But It Was Made for Indiana!

Basketball may have been invented in Massachusetts — but it was made for Indiana!

Welcome to Northwest Indiana and the 2006 MAYB Hoosier Hoopfest Series.

Tournament Date: Friday, May 19th to Sunday, May 21st

This year’s Northwest Indiana inaugural tournament will be held in the recently refurbished Recreation Center at Purdue University-Calumet in Northwest Indiana. Located in the city of Hammond, Purdue Calumet is only 25 miles southeast of downtown Chicago, three miles west of the Indiana/Illinois state line and within minutes of the shores of Lake Michigan.

The Purdue Calumet Gym is less than 1/2 mile north of Interstate 80/94 and three blocks east of Indianapolis Boulevard (U.S. 41), accessible from 173rd and 169th Streets.

We have run successful tournaments throughout the Midwest for the past 4 years. Last year, we held numerous tournaments hosting over 75 teams each with 12 boys and girls divisions.

Our primary mission remains strong — to bring affordable, organized and exciting tournaments to teams in Indiana who want to play against similar competition while having fun. Based on this past success, we are hoping to expand in the next few years to bring even more tournament options to this area.

LODGING For lodging information click http://www.mayb.com/cgi-bin/lodgingsummer.cgi.

We look forward to seeing everyone this summer.

Note: To receive the full MAYB 4-tournament discount, check out our other summer tournaments in your area:

Elkhart / South Bend: June 2 – 4, 2006

Grand Rapids, Michigan: June 30 – July 2, 2006

Indianapolis: July 14 – 16, 2006

Driving Directions FROM THE WEST: Traveling east on Interstate 80/94 to Indianapolis Boulevard (Highway U.S. 41); exit north and proceed one-third mile to 173rd Street or 1.3 miles to 169th Street; turn right/east and proceed three blocks to campus.

FROM THE EAST: by traveling west on Interstate 80/94 to Kennedy Avenue; exit north and proceed one-third mile to 173rd Street or 1.3 miles to 169th Street; turn left/west and proceed approximately 3/4-mile to campus.

FROM THE NORTH (CHICAGO): by traveling south on Toll Road 294 to Interstate 80/94; proceed east and follow directions "from the west." OR, south on Interstate 94 through Chicago to Highway 90 (Chicago Skyway); proceed south to Highway U.S. 41; continue south on U.S. 41 approximately 8 miles to 169th or 173rd Streets; turn left/east and proceed three blocks to campus.

FROM THE SOUTH: by traveling north on Interstate 65 to Interstate 80/94; proceed west to Kennedy Avenue; exit north and follow directions "from the east." OR, north on Highway U.S. 41/Indianapolis Boulevard to 173rd Street or 169th Street; turn right/east and proceed three blocks to campus.

NOTE: Construction on Interstate 80/94 has resulted in periodic interchange closings at various exit/access points. Please google the "Borman Expressway Construction Project" to the left for construction updates and detour information.

Hammond, Indiana – Area Restaurants • Aurelio's Pizza - 4226 Calumet Avenue - Phone (219) 932-1470 • Barton's Pizzeria - 7201 Calumet Avenue – (219) 932-1300 • Domino's Pizza - 2824 173rd Street - Phone 844-2555 • Cottage Vienna - 4726 Calumet Avenue - Phone 931-6400 • Earth Angel - 6627 Kennedy Avenue - Phone 989-8996 • Arby's - 4434 Calumet Avenue - Phone 932-0577 • McDonald's - 3639 169th Street – (219) 845-8625 • McDonald's - 4615 Calumet Avenue - (219) 932-3217 • Popeyes Chicken - 6740 Indianapolis Blvd - (219) Phone 844-3448 • Rally's Hamburgers - 5610 Calumet Avenue - (219) Phone 937-1607 • Subway - 2850 169th Street - (219) Phone 844-6113 or 844-2500 • Subway - 7518 Calumet Avenue - (219) Phone 933-7827 • Taco Bell - 4605 Calumet Avenue - (219) Phone 937-6933 • Wendy's - 1844 165th Street & Indianapolis Blvd. - (219) Phone 844-8626 • White Castle - 4632 Calumet Avenue - (219) 933-1408

CONCESSIONS Beverages, snacks and small meals will be available at all gyms. The menu will include hot dogs, hamburgers, pizza, popcorn, candy, pop, sports drinks and water.

AWARDS Team Trophies will be awarded to the both the championship and runner-up teams in each age group bracket. Also, the players on the top three teams in each division will also be awarded Individual Medals.

SOUVENIRS Hoosier Hoopfest MAYB 2006 Tournament t-shirts will be available for purchase at all sites, along with additional basketball-related items such as shorts, backpacks, boxers and pajama-pants. All items will be reasonably priced and available in all sizes.

OFFICIALS Each game will be officiated by two Indiana high-school certified officials. We ask that all fans, parents, and spectators treat the officials with the respect and sportsmanship that is expected at all MAYB events. As per MAYB rules, any fan, player or coach breaking this rule may be asked to leave the facility. This will help ensure that the tournament runs smoothly and that the kids have an enjoyable and rewarding experience.

MAYB – NORTHWEST INDIANA Tournament Regulations and Guidelines

Regulation Indiana High School Activities Association rules will be followed with the following exceptions:

20 minute running clock except for last 2 minutes of each half, unless one team is ahead by more than 15 points. If lead falls below 15 points, clock will again stop. In addition, clock will stop on all technical fouls, injuries or timeouts (including officials TO). Clock does not restart until it would in a normal dead ball situation.

5th-6th boys will use girls' size ball. 7th grade boys will use the ball size of the state they are playing in.

5-minute halftime and 5-minute pre-game warm-up.

Game time is forfeit time.

We recommend jerseys with numbers on front and back. No number restrictions exist.

4 timeouts per game, no 30-second timeouts.

No locker rooms, athletic tape or basketballs will be provided.

Individual awards for 1st, 2nd and 3rd place in each age group. Team trophies for 1st and 2nd.

Players may play on only one team within a tournament age group. Player's eligibility will be checked by a current grade card, if requested. Players may play "up" in an older age group. This could mean a player plays in the 8th grade tournament and the 9th-10th grade division. But they can't play on 2 teams in the same 8th grade tournament.

Each team is required to provide a scorekeeper or clock operator for each game. We have had great success with this. It is harder to yell at your own person, but please do not put kids in this situation. It is unfair to them if adults are yelling.

All games will be officiated by High School Certified Officials.

Inappropriate behavior will not be tolerated! A referee may remove players from the game or tournament for inappropriate behavior. Do not allow or condone poor sportsmanship. This includes coaches and parents!

Referee may stop clock with reason. Intentionally wasting time to shorten the game can be punished with a technical foul. This does not mean a team can't use a delay offense at any time they choose. They simply can't tell players to not line up for free throws or sub 1 player at a time to run the clock.

Tie breaker procedure is as follows: 1st criteria is head to head competition. If a 3-way tie exists and each team has no head to head winter (beat both the other teams) a coin flip is used to determine the first seed. Odd team out gets first seed. Then tie breaker procedure goes to head-to-head. If teams have all not played another form may be used.

Overtimes will be 2 minutes in length with regular clock operation. The clock stops on all dead balls.

In case of foul weather we will attempt to reschedule games if at all possible. This may mean games are shortened or we play late. Refunds and scheduling at later dates are not possible.

All roster changes made after the entry deadline should be given to the tournament director before playing a game at a specific tournament. Grade cards will still be used to determine eligibility. You should have these with you at all times in case of protest. Final eligibility rulings will be made by the area director if weekend conflicts occur.