2024-2025 Play Hard Hoops Travel Feeder Season:
LEAGUE FEATURES:
- Games scheduled in advance
- 38 Minute Games
- Mobile app & Website with standings/schedules
- League posted information (standings/scoring leaders)
- All League 1st & 2nd Team Recognitions
- Regular Season Trophies
- End-of-Season Tournament
- NO REGULAR SEASON ADMISSIONS FEES
GAME RULES:
• 38 Minute Games - Running Clock (Clock stops final minute of 1st half & final 2 minutes of game)
• Zone Defense Allowed 7th & 8th Grade Only (teams leading by 15+ points must only play man-to-man defense)
• Overtime - 1 minute stop clock and 2nd OT is first team to 2 points (1 Timeout in overtime and no timeouts in 2nd overtime)
Play Hard Travel Feeder League administration is committed to a league setting that puts players and families first!
2023-24 Participating Programs: AHYBA, Buffalo Grove, BYB Barrington, Carmel, Cary Grove, Deerfield, Elk Grove, Glenbrook North, Grant, Grayslake Central, Grayslake North, Gurnee Demons, Hersey, Ignite, Immanuel Lutheran, J-Hawks, JKBB, Niles West Junior Wolves, Lake Forest, Lakes, Libertyville, Loyola, Lake Zurich Hoops, Maine East, New Trier, Niles North, PHH Warriors Stevenson, PHH Warriors & PHH City Warriors, Richmond, Vernon Hills, Wauconda, Waukegan, Wheeling
OVER 150 PARTICIPATING TEAMS!
DIVISIONS EXPECTED:
- 3rd GRADE BLUE & SILVER DIVISIONS
- 4th GRADE BLUE, SILVER & GOLD DIVISIONS
- 5th GRADE BLUE, SILVER & GOLD DIVISIONS
- 6th GRADE BLUE, SILVER & GOLD
- 7th GRADE BLUE, SILVER, & GOLD DIVISIONS
- 8th GRADE BLUE, SILVER & GOLD DIVISIONS
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** DOWNLOAD THE PLAY HARD HOOPS APP TO SEE TEAM SCHEDULES & DIVISION STANDINGS!
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GAME TIMES:
8:00 AM – 8:00 PM (Times Can Vary, but generally leagues finishes by 7:00 PM)
2024-25 LOCATIONS:
Waukegan HS, Canlan Sportsplex - Libertyville & Lake Barrington, Millburn Middle School, Woodland Middle School, Carmel HS, Lake Forest Academy, Maine East HS, Mt. Carmel HS (Chicago)
REGULAR SEASON DATES:
December '24 | 7, 8, 14, 15, 21, 22
January '25 | 5, 11, 12, 18. 19, 25, 26
February '25 | 1, 2, 8, 15, 16, 22, 23
COST:
$1,150 per team (12 game guaranteed – Regular Season)
$1,050 per team for 2-3 teams
$1,000 per team for 4 or more teams
(For Requests Greater than 12 Games - $90 per game)
No Regular Season Admissions Fees!
* A one-time $40 family-registration fee is due before December 1st, 2024
PAYMENT OPTIONS:
* Online Payment (CC Fees Apply)
* Venmo: Playhard1 (No CC Fees)
* Zelle: Adelhoopsedu@hotmail.com
Pay By Check: Play Hard Hoops – PO Box 5005 – Buffalo Grove, IL 60089
Play Hard Preseason 2 Day Shootout
When:
November 23rd & 24th, 2024
Divisions:
3rd-8th Grade A, B, & C
Locations:
Berto Center (Deerfield)
* Additional Location(s) to be added
Game Times:
8:00am-7:00pm
Cost:
$130 - 2 games
$240 - 4 games (playing both days - two games each day)
End Of Season Tournament
When:
March 1st & 2nd, 2025
Divisions:
3rd-8th Grade A, B, & C
Locations:
Canlan Sports Libertyville
Canlan Sports Lake Barrington
* Additional Location(s) to be added
Game Times:
8:00am-7:00pm
Cost:
$180 - 3 game guarantee
2023-2024 Play Hard Hoops Travel Feeder League Recap:
THANK YOU TO ALL THE PROGRAMS FOR A GREAT PLAY HARD TRAVEL FEEDER LEAGUE SEASON - BELOW ARE END OF SEASON PLAYOFF RESULTS / REGULAR SEASON WINNERS / ALL LEAGUE PLAYERS / SCORING LEADERS & PARTICIPATING PROGRAMS - LOOK FORWARD TO 24-25!
End of Season Schedule Tournament24 Results - Click Here
2023-24 Season Scoring Leaders -Scoring Leaders Final Click Here
2024 ALL-League Players - Click Here
HISTORY
This will be the 8th year of the PHH Travel Feeder League that started with 28 teams and grew to 120 teams in 2022-23 - Proven League & Organization.
For Play Hard Travel Feeder League History and past results, click here.
DIRECTOR
David Adelman has run tournaments for 20 years and with the addition of the feeder league, Adelman has the experience with scheduling, hiring referees & staff with connections throughout travel basketball
BEST FOR PLAYERS
A league format gives programs an ability to be part of more than one day competitions with an ability to build throughout a season and ending with an end of season tourney that will give teams a 2nd chance at season success by breaking down age divisions into best tournament competition.
BEST FOR COACHES
Coaches will love consistency with playing appropriate competition levels while competing in a league built for yearly development. League will also allow teams to pursue other tournaments & scheduled games with condensed schedule to 12 games & opportunity to pick dates. Coaches will love the diversity to their schedule and can still choose tournaments or games they have enjoyed for years
BEST FOR FAMILIES
The advanced scheduling component to improve families quality of life - no waiting for Wednesday or Thursday Schedules! Also, mobile app/website with standings, players of the week and other unique opportunities to see kids compete in a league that will honor both individual and team accomplishments
Contact: Director David Adelman 847-420-8115 coacha@playhardhoops.com
