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CENTRAL MAINE TRAVEL LEAGUE RETURNS FOR YEAR 3, PLUS WINTER PICK UP GAMES FOR ALL OTHERS!! 

The Central Maine Travel League returns for its third year! The League is for Boys and Girls, with a 5th/6th and a 7th/8th Grade Division. Last year close to 50 teams participated in the League. The League games are played primarily on Saturdays and Sundays. Teams are Guaranteed 12 Games plus Playoffs. - Cost is $695 per team. Games are scheduled to begin December 2rd/3rd weekend and will conclude the weekend of February 17th/18th. For Teams looking to augment their schedules with extra games, you can choose to play any weekend and pick up 2 games on the day of play. Cost is $95 for Two Games. Choose the weekend of play the Sunday before you want to play at the latest. Thank you! 

Click Here to Register for the Central Maine Travel League

Pick and Play Games - 12/2,3 - Click to Register

Pick and Play Games - 12/9,10 - Click to Register

Pick and Play Games - 12/16,17 - Click to Register

Pick and Play Games - 1/6,7 - Click to Register

Pick and Play Games - 1/13,14 - Click to Register

Pick and Play Games - 1/20,21 - Click to Register

Pick and Play Games - 1/27,28 - Click to Register

Pick and Play Games - 2/3,4 - Click to Register

WHY MAINE HOOPS?  You DON'T last over 25 years, if you are not doing it the right way!  We are one of the few Tournament providers that TRULY CARES about your team match ups.  We are not some mass Tournament organization, who just wants to get the schedule out.  You make a difference with us and we will work hard to give you the best match-ups we can.  We have teams from all over New England and Canada already committed to our events.   Why Maine Hoops Tournaments? 

Regulation Games  - Certified Board Officials, Top Locations and Gyms.  We specialize in ONE DAY options, choose either day of Play.  There is no reason to look anywhere else!! You can register as late as 12:00 noon on the Tuesday before the weekend of play.

 See What Clubs are Saying:

I wanted to thank you for a great weekend! It was a very well run tournament and we had a great time...  Kresten S.

"Great Tourney once again!  Thank You!" Chris R.

"..was a great event Lenny and I know all the players and parents had fun..." Shawn L.

"We lost our three games but we had a beautiful Time.  Thank you for everything" Sylvie L.

"We had a great weekend Lenny. Thanks for everything. It was a great way for my kids to finish their high school basketball journey... Kevin D

 

INFORMATION BELOW THIS POINT IS OLD INFORMATION AND WILL BE UPDATED AT A LATER TIME! 

 

DIRIGO WINTER LEAGUE - CHOOSE PREMIER DIVISION OR OPEN PLAY - GRADES 4-8

Dirigo Winter League is a great way to augment your league schedules, play in our week end to week end events throughout the winter. From the Turkey Tip Off right through until February. Choose your level of play to ensure the best match ups. The league is open to Grades 4-9. In the Premier League Teams 6th/7th/8th grade play with two officials and regulation games. 2 Games each day for all teams no matter the weekend. You will play either Back to Back or Play One-Sit One- Play One. Get the most out of your basketball experience. Contact Lenny for discount pricing if you are planning on playing 4 or more weekends. Click on a link below to register your team!  Cost - Premiere Games $125  Open Division $85 

2022 EVENTS - REGISTRATION - SCROLL DOWN FOR SPRING TOURNAMENTS 

February 25-27 - Town Team Championships  - Central Maine Only - Maine Hoops is hosting an official Qualifier Tournament for the 2022 New England Basketball Championship to be held in Providence/Tiverton on March 18-20. This event is for Town/City teams and is not open to AAU or Club teams unless ALL players are from the same community. The top two teams from the Gold Division will earn a "Golden Ticket" for the New England Championships.  

March 12,13 - March Mayhem I - Great Start to the New Season!! Play Saturday, Sunday or both Showcase Format Event - Click Here for Southern Maine.  Click Here for Central Maine

 

2022 MAINE HOOPS SUMMER 3 ON 3 BASKETBALL LEAGUES

• Location - Gilman Street Basketball Club - Waterville 

• Season runs Monday June 13-Sunday July 24th, Games will be played during the evenings and weekends. (teams can request 2 weekends of no games) You will get a full season schedule at the start of the season for planning purposes, however, there will be flexibility for changes.

• Brackets grades 5/6, 7/8, 9/10, 11/12, Open Division (College/Adults) - Grades as of Sept 2022. (brackets might change a little based on sign-ups) Boys and girls brackets separate. We recommend a minimum of 4 players per team.

• 12 game regular season. Single Elimination Playoffs - during final week. Two games each week, two 12 minute halves. Games are half court and same day for both games. One Official. Registration fee $450

Advantages of 3 on 3

• Stresses fundamentally sound man to man defense. Fewer players on court means more touches per player-every player is involved. Offense tends to stress fundamental half court offensive sets, pick and roll, give and go, back door cuts, screening away etc. It's FUN and something different. You only have to get 3 kids for a game instead of 5 which during the summer is a nice little benefit. 

Individual Registrations

We recognize you might not have enough players for a team but still want to play. You can register as an Independent player and once we have enough players in a division we will put teams together. No cost to register as an individual, if placed on a team the fee will be $125 per player.

Click Here for Team Registrations             
Click Here for Individual Registrations

PICK UP GAMES - Looking to add some games to your winter Travel Schedule? Let Maine Hoops help. Pick a weekend/date to play and we will add you into the schedule and you will get 2 games on that day to make it worth your time. Cost is only $75 for the two games. We will work with your other Travel League schedules to help make the process as simple as possible. 

Click Here for Registration of Pick up Games and Details

February 24-26 - Town Team Championships  - Central Maine Only - Maine Hoops is hosting an official Qualifier Tournament for the 2022 New England Basketball Championship to be held in Providence/Tiverton on March 17-19. This event is for Town/City teams and is not open to AAU or Club teams unless ALL players are from the same community. The top two teams from the Gold Division will earn a "Golden Ticket" for the New England Championships.  

March 11,12 - March Mayhem I Tip Off Weekend - Great Start to the New Season!! Play Saturday, Sunday or both! Showcase Format Event  Click Here for Southern Maine   Click Here for Central Maine

March 18,19 - March Mayhem II Travel Team Special! (Saco/Portland) Part of a Travel Team Program? We have added a special rate this weekend for Travel teams (contact Lenny for details) - Regular Club Games Running as well - Championship Format Event  Click Here for Southern Maine 

March 18,19 - March Mayhem II (Central Maine Only) - The Season is Starting to Heat Up!! Play Saturday, Sunday or both Showcase Format Event - Click Here for Central Maine

March 25,26 - Zero Gravity Northern New England Championships (Southern Maine) - Click Here for Registration

March 25,26 March Mayhem III (Central Maine Only) - Keep it Going in March and Play Saturday, Sunday or both Showcase Format Event - Click Here for Central Maine

April 1,2 Spring Breakout I - (Saco/Portland) BRACKET BUSTER EVENT!! Our Bracket Buster Events continue to prove to be a big hit for teams. - One Day Tournament Bracket Style on Sunday! (Showcase Style on Saturday) - Click Here for Southern Maine

April 1,2 Northern/Central Maine Regional Championships - (Central Maine) It's TIME to see who are the top Northern and Central Maine Teams! This Championship Event is limited to teams who are in Lewiston - Brunswick and as far North as you want to go. The Regional Champions in the Division I brackets will receive a paid entry into the Zero Gravity State Championships!! Let's see whose got GAME!  (no one day option for this event) - Click Here for Central Maine (Championship Format)

April 8 -  Maine Hoops Easter One Day - Get 2 games on Saturday and keep Sunday for the Family! - Showcase Style Format - Click Here for Southern Maine.   Click Here for Central Maine

April 15,16 - Battle for the Belt (Saco/Portland)- Maine Hoops joins in on Zero Gravity’s popular Battle for the Belt Tournaments. Come join the fun and try to be the “Champion” in Maine Hoops Battle for the Belt! Championship Format Event - Click Here for Southern Maine

April 15,16 - Maine Hoops Spring Breakout I -(Central Maine)  Open play for all teams!  2 Games each day, play Saturday, Sunday or Both! - Showcase Format - Click Here for Central Maine

April 22,23 - Maine Hoops Spring Breakout II -  Open play for all teams!  2 Games each day, play Saturday, Sunday or Both! - Showcase Format - Click Here for Southern Maine.    Click Here for Central Maine

April 29,30 - Maine Hoops Spring Breakout III - (Saco/Portland) Open play for all teams!  2 Games each day, play Saturday, Sunday or Both! -  Showcase Format - Click Here for Southern Maine

April 29,30 - Maine Hoops "Battle for the Belt" - (Central Maine) It's TIME to see who is ready to wear the Championship Belt as the "Legendary" Battle for the Belt tournament comes to Central Maine!! Championship Format Event - Click Here for Central Maine

May 6,7 - Zero Gravity State Championships (Southern Maine) - Click Here for Registration

May 6,7 - Maine Hoops End of Season Special (Central Maine) - The last event of the Spring in Central Maine, provided to you at a discounted price of $125 for one day of play.  Games each day, play Saturday, Sunday or Both! - Showcase Format - Click Here for Central Maine 

May 20,21 - New England -Canadian Challenge (Portland/Saco/Lewiston) - The Return of this Popular Event featuring New England Club Teams versus Top Canadian Teams from Montreal, Quebec and New Brunswick.  Easily our Most Exciting Event of the Spring! DON'T miss this event. Championship Format Event - Click Here for Southern Maine 

June 3,4 - Maine Hoops - Run for the Rings! (Portland/Saco) - Great Championship Event added with winning teams being awarded “Championship Rings” Why play for T-Shirts when you can play for a “Ring” for your efforts!! Teams from all over New England come to Maine to play Hoops at great facilities in a perfect location! Championship Format Event - Click Here for Southern Maine 

June 10,11 - Maine Hoops - Ballin' by the Beach I - (Portland/Saco) - Teams from all over New England come to Maine to play Hoops at great facilities in a perfect location! Showcase Style - Click Here for Southern Maine 

June 17,18 - Maine Hoops - Ballin' by the Beach III (Portland/Saco) - End your season the right way with this great event. You are guaranteed a GREAT rate ($250), teams of all ability levels and the beautiful Coast of Maine in June, what could be better?? Kick off Summer with this Great end of year event!  Championship Format Event - Click Here for Southern Maine 

MAINE HOOPS FALL SCHEDULE 2023 - REGISTRATION LINKS TO FOLLOW SOON

IMPORTANT INFORMATION - This Year's Fall Schedule will look a little different than in Year's past. The Dirigo League will be for High School Teams, Boys and Girls, only. The rest of the Fall events will be more in line with Spring Events, where Teams sign up for each weekend they want to play. We hope this gives teams a little more "individuality" plus it allows us to add a couple of "Fun" Tournament style Events through the course of the Fall. 

FALL PRICING FOR EVENTS - Southern Maine $325 for 2 Days and $175 for one day, Showcase Style is $175 per day. -  Central Maine $300 for 2 Days and $165 for one day - If you would like to mail your payment for Southern Maine Events ONLY, you can do so with this form. YOU MUST STILL REGISTER ONLINE!  Again Southern Maine Events only and must arrive 8 days before start of event. LINK TO PAYMENT FORM.

Showcase Style - Teams going undefeated for the weekend will receive Championship T-Shirts (4 games total)  Showcase style guarantees your game times, # if Games ( 2 per day)no waiting to see your schedule based on results. Most importantly it allows us to give you the most competitive schedule we can, as this is how players get better. 

Tournament Format - Pool Play to Championship Event - Traditional Championship Event - Winning teams will receive Championship T-Shirts or other Noted Awards.  Every now and then it's fun to play a Tournament out to a Championship game in all divisions. 3 Game Guarantee, with possible 4th game. 

Bracket Buster Events - 2 Games Minimum Guaranteed Each Day - Each Day teams will be placed in Brackets with teams of like ability. The Brackets will play out into a Championship Game each day, some teams will even get an extra game!  This exciting format has proven to be a huge hit for participating teams.

One Day of Play available for All Events Unless noted - (2 games each day) In Southern Maine, preference will be given to teams playing both days. 

DIRIGO HIGH SCHOOL FALL LEAGUE  - GAMES START OCT 1

The Dirigo High School Fall League is intended ONLY for High School teams that want to get a head start on the Regular Season. Because of this, only teams made up of players from one High School should register for this League. All "Club" teams should just register for each individual event they want to play in. While there may be some crossover games between "School" and "Club" teams, the goal is to have a true High School League and Champion at the end. Multiple Divisions will be made if the amount of teams warrant this happening. Please contact Lenny at mainehoops@gmail.com with any questions. 

DIRIGO FALL LEAGUE REGISTRATION - CLICK HERE FOR REGISTRATION - EASTERN MAINE (5 WEEK - $695)

DIRIGO FALL LEAGUE REGISTRATION - CLICK HERE FOR REGISTRATION - CENTRAL MAINE (6 WEEK - $900, 5 WEEK - $775)

DIRIGO FALL LEAGUE REGISTRATION - CLICK HERE FOR REGISTRATION - SOUTHERN MAINE (6 WEEK - $995, 5 WEEK - $875)

FALL 2023 TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE 

September 23rd/24th - Fall Early Start Hoops (Central Maine Area)  - Get a jump start on the competition with this pre Fall Ball event in Central Maine only, Showcase Style Event  Click Here for Central Maine Registration

September 30th/October 1st - Fall Tip Off - It's time to get the Fall Ball Season Officially started right!! Play Saturday, Sunday or both Showcase Format Event - Click Here for Southern Maine.  Click Here for Central Maine or Bangor Area

October 7,8 - Chase for "The Chain" (Southern Maine Only) - Let's GOOOO!! Tournament style event where teams are playing for a chance to wear "The Chain" around their necks! Awesome "Chain" awarded to every winning team in their bracket. It's the Long weekend so enjoy the Maine Fall, with this Classic Event!! Bracket Buster Format - Click Here for Southern Maine.

October 7,8 - Fall Frenzy I (Central Maine/Bangor Area Only) The Fall is Heating up with this FF I !!  - Play Saturday, Sunday or both Showcase Format Event - Click Here for Central Maine or Bangor Area

October 14,15 - Fall Frenzy II - The Fall Season is Continuing to Get Busy with FF II !!  - Play Saturday, Sunday or both Showcase Format Event -   Click Here for Southern Maine   Click Here for Central Maine or Bangor Area

October 21,22 - Chase for "The Chain" (Bangor/Waterville Area) - Let's GOOOO!! Bracket Buster style event will now come to the Central/Eastern Maine area! Teams are playing for a chance to wear "The Chain" around their necks! Awesome "Chain" awarded to every winning team in their bracket.  Bracket Buster Event Format  Click Here for Central Maine or Bangor Area.

October 21,22 - Fall Frenzy III (Southern Maine Only) - We are now in the middle of the Fall season and the games keep moving along. Play Saturday, Sunday or both Showcase Format Event - Click Here for Southern Maine.  

October 28,29 - Halloween Hoop Festival - It's the weekend before Fright Night and the basketball is going to be "Scary" good - There will be Some Special Trick or Treats for Teams Playing this weekend!! Play Saturday, Sunday or both Showcase Format Event - Click Here for Southern Maine.  Click Here for Central Maine or Bangor Area.

November 4,5 - Fall Finale - Time to put a wrap on the Fall Season with this Championship Style Event - All teams will be in a Tournament/Bracket format and will play out into Championship Games! Great way to finish the season for many teams. Don't Miss Out on the Action!! Click Here for Southern Maine.  Click Here for Central Maine

November 11,12 - Maine Hoops and XL Thunder - "Salute to the Troops" Veteran's Day Weekend Event - All current and past members of the military will receive free admissions. Also, teams who have a player of present or former military member will receive a $50 team discount. (weekend play only) Come to Maine to finish the Fall Circuit and enjoy this tribute event. Bracket Buster Sunday to Championship - Click Here to Register for Southern Maine

 

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