Frequently Asked Questions
League Policies & Information
Can we just pay at the first game?
No. Everything is done by CC or Debit via the website, we do not take cash or checks at any site.
Do we need jerseys?
Yes. Same color, same material, and a number. We sell jerseys at cost. You choose your size, color and text by calling 503-380-4539 and you can pick these up same day.
My team missed the league start date. Can we still get in?
Yes. You can pay the exact pro-rated cost of 1 less game—no problem (team fee/7 gives you a per-game-cost so if you are joining and there are only 5 games left (example)—it's easy for you/us to create a 5-game season for you with that cost being 5/7th's of the team fee).
How do playoffs work?
To read about playoffs—click on the day you are playing and then click on a tab called Playoffs and it's all explained there.
Where do I find out the time and location of my games?
Important to note that no one calls you and no one emails you, the only way to find out your game time is to click on the actual day you are playing (the schedule is right there). Restated for new teams—you register and pay and still—no one calls you—so remember to find your game time on the web!
Are the games always in the same gym? And how does travel work?
No. You can tell us where you are from in the registration process and we will try to get you as many home games as we can but all teams play away games. Teams will be traveling to play you, so it is only fair for you to travel to play them. With that being said, we would never send a team from Vancouver to play in Wilsonville and if you ever get a travel like that—text us, we can adjust the schedule and fix that.
If you are new to the league—it's important you understand these 'travel' logistics and probably explain (1-time) this to your players... If you have not had much travel—you may have been lucky—accidentally now—thinking you do not travel... but—Travel is what "brings to you" two important things that make a league experience great:
PortlandBasketball.com travel policy: by joining PortlandBasketball.com adult basketball league, you are joining a league that values parity & variety and in joining—you 'GET' (variety & parity as teams travel to you) but at times you have to 'GIVE' (travel) to the other teams as well. You benefit from the ecosystem of travel but its a 'give' and 'take' ecosystem... so you will travel.
This all being said—above, how much travel can a team expect? We ask (in your registration process with our office) that you select a home site that represents the average of where everyone is from, we call that your home-request. From that 'home request', we try to give you 4 home games (defined as—under 17 miles from that home site) and 3 away games (defined as 19 miles or more)... and IF your team travel is averaging more than 18 miles per game—let us know and we will work with your team to get that average down immediately!
If you are new to the league—it's important you understand these 'travel' logistics and probably explain (1-time) this to your players... If you have not had much travel—you may have been lucky—accidentally now—thinking you do not travel... but—Travel is what "brings to you" two important things that make a league experience great:
- Travel brings teams from all over the PDX metro to you... teams from Vancouver in the north to Wilsonville in the south to Hillsboro in the west and to Sandy in the east; you can say that 'travel' is what gets you VARIETY (different opponents)
- Travel, as explained above, is what allows for more teams to play under one league banner—and the more teams you are the better you can break those teams into separate skill levels... this means that 'travel' is how you get PARITY (close games).
PortlandBasketball.com travel policy: by joining PortlandBasketball.com adult basketball league, you are joining a league that values parity & variety and in joining—you 'GET' (variety & parity as teams travel to you) but at times you have to 'GIVE' (travel) to the other teams as well. You benefit from the ecosystem of travel but its a 'give' and 'take' ecosystem... so you will travel.
This all being said—above, how much travel can a team expect? We ask (in your registration process with our office) that you select a home site that represents the average of where everyone is from, we call that your home-request. From that 'home request', we try to give you 4 home games (defined as—under 17 miles from that home site) and 3 away games (defined as 19 miles or more)... and IF your team travel is averaging more than 18 miles per game—let us know and we will work with your team to get that average down immediately!