Over the course of December, January, & February information will be provided regarding the 2026 Spring / Summer Travel & AAU season. This information will be reflected below and will be consistently updated as it is confirmed. Please note, that any information listed regarding the 2026 Spring / Summer season is tentative and subject to change.
If you are seeking information on the AAU & High School 2026 Spring / Summer season, please click the button above titled "Registration Open | Tryouts for the AAU & High School '26 Spring / Summer Season". All important season information will be updated at that link for the time being.
Elite, Platinum, Gold, Purple Levels | Spring / Summer SEASON OVERVIEW | Grades 3rd - 8th | Boys & Girls
Tryouts = Week of March 2nd / Week of March 9th
Team Selections = March 3rd / March 4th / March 5th / March 6th / Week of March 9th For Late Invitations
Start = Week of March 16th
End = Week of June 22nd (Final Tournament Will be June 27th / 28th)
Off Dates / Weeks During The Season
- Week of March 23rd | Spring Break
- April 3rd through April 5th | Easter Weekend
- May 22nd through May 25th | Memorial Day Weekend
- Other off dates for specific teams may take place pending facility schedules. Your team calendar will reflect the most accurate activity schedule.
- LVL's goal is to align with the local school calendars and their breaks as best as possible.
Weekends of Tournament Play | Total = 11
- All tournaments take place in the Chicagoland area and the surrounding suburbs.
- Teams will only play on one day per each weekend of tournament play (i.e. Saturday or Sunday unless otherwise noted). If a tournament has game play on a Friday night, LVL will provide this information during the first week of the season.
- Start Weekend of Tournament Play:
- April 11th / 12th
- End Weekend of Tournament Play:
- June 27th / 28th
- Official Weekends of Tournament Play:
- April 11th / 12th
- April 18th / 19th
- April 25th / 26th
- May 2nd / 3rd
- May 9th (Saturday Play Has Been Determined)
- May 16th / 17th
- May 30th / 31st
- June 6th / 7th
- June 13th / 14th
- June 20th (Saturday Play Has Been Determined)
- June 27th / 28th
Number of Players Per Each Team
- All teams will have between 8 and 11 players.
- For any teams which have more than 11 players, official communication regarding the purpose of this will be provided prior to the start of the season.
Projected Cost
Please email lakeviewlakers@earthlink.net for information regarding cost.
Scholarships For Player Fees
- LVL does require a formal request for reduced player fees.
- For those who receive reduced player fees, you are still required to submit payment via our platform and enroll in monthly auto-payments.
- Additionally, all recipients of reduced player fees must enroll in one of LVL's payment options and submit the minimum required deposit amount of that payment option. All future installments with reduced player fees are due on LVL's standard payment calendar.
- LVL no longer provides manual invoices or adjustment of payment dates.
SEASON ACTIVITIES & WHAT YOU RECEIVE: 2026 Spring / Summer 3rd - 8th Grade SEASON
1 Weekly Team Practice / 75 to 90-minutes in length
- Team practices are strongly recommended.
1 Weekly Skills Session / 60 to 75-minutes in length
- Skill sessions are optional but encouraged
Weekend Tournament Play
- All teams will receive between 10 and 14 tournaments.
- Official tournament dates will be provided as they are confirmed.
SPRING / SUMMER 2026 PRACTICE & SKILLS SCHEDULE
Team Practice & Skill Session Schedule Information
- All team practice and skill schedules can be found in each team's calendar once the season has started and team rosters are set.
- All calendars are accessible via your LVL Dashboard (My Schedule) or the LeagueApps Play App.
- It is strongly encouraged that all parents download the LeagueApps Play App.
- Automated messages (messages which are not formally created by an LVL staff member) will be sent weekly via the platform for all team activities.
Projected Teams, Practice, & Skill Schedule For The 2026 Spring / Summer Season
Projected teams, practice, and skill information will be updated over the course of December, January, and February. Please check this page regularly for updates as they are made available.
Please note, that the above information can change and will not be officially confirmed until March 1st.
All teams listed below will participate in a standard travel season with tournament play taking place exclusively in the Chicago-area.
Once a player is officially rostered they should refer to their team calendars via their app or dashboard. Please note, that there may be adjustments to specific days due to facility requests may result in short-term changes to your normal activity schedule.
BOYS | 3rd - 8th | ELITE / PLATINUM / GOLD / PURPLE LEVELS
Information on the projected AAU 14U (8th Elite) will be displayed on the official high school page. This link will be provided when available.
- 3rd Gold
- Practice = TBD
- Skills = TBD
- 3rd Purple
- Practice = TBD
- Skills = TBD
- 4th Gold
- Practice = TBD
- Skills = TBD
- 4th Purple
- Practice = TBD
- Skills = TBD
- 5th Elite
- Practice = TBD
- Skills = TBD
- 5th Platinum
- Practice = TBD
- Skills = TBD
- 5th Gold
- Practice = TBD
- Skills = TBD
- 6th Elite
- Practice = TBD
- Skills = TBD
- 6th Platinum
- Practice = TBD
- Skills = TBD
- 6th Gold
- Practice = TBD
- Skills = TBD
- 7th Elite
- Practice = TBD
- Skills = TBD
- 7th Platinum
- Practice = TBD
- Skills = TBD
- 7th Gold
- Practice = TBD
- Skills = TBD
- 7th Purple
- Practice = TBD
- Skills = TBD
- 8th Platinum
- Practice = TBD
- Skills = TBD
- 8th Gold
- Practice = TBD
- Skills = TBD
- 8th Purple
- Practice = TBD
- Skills = TBD
GIRLS | 3rd - 8th | ELITE / PLATINUM / GOLD / PUPRLE LEVELS
- 4th Gold***
- Practice = TBD
- Skills = TBD
- 5th Gold***
- Practice = TBD
- Skills = TBD
- 5th Purple***
- Practice = TBD
- Skills = TBD
- 6th Gold
- Practice = TBD
- Skills = TBD
- 6th Purple
- Practice = TBD
- Skills = TBD
- 7th Elite
- Practice = TBD
- Skills = TBD
- 7th Platinum
- Practice = TBD
- Skills = TBD
- 8th Elite
- Practice = TBD
- Skills = TBD
- 8th Platinum
- Practice = TBD
- Skills = TBD
- *** = Creation of these teams will be based on the number of participants in tryouts. Pending tryout participation, as well as player abilities, LVL may create a 4th / 5th team.
- 3rd Gold
PRACTICE & SKILL LOCATIONS
All located in the Lakeview / Northside area
Season schedule
All team schedules are accessible via each individual's LVL dashboard and the calendar feature. All calendars include the following: practices, skill sessions, tournamnent weekends of play, and specific game times (when released).
Schedule Notes
Automated notifications / reminders will be sent weekly. These notifications are specific to your team pracitice, skill session, day of tournament play, and specific game times when released. These automated messages are generated by LVL's platform and do not directly come from a staff member.
LVL WILL BE IMPLEMENTING A NEW COMMUNICATION PROCESS AS IT PERTAINS TO SPECIFIC DAY OF PLAY & SPECIFIC GAME TIMES. THIS NEW PROCESS WILL FEATURE TEXT MESSAGING & WILL REQUIRE ALL PARTICIPANTS TO DOWNLOAD THE LEAGUE APPS PLAY APP & OPT-IN TO RECEIVE MESSAGES.
PLAYER GEAR: WHAT YOU RECEIVE WITH LVL
All gear which a player received with LVL is included in the player fees. No extra fees are charged for any gear. All gear, including game uniform, is for the player to keep.
Official LVL Game Uniform
LVL Travel Backpack
LVL Reversible Practice Jersey
LVL Sweatshirt
LVL Dri-Fit Warm-Up Long Sleeve
LVL Dri-Fit Short Sleeve
PRACTICE & SKILLS OVERVIEW
Below is an overview of the practice and skill schedule structure.
Mondays through Fridays
60 to 90-minutes between 4:00 PM and 9:30 PM
- Practices = 75 to 90-minutes
- Skills = 60 to 75-minutes