Battle for the Border Fall League

Winter League

The Battle for the Border Winter League registration is NOW OPEN. Spots limited!

The Battle for the Border Winter League offers a competitive winter offering for elementary and middle school teams (grades 3 through 8). The Battle for the Border Winter League will be comprised of teams from Connecticut and Massachusetts and is a perfect fit for competitive AAU/grassroots teams, town travel/suburban teams looking to supplement their winter schedule, and school teams looking to add additional games against a variety of competition.

Divisions will be separated by competitive level.

The Battle for the Border Winter League offers teams a professionally organized and executed league offering with competitively balanced matchups and teams from a wide range of communities in North Central/Central CT and Western MAll games in air-conditioned facilities. 10 game guarantee for every team.

The Winter Battle for the Border League will feature: Elementary (Grades 3-4) & Middle School (Grades 5-8).

All games will be played at South End Community Center in Springfield and THE COURT in Enfield.

AAU, High School, Travel, and Suburban teams all eligible. Teams will be broken into pools by competitive level to ensure competitively balanced gameplay.

Season will run from mid December to early March.

Contact Chris at chris@thecourtbasketball.com or (860) 716-1203 to register.

Winter League Structure

Elementary & Middle School Divisions (Grades 3-8)

Boys 3 & 4

Girls 3 & 4

Boys 5 & 6

Girls 5 & 6

Boys 7 & 8

Girls 7 & 8

**All grade levels for 2024-2025 school year**

Format

10 games guaranteed (minimum)
9 regular season & minimum 1 playoff
Regular season & playoffs
Divisions separated by talent level (A,B)
Games played Friday, Saturday & Sunday
Stats and media coverage

Cost

$795/team team submitted by December 1.

Register

In order to participate in the Battle for the Border winter league registration MUST by complete by December 1.

Full payment MUST be submitted by December 1 in order for team to participate.

To register, email: chris@thecourtbasketball.com or call (860) 716-1203.

Why Battle for the Border?

Guaranteed facility access for all games
Professional organization including schedules, game results, and standings accessible via mobile app
Exceptional player-first experience experience with stats, interviews, articles, podcast, awards and all star games highlighting outstanding player performances
Professional staff on-site for all games to: run clock, keep score/stats, and provide social media coverage
Scheduling consideration to ensure competitively balanced team placement

Fall League

The Fall Battle for the Border League is currently ongoing with over 100 teams competing.

The season will run from early September through November 10. Playoffs will conclude with Championships on Saturday, November 16 and Sunday, November 17.

General Information

Battle for the Border Leagues will provide teams with a professionally organized and executed basketball league with teams across the Western Massachusetts and North Central Connecticut to find out who reigns supreme in the Battle for the CT/MA border!

The Battle for the Border League is a collaboration between THE COURT (Enfield, CT) and South End Community Center (Springfield, MA) to provide a premiere basketball league experience for high school & youth athletes in the region. The Battle for the Border league will create a fun and competitive summer league environment.

Games will be played at South End Community Center in Springfield and THE COURT in Enfield.

AAU, High School, Travel, and Suburban teams all eligible. Teams will be broken into pools by competitive level to ensure competitively balanced gameplay.