Below is a high-level overview of the Spring-Summer Travel / AAU Basketball Season for 2023.
SPRING-SUMMER SEASON START & END DATES
Start = Week of March 20th
End = Week of June 19th (Final Tournament Will be June 24th / 25th)
Off Weeks During The Season
- Week of April 3rd = Spring Break
- Weekend of Memorial Day = 5/26 - 5/29
- LVL's goal is to align with the local school calendars and their breaks.
SEASON ACTIVITIES & WHAT YOU RECEIVE WITH LVL TRAVEL BASKETBALL: 2023 SPRING-SUMMER 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
Official Tournaments For Gold & Purple Teams (Non-Elite)
- 8 Tournament Weekends
- Teams will only play on one day only each weekend (i.e. Saturday or Sunday unless otherwise noted).
- Start Weekend of Tournament Play:
- April 15th / 16th
- End Weekend of Tournament Play:
- June 24th / 25th
- Off Weekends / No Tournament Play:
- April 29th / 30th
- May 27th / 28th
- June 17th / 18th
- Official List of Tournament Weekends:
- April 15th / 16th
- April 22nd / 23rd
- May 6th / 7th
- May 13th / 14th
- May 20th / 21st
- June 3rd / 4th
- June 10th / 11th
- June 24th / 25th
- 8 Tournament Weekends
Official Tournaments For Elite Teams (7th & 8th Grade Boys Only)
- 10 Tournament Weekends
- Teams may play on one day only each weekend (i.e. Saturday or Sunday) or multiple days pending the type of event they are participating in.
- 2 tournament weekends will be out of town, regional events.
- Start Weekend of Tournament Play:
- April 1st / 2nd
- End Weekend of Tournament Play:
- June 24th / 25th
- Off Weekends / No Tournament Play:
- April 8th / 9th
- April 29th / 30th
- May 27th / 28th
- Official List of Tournament Weekends:
- April 1st / 2nd
- April 15th / 16th
- April 22nd / 23rd
- May 6th / 7th
- May 13th / 14th
- May 20th / 21st
- June 3rd / 4th
- June 10th / 11th
- June 17th / 18th
- June 24th / 25th
- 10 Tournament Weekends
SPRING-SUMMER 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 or the LeagueApps Play App.
Projected / Tentative Practice & Skill Schedule For Spring - Summer Season
- Please note, that the below is tentative and subject to change pending the number of teams we choose to form.
- Boys
- 3rd Grade
- Practice = Thursdays | 4:00 - 5:30 PM | Windy City Fieldhouse
- Skills = Mondays | 4:00 - 5:00 PM | Windy City Fieldhouse
- 4th Grade
- Practice = Thursdays | 5:30 - 7:00 PM | Windy City Fieldhouse
- Skills = Mondays | 4:00 - 5:00 PM | Windy City Fieldhouse
- 5th Grade
- Practice = Thursdays | 5:30 - 7:00 PM | Windy City Fieldhouse
- Skills = Mondays | 4:00 - 5:00 PM | Windy City Fieldhouse
- 6th Grade
- Practice = Thursdays | 5:00 - 6:30 PM | Windy City Fieldhouse
- Skills = Tuesdays | 8:00 - 9:30 PM | Windy City Fieldhouse
- 7th Elite
- Practice = Mondays | 6:00 - 7:30 PM | Boys & Girls Club - Leavitt Street
- Skills = Tuesdays | 8:00 - 9:30 PM | Windy City Fieldhouse
- 7th Gold
- Practice = Mondays | 5:30 - 6:30 PM | Windy City Fieldhouse
- Skills = Tuesdays | 8:00 - 9:30 PM | Windy City Fieldhouse
- 8th Elite
- Practice = Mondays | 7:30 - 9:00 PM | Boys & Girls Club - Leavitt Street
- Skills = Tuesdays | 8:00 - 9:30 PM | Windy City Fieldhouse
- 8th Gold
- Practice = Thursdays | 6:00 - 7:30 PM | Boys & Girls Club - Leavitt Street
- Skills = Tuesdays | 8:00 - 9:30 PM | Windy City Fieldhouse
- 9th Grade
- Practice = Thursdays | 7:30 - 9:00 PM | Boys & Girls Club - Leavitt Street
- Skills = Wednesdays | 3:30 - 4:30 PM | Windy City Fieldhouse
- 3rd Grade
- Girls
- 3rd / 4th Grade
- Practice = Thursdays | 4:00 - 5:30 PM | Windy City Fieldhouse
- Skills = Wednesdays | 4:30 - 6:00 PM | Hamilton Elementary School
- 5th Grade
- Practice = Mondays | 4:00 - 5:30 PM | Windy City Fieldhouse
- Skills = Wednesdays | 4:30 - 6:00 PM | Hamilton Elementary School
- 6th Grade
- Practice = Tuesdays | 6:30 - 8:00 PM | Windy City Fieldhouse
- Skills = Wednesdays | 4:30 - 6:00 PM | Hamilton Elementary School
- 7th Grade
- Practice = Mondays | 5:00 - 6:30 PM | Windy City Fieldhouse
- Skills = Wednesdays | 4:30 - 6:00 PM | Hamilton Elementary School
- 3rd / 4th Grade
PRACTICE & SKILL LOCATIONS
All located in the Lakeview / Northside area
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
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, aside from game uniform, is for the player to keep.
Official LVL Game Uniform
- To be returned at the end of the season.
LVL Travel Backpack
LVL Reversible Practice Jersey
LVL Sweatshirt
LVL Dri-Fit Warm-Up Long Sleeve
LVL Dri-Fit Short Sleeve
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 spcecific game times when released.