The Scoop

Get a jump on the travel basketball season at Rise Up Challenge.  This is the first tournament of the season and a great warm-up for teams who want to test themselves early on.  All games will be played at Suwanee Sports Academy.  Rise Up Challenge is limited to the first 32 teams.

The Ins-and-Outs

Dates: Friday, March 2nd - Sunday, March 4th Ages: Boys 4th Grade/10U - 8th Grade/14U   Cost: $200   Format: Pool Play into Bracket Play (3 Game Minimum)   Sanctioning Fee: Provided through USSSA - annual registration fee only $25/team.     Rules:  Georgia USSSA Rules Schedule: The tournament schedule will be linked here on the Wednesday before the tournament.

Why Rise Up Challenge

• Coverage: The tournament will be covered by HoopSeen.com including articles, game recaps, live broadcasts, photos and live twitter streams.   No other organization celebrates the athletes and provides them with the level of exposure that HoopSeen.com does.


• Bragging Rights: Earn points toward your team's State & National Rankings. 


• Schedule & Results: In addition to the coverage by HoopSeen.com, all games results are immediately available online.


• Hospitality: We know how hard coaches work.  We want to thank you.  All coaches are invited to enjoy snacks and beverages in our hospitality room.


• Venue: For more than a decade Suwanee Sports Academy has been the place where some of the best players around come to test their skills.  The facility is regarded by many as the best place in the country for hosting basketball tournaments.


• Rules: We have rules and we follow them.  All teams are required to check-in and show birth certficates and grade reports. 

More on USSSA

Its only $25 per year for a team to register your team with USSSA Basketball.   USSSA also offers some of the most competitive team insurance rates at $89 per team per year.  USSSA is the fastest growing basketball tournament organization in the country and quickly becoming a household name for its quality of tournaments.   The schedule and rules for Georgia USSSA were established by a state steering committee, a group of volunteers, dedicated to raising the quality of grassroots basketball in Georgia.   Registered teams can compete in the Georgia USSSA state tournament and also qualify for USSSA National Championships.  The results of all tournaments are recorded in a cenrtral database.  Teams can go to USSSA.com to see how they stack up in their state and nationally as well as see the results of every USSSA game they ever play. 

If you have not registered your team with USSSA, you can register here. 

Hotel Accomodations

Suwaneee Sports Academy has established partnerships with many local hotels so that participating teams traveling from out-of-town receive special room rates and deals.   To facilitate this we have even created our own housing bureau so you can research the hotel that fits your group and book directly into our special room rate blocks.   If you are visiting from out of town, make sure to book your hotel here.