4th Annual Port City Classic at Saraland Sportsplex Teams

Good morning,

Welcome to Gameday Saturday at the 4th Annual Port City Classic!

We are excited to have everyone with us for another great day of basketball.


📞 EVENT DIRECTOR
The Event Director for this weekend is:

Richard Robinson
📱 251-554-4546

If you have any questions, concerns, facility issues, or need assistance during the tournament, please contact Richard Robinson. He will be your primary point of contact throughout the weekend.


📲 FOLLOW YOUR TEAM
Please make sure you "Follow" your team in the Exposure App to receive schedule updates, score updates, and any important tournament notifications.


📲 CHECK YOUR SCHEDULE
Before leaving for the gym, please verify your:

🏀 Game Time
📍 Game Location
👥 Opponent
Please continue to monitor the Exposure App throughout the day.


🚗 ARRIVE EARLY
Please allow extra travel time and arrive at least 30 minutes before your scheduled game.

Teams not ready to play within the allotted grace period risk a forfeit.


🆔 NATIONAL SPORTS ID
If your team has not yet checked in, your Head Coach and one Assistant Coach should check in at your first game location.

Please have your National Sports ID roster available.


🎟️ GATE INFORMATION
Weekend Pass: $45

Daily Pass: $30

Children 12 & Under: FREE

✅ Cash and Credit/Debit Cards Accepted

Purchase tickets online:

https://sportsthread.com/user/buy-tickets/669/13137/


📜 CODE OF CONDUCT & ZERO TOLERANCE POLICY
We are committed to providing a positive experience for every player, coach, official, and spectator.

Please remember:

Respect officials and their decisions.
Respect opponents and facility staff.
Cheer for your team in a positive manner.
Coaches are responsible for the conduct of their players and spectators.
🚨 ZERO TOLERANCE
Under no circumstances may a spectator step onto the playing court or approach officials in a threatening or confrontational manner.
Unsportsmanlike conduct, abusive language, threats, or harassment will not be tolerated.
Anyone violating these policies is subject to immediate removal from the facility and may jeopardize future participation in Panhandle Basketball events.
Let's keep the focus where it belongs—on the players.


👦 UNACCOMPANIED MINORS
Children and teenagers must be supervised at all times.

Parents and coaches are responsible for ensuring minors remain with their group and respect the facility.


🏆 GOOD LUCK!
Thank you for choosing Panhandle Basketball. We appreciate your support and hope everyone has a fantastic day of competition.

Good luck to all teams!

Panhandle Basketball

Good Morning

As we get ready for the 4th Annual Port City Classic, we wanted to provide everyone with gate admission information for this weekend.


🎟️ GATE PRICES
Weekend Pass: $45

Daily Pass: $30

Children 12 & Under: FREE


💳 PAYMENT OPTIONS
We accept:

✅ Cash
✅ Credit/Debit Cards

To help speed up entry, you can also purchase your tickets online before arriving.

🎟️ PURCHASE TICKETS ONLINE
https://sportsthread.com/user/buy-tickets/669/13137/


🚪 HELP US SPEED UP ENTRY
Purchasing your tickets online before arriving is the quickest way to get through the gate and into the gym.

Please have your ticket ready to scan upon arrival.


We appreciate your support and look forward to another outstanding weekend at the 4th Annual Port City Classic!

Safe travels, and we'll see everyone soon!

Panhandle Basketball

We had a few changes.
Please look over the schedule to make sure you have the most up to date times and locations.

Panhandle Basketball

Good Morning

The schedule and bracket for the 4th Annual Port City Classic has now been released!

📞 EVENT DIRECTOR
The Event Director for the 4th Annual Port City Classic is:

Richard Robinson 251 554 4546

If you have any questions, concerns, schedule issues, facility concerns, or need assistance during the tournament, please reach out to Richard first. He will be your primary point of contact throughout the weekend and will be happy to assist you.

📲 PLEASE REVIEW YOUR SCHEDULE
Please take a few minutes to carefully review:

🏀 Game Times
📍 Game Locations
Please understand that schedule changes will not be made due to coaching conflicts or personal preferences after the schedule has been released.


📢 SCHEDULE CHANGE ALERTS
While we do everything possible to avoid schedule changes, they occasionally become necessary.

If any changes are made Thursday evening or Friday morning, we will send out a schedule change alert.
After Friday morning, any schedule changes will be communicated immediately to the affected teams.
Please continue to monitor your email and the Exposure App throughout the weekend.


🆔 NATIONAL SPORTS ID (REQUIRED)
👉 https://www.nationalsportsid.com/panhandle-basketball-verification/

Please make sure all players have completed National Sports ID verification and that your team has joined the 4th Annual Port City Classic before arriving this weekend.

Panhandle Basketball

Good Morning

The tournament schedule will be released by 12PM.

We are finalizing the schedule and request. As we sent out in messages, there were only two schedule request options. 1) Before 1PM and 2) After 12PM. That is how the scheudle request will be done. We will do our best to help all teams with requests, however there are no guarantees.


📲 WHEN THE SCHEDULE IS RELEASED
Please review the schedule carefully and verify:

🏀 Game Times
📍 Game Locations

Please understand that once the schedule is released, we will not make changes due to coaching conflicts or personal scheduling preferences.


🆔 NATIONAL SPORTS ID (REQUIRED)
👉 https://www.nationalsportsid.com/panhandle-basketball-verification/

Please make sure all players have completed National Sports ID verification and that your team has joined the 4th Annual Port City Classic in National Sports ID before arriving this weekend.


📲 SCHEDULE CHANGE ALERTS
Although we work extremely hard to avoid schedule changes, they occasionally become necessary.

If changes are made Thursday evening or Friday morning, we will send an email alert to affected teams.
After Friday morning, any necessary schedule changes will be communicated immediately.
Please continue to monitor your email and the Exposure App throughout the weekend.


📜 CODE OF CONDUCT
We ask all coaches, players, parents, and spectators to help us create a positive environment for everyone.

Please remember:

Respect officials and facility staff.
Respect your opponents.
Cheer for your team, but do so with class.
Panhandle Basketball maintains a Zero Tolerance Policy for unsportsmanlike conduct.

🌐 TOURNAMENT INFORMATION
👉 www.panhandlebasketball.net


Thank you for your patience as we complete the final details. We are excited to welcome everyone to Mobile for another outstanding 4th Annual Port City Classic.

Safe travels, and we'll see everyone this weekend!


Panhandle Basketball

Good Morning

The 4th Annual Port City Classic is quickly approaching, and we wanted to send out a few important reminders as we continue preparing for another great weekend of basketball.

Please review the information below carefully.


💳 TEAM PAYMENT REMINDER
We still have several teams that have not completed payment.

👉 Team Payment Link:

https://qr.sportsthread.com/panhandleteampayment

⚠️ IMPORTANT

SportsThread is our ONLY accepted payment method.
Teams are not guaranteed a spot until payment has been received.
If you have already made payment, please disregard this reminder.

🚨 WAITING LIST UPDATE
The 4th Annual Port City Classic now has a waiting list.

If you registered for this event and, for any reason, are unable to attend, please let us know immediately.

Notifying us as soon as possible allows us to:

Move a team off the waiting list.
Finalize divisions and schedules more efficiently.
Provide a better tournament experience for everyone.
Your prompt communication is greatly appreciated.


🆔 NATIONAL SPORTS ID (REQUIRED)
👉 https://www.nationalsportsid.com/panhandle-basketball-verification/

Please make sure your team has completed National Sports ID verification and has joined the 4th Annual Port City Classic in National Sports ID.

Completing this now will help speed up check-in on tournament weekend.


📅 TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE
We are currently working through final registrations and division placements.

The tournament schedule will be released late Wednesday or early Thrusday.

Please watch your email and the Exposure App for schedule updates.


📜 CODE OF CONDUCT
Panhandle Basketball is committed to providing a first-class tournament experience for every player, coach, and family.

We ask everyone to demonstrate good sportsmanship, respect officials, opponents, and facility staff, and remember that we have a Zero Tolerance Policy for unsportsmanlike behavior.

Let's keep the focus where it belongs—on the players.


🌐 TOURNAMENT INFORMATION
👉 www.panhandlebasketball.net


Thank you for choosing Panhandle Basketball. We appreciate your continued support and look forward to seeing everyone at the 4th Annual Port City Classic!

Safe travels, and we'll see you soon!

John McDonald
Panhandle Basketball

Good afternoon,

Thank you for registering for the 4th Annual Port City Classic! We are excited to welcome everyone to Mobile for another great weekend of basketball.

As we begin preparing schedules, please review the important reminders below.


💳 TEAM PAYMENT REMINDER
If you have not yet completed your team payment, please do so as soon as possible.

👉 Team Payment Link:
https://qr.sportsthread.com/panhandleteampayment

⚠️ IMPORTANT

SportsThread is our ONLY accepted payment method.
We no longer accept Cash App, Venmo, or PayPal.
Teams are not guaranteed a spot until payment has been received.
If you have already paid, please disregard this reminder.


🆔 NATIONAL SPORTS ID (REQUIRED)
👉 https://www.nationalsportsid.com/panhandle-basketball-verification/

All teams must complete National Sports ID verification before the tournament.

Please make sure your team has:

Completed player verification.
Joined the 4th Annual Port City Classic in National Sports ID.
Teams that are fully National Sports ID certified will have an expedited check-in process.


🗓️ SCHEDULE REQUESTS
If you have a schedule request, please submit it to:

📧 schrequests.panhandlebasketball@gmail.com

⚠️ IMPORTANT

This is the ONLY email address that accepts schedule requests.
Requests sent by text message, phone call, Facebook, or any other method will not be accepted.
We work extremely hard to accommodate requests whenever possible, but they cannot be guaranteed.
NEW FOR THIS EVENT
There are ONLY TWO schedule request options:

✅ Saturday BEFORE 1:00 PM

OR

✅ Saturday AFTER 12:00 PM

These are the ONLY schedule requests that will be accepted.

If you request anything different, your request will NOT be honored.

Requests involving Sunday bracket play cannot be guaranteed, and coaches coaching multiple teams may still experience conflicts depending on division sizes and bracket formats.

🚨 SCHEDULE REQUEST DEADLINE
Monday at 8:00 PM

No schedule requests will be accepted after the deadline.


📅 TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE
The tournament schedule will be late wednesday or early Thursday.

Once released, please carefully review:

Game times
Game locations
Opponents
Division placement

📜 CODE OF CONDUCT
Panhandle Basketball has a Zero Tolerance Policy for unsportsmanlike behavior.

We ask all coaches, players, and spectators to:

Respect officials.
Respect opponents.
Respect facility staff.
Display good sportsmanship at all times.
Any spectator who enters the playing court, attempts to confront officials, or engages in abusive or threatening behavior is subject to immediate removal from the facility and may jeopardize future participation in Panhandle Basketball events.

Let's keep the focus where it belongs—on the players.


🌐 TOURNAMENT INFORMATION & RULES
👉 www.panhandlebasketball.net


We are looking forward to another outstanding weekend of basketball and appreciate your continued support of Panhandle Basketball.

Safe travels, and we'll see everyone soon!

Panhandle Basketball