Maine Hoops Easter One Day - Bracket Buster Event! 8th Blue Wave - Dylan

All games at Greely Middle School will be played at Greely High School today. Please note the change in venues.

This is the final group notification regarding the tournament schedule. There were very few adjustments from the previous version, but please take a moment to review the schedule carefully. If any additional issues arise, you will be contacted directly.

📱 Tournament App – Highly Recommended
We strongly encourage all teams to ask their parents to download the Maine Hoops Tournament App. This is the best way to stay up to date with:

Schedule updates
Game scores
Bracket progressions
Important tournament announcements
Teams and clubs that use the app consistently have found it extremely helpful throughout the weekend.

To download:
Search “Exposure Basketball – Maine Hoops Tournaments” in your App Store.

Reminder:
➡️ Don’t leave home without checking your schedule!

🏆 Brackets & Tournament Format
Please review the brackets carefully to understand how your team may advance.

Your game times will update automatically once results are entered. These updates will appear on both the app and the schedule link.

We will be awarding Championship T-Shirts to all brackets.

🔍 Understanding the Brackets (Bracketology)
Within each bracket you will see:

Game Numbers – identifying each specific game.

Pool Placement Placeholders – examples like:
• 2nd in Pool C → the team that finishes 2nd in Pool C after Pool Play.

Outcome Placeholders – examples like:
• W1 → Winner of Game 1 advances to that spot
• L1 → Loser of Game 1 moves to that position

Once scores are entered, the bracket will automatically update, showing where teams advance.

You can view the brackets:

At the bottom of the schedule page
On the Tournament App

🔁 Consolation Games
Every team is guaranteed a minimum of 2 games. However, to ensure this some teams who are the losers bracket will get a 3rd game to make sure everyone gets at least 2 games, please check brackets carefully.

If your team is scheduled for a consolation game, please honor that game.

There is NOTHING more frustrating in tournament basketball than waiting for a scheduled game only to have the opponent not show. Please respect the schedule and the other teams participating.

➡️ Please don’t be that team.


📊 Scores & Questions
Game scores are reported to Tournament Director Mike Tatro.
Occasionally a score is entered incorrectly, so please review your game results.

If you notice an incorrect score, contact Mike immediately.

📞 Mike Tatro
Text or Call: 207-590-6269

Mike should also be your first point of contact for general tournament questions.

📋 Game Rules
You can review the tournament rules here:

Maine Hoops Bracket Buster Game Rules

📝 Scorer’s Table Responsibilities
Each team must provide one person for the scorer’s table.

If teams cannot agree:

Home Team → Official Scorebook
Away Team → Game Clock
One table worker per team receives free admission for the weekend.

Trust us — you probably have a parent who would gladly volunteer for that!


🏟 Gym Opening Times
In most cases, gyms will not open until approximately 30 minutes before the first scheduled game.

Please communicate this to your players and families so they plan accordingly.

🎟 Admission
One-Day Pass

Adults: $11
Seniors & Youth: $8
Admission is valid for all games at all tournament sites.

Credit cards or exact cash are appreciated.

📅 Schedule Link
You can access the full schedule here:

Maine Hoops Easter Bracket Buster Schedule

We’re looking forward to an exciting weekend of basketball. Thank you for your cooperation and good luck to all teams competing!

See you at the gym.

Lenny
Maine Hoops

I wanted to share with you the first draft of the Bracket Buster Schedule. I did not hear back from anyone, so all teams have been included on the schedule. A reminder pulling your team from the schedule now will result in a $100 Adminstrative fee as it takes a lot of work to redo the Brackets and schedule.

Here are the links to the schedule but you can find the Brackets at the end of the schedule page. The best way to see the Brackets is on the Maine Hoops Exposure App.

Click Here for Maine Hoops Easter Saturday Bracket Buster

As a reminder everyone is guaranteed 2 games each day, however, often times even in a consolation round someone might get a 3rd game, so it's important to know how to read the brackets. Here is what you need to know:

Bracketology (How to Read the Brackets)
This event uses a championship bracket format, meaning teams advance based on game results.

Within each bracket you will see:

• Game Numbers – These identify the specific game in the bracket.
• Outcome Placeholders – These show how teams advance.

Examples:
• W1 = Winner of Game 1 moves to that spot
• L1 = Loser of Game 1 moves to that spot
• W2 = Winner of Game 2 advances

Once scores are reported, the brackets will automatically update, showing where teams move next.

This is why we strongly encourage everyone to download the Maine Hoops Exposure Basketball App, where bracket updates and scores will appear almost immediately after they are entered.

Click Here for Maine Hoops Bracket Buster Game Rules

As I have mentioned Bracket Busters are great fun and we have some great specially made T-Shirts for the winners, BUT we don't have the ability, time or space to "Fix" the schedule with requests that is simply the tradeoff.

I will send a Final Schedule either on Wednesday or Thursday.

Good Morning,

I returned from China late last night after 28 hours of travel and am getting right to work on this weekend’s Bracket Buster Saturday Schedule.

Before schedules are released, I want to be VERY CLEAR about how these events operate.

🏀 About Bracket Busters
Bracket Busters are one of my favorite events we run:

One-day, single elimination format
Win and advance—simple and exciting
Creates great energy, especially for teams that may not always reach bracket play in traditional tournaments

⚠️ Important Scheduling Realities
Because of the format, there are strict limitations on scheduling flexibility:

Early round games must be played first
Requests such as:

“We need to play after 3:00 PM”
“We can only play in the evening”
“We need to be done by 12:00 PM”
👉 Will very likely NOT be possible
That said, with multiple court locations in Southern Maine, we will do our best to balance brackets with some finishing earlier and others later.

👥 Coaches with Multiple Teams
If you are coaching multiple teams:

👉 You MUST have a backup plan

Because:

Game times depend on results
Advancement changes schedules quickly
It is not possible to fully coordinate overlapping teams in this format
We will try to keep your teams at the same location when possible, but flexibility is required.

🚨 Action Required (Deadline: Tuesday at 6:00 PM)
If your team cannot operate within these parameters, please let me know NOW.

Once schedules are released:

Adjustments are extremely difficult
Changes impact entire brackets and multiple teams
👉 Any team that withdraws after the schedule is released will be charged a $100 administrative fee

✅ Final Notes
We love this format, and it continues to be one of our most popular events (and we have some great Championship T-Shirts for all Bracket Winners!)

This message is simply to ensure full transparency so there are no surprises.

📧 If you need to make a change, please email: mainehoops@gmail.com
⏰ Deadline: Tuesday at 6:00 PM

Schedules will be sent later tonight or early tomorrow morning.

Thank you for your understanding and cooperation—we’re looking forward to a great weekend of basketball.

— Maine Hoops

Lenny