOT have turned 13 before September 1, 2007 6th grade – Player MUST be in the 6th grade or below and NOT have turned 14 before September 1, 2007 7th grade – Player MUST be in the 7th grade or below and NOT have turned 15 before September 1, 2007. 8th grade – Player MUST be in the 8th grade or below and NOT have turned 16 before September 1, 2007 9th grade – Player MUST be in the 9th grade or below and NOT have turned 17 before September 1, 2007 10th grade – Player MUST be in the 10th grade or below and NOT have turned 18 before September 1, 2007 11th grade – Player MUST be in the 11th grade or below and HAVE at least one year of high school eligibility remaining or officially enrolled in a prep school. MERCY RULE: Once a team is leading by 20 points anytime in a game, the clock will not be stopped for whistle stoppages. If the lead goes below 15 points the clock will be stopped for all whistle stoppages. NOTE: (1) Area and State Tournaments have the authority to modify local playing rules to accommodate local circumstances. All teams participating in the National Tournaments must adhere to the National Tournament Rules as outlined above and have state director’s approval for the respective divisions of play. (2) There must be a minimum of five teams per division for the National Tournament to be held. If less than five teams, all teams will be moved to Division 1 for tournament play. (3) School teams can play in any division but must have the applicable state director’s approval for the division they elect to participate in. This is being done to insure parity of play in all divisions (4) Coaches of high school players playing in National Tournaments that are NCAA certified must be registered and certified with the NCAA in advance of the USSSA National Tournament events. Entries for such teams will not be accepted until this procedure is complete and in compliance with NCAA live period rules posted on www.ncaa.org. (5) Effective for the 2006-2007 Season(s); players CAN NOT play down a grade even though they meet age requirements for such grade. (6) All high school players playing in NCAA Certified events must attend a mandatory educational seminar during such events. (7) All-tournament teams, MVP’s and Hustle Awards are determined by coaches in the events. All recommendations must be submitted before coaches leave the event. (8) If three teams tie with same record the first tie breaker will be points as outlined on III (c) and the remaining two teams will be placed based upon head-to-head record. If teams have not played each other, the tie breaker will be based upon least points allowed. (9) Coaches and scorekeepers are given passes and credentials at check-in. These passes and credentials are to be used only by persons receiving such at check-in. Any coaches allowing unauthorized use of these passes and credentials during the event will be disqualified from the tournament. (10) If there is less than 6 teams; special brackets will be developed by the tournament director accordingly.

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2010 Tournament Schedule

February 27-28, 2010

Hoops Lordz of the Court
(All Division 1 and Division 2 AAU Teams Welcome)

Boys & Girls Divisions

8U - 14U

$150 entry / 3 game guarantee

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For More Tournament Info Contact:

Travis Durham (502) 814-6677 ext. 108 | travis@wherethegameis.com

March 6-8, 2010

Hoops Grassroots State Shootout
(All Division 1 and Division 2 AAU Teams, and School Teams Welcome)

Boys & Girls Divisions

8U - 14U

$175 entry / 3 game guarantee

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Travis Durham (502) 814-6677 ext. 108 | travis@wherethegameis.com

April 10-11, 2010

Louisville Hoops AT&T Jamfest
(All Division 1 and Division 2 AAU Teams, High School Teams, and Rec Teams Welcome)

Boys & Girls Divisions

8U - 17U

$175 entry / 3 game guarantee

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Travis Durham (502) 814-6677 ext. 108 | travis@wherethegameis.com

April 16-18, 2010

GIRLS AAU HOOPS NATIONAL COLLEGE SHOWCASE

Girls High School Divisions

14U - 16U

$600 entry before March 1st and $700 after March 1st / 4 game guarantee

For More Tournament Info Contact:

Travis Durham (502) 814-6677 ext. 108 | travis@wherethegameis.com

May 22-23, 2010

Hoops Crossover Classic
(All Division 1 and Division 2 AAU Teams, High School Teams, and Rec Teams Welcome)

Boys & Girls Divisions

8U - 17U

$175 entry / 3 game guarantee

For More Tournament Info Contact:

Travis Durham (502) 814-6677 ext. 108 | travis@wherethegameis.com

May 29-30, 2010

Louisville Hoops Elite Grassroots Memorial Classic
(All Division 1 and Division 2 AAU Teams, High School Teams, and ALL GRASSROOTS PROGRAMS)

Boys & Girls Divisions

8U - 17U

$300 entry / 4 game guarantee

For More Tournament Info Contact:

Travis Durham (502) 814-6677 ext. 108 | travis@wherethegameis.com

June 26-27, 2010

Hoops "Let It Fly" National Tune-up
(All Division 1 and Division 2 AAU Teams, High School Teams and all National qualifying teams welcome)

Boys & Girls Divisions

8U - 17U

$275 entry / 4 game guarantee

For More Tournament Info Contact:

Travis Durham (502) 814-6677 ext. 108 | travis@wherethegameis.com

July 2-4, 2010

Hoops Elite Thrill in the Ville Nationals
(All Division 1 and Division 2 AAU Teams, High School Teams, and ALL GRASSROOTS PROGRAMS)

Boys & Girls Divisions

8U - 17U

$300 entry / 4 game guarantee

For More Tournament Info Contact:

Travis Durham (502) 814-6677 ext. 108 | travis@wherethegameis.com

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