TOURNAMENTS
WHAT DO COMPETITIVE LEVELS MEAN?
Elite- Teams which play a national or extensive regional schedule at the elite level, seeking the highest level of competition.
Select– Accomplished teams which play regional/local schedule, seeking a strong level of competition but not at the Elite level.
Developmental– Rec and developmental level teams that primarily play similar level of competition
HOW DO I MAKE A SCHEDULE REQUEST?
Schedule requests can be made within the registration form online. If you need to make a schedule request after their registration has been submitted email us at basketball@playprimetime.com.
No requests will be taken for the National Championship. No phone requests can be made!
WHEN IS THE REGISTRATION DEADLINE FOR A TOURNAMENT?
We take registrations until Tuesday 11:59 PM the week of the tournament. All registrations received after the 11:59 PM deadline will be placed on a Wait List.
Please note that the registration deadline for Nationals is different.
DO YOU OFFER MULTI-TEAM DISCOUNTS?
Yes, each different event series will offer different multi-team discounts. Please contact our Basketball team for more details: 972-355-3788 Ext. 2
HOW DO I MAKE PAYMENT FOR A TOURNAMENT?
Teams that register for any tournament can pay online with their Visa, M/C, Discover or Amex credit card during registration. Teams can also call the PTS office with their credit card information.
PERSONAL CHECKS ARE NOT ACCEPTED.
HOW MANY COACHES' PASSES ARE INCLUDED IN MY ENTRY FEE?
Two coaches’ passes and one table worker pass (3 Total) for all regular season events.
Two coaches’ passes (2 Total) for all Exposure and Sponsorship events.
CAN A PLAYER PLAY ON TWO DIFFERENT TEAMS WITHIN THE SAME DIVISION?
No, a player can only play on one team within a single division of any tournament.
CAN A PLAYER PLAY ON TWO DIFFERENT GRADE DIVISIONS?
Yes, a player can play in more than one GRADE division of any tournament, provided the player is playing on the second team in a higher division than his/her initial division. (Example: If a player is in 6th grade and plays on a 6th grade team that player can also play up on another team).
CAN A PLAYER WHO HAS FAILED (ANY GRADE) TWICE, STILL PLAY IN THE (ANY GRADE) DIVISION?
No, they cannot. A player cannot be more than one (1) year older than the corresponding age for the grade division. For this purpose only, the corresponding ages are 4th/10, 5th/11, 6th/12, 7th/13, 8th/14, 9th/15, 10th/16, 11th-12th/18.
CAN A PLAYER PLAY UP?
Yes, a player can always play up.
CAN A PLAYER PLAY DOWN A GRADE LEVEL?
No, a player cannot play down a grade level. They must play in their current grade level or any grade above.
CAN GIRLS PLAY IN BOYS DIVISIONS OR VICE VERSA?
No, girls cannot play in boy’s divisions and boys cannot play in girl’s divisions. No exceptions.
HOW MANY PLAYERS CAN I HAVE ON MY ROSTER?
There is not a limit to the number of players on your roster for regular events.
DO YOU CHARGE FOR ADMISSION?
Yes. Children 5 and under are free.
WHAT IS THE PTS CANCELLATION/REFUND POLICY?
– A team withdrawing an entry on or before the entry deadline for a tournament will receive a full cash refund of the Entry Fee, provided that the withdrawal must be made by email to basketball@playprimetime.com
– Any withdrawal after the entry deadline for a tournament will be considered to be a Late Withdrawal. The Entry Fee for a Late Withdrawal will be handled as follows:
- If a fully paid entry is found to replace the withdrawing team, the withdrawing team can receive a refund or apply funds to a future tournament.
- If a fully paid entry is not secured to replace the withdrawing team, no amount of the Entry Fee will be refunded or credited.
- Any withdrawal from an event by a team within 48 hours of the event will also be assessed a Forfeit Fee in accordance with the Game Forfeit Rules.
Refunds
-If your division doesn’t make, your team will be refunded the full amount paid or can transfer the payment to another tournament.
-If your team attends the tournament and another team doesn’t show up your team will get a tournament credit (Forfeit Credit), to be applied to a future tournament.
WHEN WILL THE BASKETBALL SCHEDULES BE POSTED?
Dallas/Houston schedules will be posted by 5 PM on Wednesday the week of the tournament. If a special circumstance should arise a notice will be posted on the schedule page of that specific tournament.
HOW DO I FOUND OUT WHERE I WILL BE PLAYING?
We will not know where a specific division is playing until the schedules are completed and posted to the website.
CAN I REQUEST TO PLAY AT A SPECIFIC LOCATION?
No, we do not take requests for specific locations.
WHAT IS THE TOURNAMENT TEAM CHECK-IN PROCESS?
Teams must check-in at the gate at least 30 minutes prior to your first game. Teams will be provided with a coach’s packet which will include two coaches’ passes and one table worker pass. Teams must submit the Roster/ Participation Agreement & Waiver Form to the PTS office before playing their first game. Each team must have copies of birth certificates and grade report cards on site for each player.
DO YOU SEED YOUR TOURNAMENTS?
Yes, we seed our tournaments based on prior tournament results.