FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
- IS HOOPATLANTA AFFILIATED WITH A NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION?
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Yes. HOOPATLANTA is an event that is managed and operated by The Health Education & Communication Center of Atlanta (HECCA), which is a 501(c)(3) organization working to build awareness to improve health literacy and positively impact health outcomes.
- WHAT ARE THE DATES FOR HOOPATLANTA?
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April 23, 2011
- WHERE IS THE HOOPATLANTA CLASSIC HELD?
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Georgia World Congress Center (HALLS A1 & A2).
- CAN WE GET A SPONSOR FOR OUR TEAM?
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While some teams elect to recruit team sponsors to help cover the cost of registration, this is solely the responsibility of the team, as HOOPATLANTA does not recruit or provide individual team sponsors.
- HOW DO I REGISTER?
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No matter how you are registering, your team captain/primary contact must have a valid EMAIL ADDRESS IN ORDER TO REGISTER a team. If a valid email is not supplied, your registration WILL NOT be processed. To register online, simply click on the register button on the HOOPATLANTA website and follow the easy steps to register online. Once a team's entry has been processed and the team has been assigned a number, team captain's may log into their team account and view their registration summary page.
The registration confirmation serves as the team's official notification of acceptance into HOOPATLANTA, and must be kept for use as identification when picking up the team packet at Team Check-In. It is very important that teams review and verify the player and team information contained in the registration summary page. All registrations must be accompanied by a signed Player Release & Waiver Form.
- HOW MUCH DOES IT COST TO PLAY (players) AND ATTEND (non-players)?
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Youth Tournament (3-Person Team or 4-Person Team) - $75.00
Battle of the Colleges Tournament (3-Person Team or 4-Person Team) - $75.00
Dads & Daughters Tournament (2-Person Team) - $75.00
Corporate Challenge Tournament (3-Person Team or 4-Person Team) - $75.00
Wheelchair Challenge Tournament (3-Person Team or 4-Person Team) - $75.00
General Admission for Non-Players: Adults (including Coaches): $8.00, Child: $5.00 (6 and Under - FREE)
- HOW CAN I PAY?
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You can pay by Credit Card (VISA and Mastercard) when you register online.
- WHERE CAN I FIND THE WAIVER? WHEN DO I HAND IT IN?
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Every registered player must print and sign the Player Release & Waiver Form in order to be eligible to play in the HOOPATLANTA. All participants on a team must hand in their waivers together at the time of team check-in. You can download the Player Release & Waiver Form under the Play! section on the HOOPATLANTA website.
- WHEN IS THE DEADLINE FOR REGISTRATION?
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Deadline for online registration is April 10th, 2011.
- I REGISTERED ONLINE BUT NEVER GOT A CONFIRMATION MESSAGE, AM I REGISTERED?
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No. Unless you receive a registration confirmation email (to the e-mail address your primary contact provided) and internet purchase receipt, your team is not fully registered. Please check your Junk Mail folders as incoming HOOPATLANTA information may initially be filtered there by your system. If you continue to have issues please contact the HOOPATLANTA office at support@hoopatlanta.com.
- HOW MANY PLAYERS CAN WE HAVE ON THE ROSTER?
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Youth Tournament (3-Person Team or 4-Person Team)
Battle of the Colleges Tournament (3-Person Team or 4-Person Team)
Dads & Daughters Tournament (2-Person Team)
Corporate Challenge Tournament (3-Person Team or 4-Person Team)
Wheelchair Challenge Tournament (3-Person Team or 4-Person Team)
- MUST I REGISTER ON A TEAM, OR CAN I REGISTER AS AN INDIVIDUAL?
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You must register as part of a team.
- HOW ARE THE TOURNAMENT BRACKETS SET UP? WHAT DETERMINES DIVISIONS?
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When building division brackets, teams are placed in pools within their division based on the age of the oldest player on their team. In addition, our staff will make every effort to place teams of the same age in the same pools. For example, in the Youth Female 9-13 division, attempts will be made to place 13-year olds with 13-year olds, 14-year olds with 14-year olds, and 15 year-olds with 15 year-olds if there are sufficient teams of that age group to field a full pool within a division. Through the registration process, players with similar skill levels will be analyzed and placed together in the same pool within their division. Typically pools will consist of 8-10 teams. Those 8-10 teams with similar skill sets will be assigned to the same court for the entire weekend, with the goal to be champion of their court.
- DO ALL TEAM MEMBERS HAVE TO BE THE SAME GRADE/AGE?
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No. You can build your team, however you like. Keep in mind however, that it may not be possible to bracket teams with very diverse player characteristics against other teams of similar makeup. For the youth tournament, teams are assigned to a division and pool based on the oldest player on the team.
- CAN WE HAVE A TEAM WITH BOTH MALE AND FEMALE PLAYERS?
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Yes. If you have a mixed-gender team, you will be placed in the male division.
- WHERE/WHEN DO WE GET OUR SCHEDULE?
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Schedules will be distributed to teams at Team check-in. Date is April 16th, 17th, 18th.
- WHERE/WHEN IS REGISTRATION CHECK-IN?
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Team Check-in April 16th, 17th, 18th. This is where you will hand in your signed Player Release & Waiver Forms and ONLY then will you receive your team's schedule and player registration bags. Teams will NOT be given their team's schedules and player registration bags unless waivers for every participant are SUBMITTED TOGETHER with a copy of your team's Registration Summary page.
- WHAT TIME DOES THE TOURNAMENT START?
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The first scheduled games are at 10:00 am on Saturday morning, April 23, 2011. Please note that not all teams will be playing in this first time slot.
- HOW MANY GAMES ARE WE GUARANTEED TO PLAY?
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The tournament is double elimination. However, HOOPATLANTA staff reserves the right to reduce this number, or shorten games, in the event of unforeseen circumstances.
- IS EQUIPMENT PROVIDED, OR DO WE HAVE TO BRING OUR OWN BALL?
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One official HOOPATLANTA game ball is provided on each court for each game. You are welcome to bring your own ball, however note that all official HOOPATLANTA games during the tournament must be played with the official basketball provided.
- DO WE HAVE TO HAVE A COACH?
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Your team can play with or without a coach.
- DOES HOOPATLANTA PROVIDE JERSEYS?
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Yes. Every registered player on each team will receive an official Converse reversible jersey with shorts. This jersey should be worn during the HOOPATLANTA. Under extenuating circumstances, if jerseys cannot be worn, all team members should attempt to wear the same color shirt.
- WHAT DO WE GET IF WE WIN?
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First place winners from each regular division will be awarded a first place medal, respectively (one per player). They will also receive a $100 Converse Gift Card and a Converse basketball. Second place winners will receive a $50 Converse Gift Card and a Converse basketball.
- CAN I PLAY ON MORE THAN ONE TEAM?
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No.
- ARE THERE COURT OFFICIALS FOR EVERY GAME?
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There will be a qualified and reliable court official present to make the calls at every game. Court Officials will also be on hand to monitor all game play.
- CAN WE CHANGE OUR TEAM NAME?
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No. When you register online, you will have the ability to create your team's name. You can not make changes to your team name after you have registered.
- WHAT IS THE REFUND POLICY?
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Once registered, refunds are not offered.
- DOES HOOPATLANTA HAVE SPECIFIC RULES?
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Certain rules have been designed to ensure fair play for all participants. Each player is expected to understand these rules, which can be found on the Rules page on the HOOPATLANTA website, prior to participation in HOOPATLANTA.
- ARE THERE THINGS TO DO ON-SITE WHEN WE'RE NOT PLAYING?
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There are many free activities on-site in which spectators and players can participate during downtime. Please refer to the Schedule of events page on the HOOPATLANTA website for more details.
- IS THERE ANYWHERE ON-SITE I CAN EAT DURING THE DAY?
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There are concession stands at the Georgia World Congress Center where you can purchase food throughout the day.
- IS THERE ANYONE ON-HAND TO TAKE CARE OF MY FIRST AID NEEDS?
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A First Aid tent with qualified personnel is set up on-location to provide participants with basic medical assistance throughout the entire tournament.
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