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Year 6 of the Gr3g League will officially begin July 1 with new JERSEY rules

New player recruiting, trades & transactions begin today

Summer Hoops begins Tuesday June 19th at cherry park after 5p

 

The start of Year 6 (2025-26) is less than a month away!!

Go outside and play. INDOOR HOOPS RETURNS IN OCTOBER.

Are you keeping yourself in shape, any shape at all? I’m a beer barrel.

Don’t worry, it’s still golf season (see below for the 3G Challenge).

But if you’re ready to get to hooping, summer recruiting runs begin Tuesday June 19th at Cherry Park (Cherry/Eastern SE) sometime after 5p. Hopefully we’ll see you out at Cherry, Wilcox, Garfield, MLK or wherever we end up each week.

Check out the BeerCityHoops FB page if you don’t get the text messages.

 

These summer runs are YOUR recruiting season! It’s a real pain in the admin when players bring random newbies along to hoop. This happened in multiple Finals games this season.

 

 

Player are now eligible to seek “trades” or “free agent signings” but they must play NICE:

  1. NOTIFY League office that you have interest to switch teams.
  2. INITIATE Contact Teams to find a good fit, gauge interest, League prefers TRADE before FA Signing.
  3. CONFIRM The Details and Compensation, it is not finished until the League office signs off
  4. EXECUTE and Finalize the Deal by purchasing your new BeerCityHoops jersey through the League office.

Current players moving teams must pre-pay $77 fee to cover the cost of their new jersey.

 

As we move into Year 6, the League is making the following jersey requirements:

  • all players must have a custom BeerCityHoops jersey to participate in League play
  • each current player (Years 1-5) with their own custom BeerCityHoops jersey are now “lifetime” members of the League
  • these players, in good standing, will pay only gym dues each season (variable cost) before Week 1 (mid-October)
  • new players (your cost is $200, includes admin/season dues/jersey) and/or returning players ($77) without a BeerCityHoops jersey must purchase one through the league before membership is granted.

Players may design new jerseys on your own but will need approval through the League office. This includes inquiries into wearing NBA, NCAA, HS, etc…we have LOGO PATCHES, let’s talk.

We are not the YMCA, MBA or JAM sports. If you want to hoop in ugly tee shirts, they have a league for you. 

Slight uniform differences are okay but don’t go crazy whack funky, MC Hammer.

Just contact Gr3g with questions, sizing, lettering, etc. and we’ll work with you.

Silky jersey photo

Real Deal #24 photo

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

We’re trying to keep it fresh with some new ideas from our sister company, BeerCitySports!

moosters

These are old ideas, we’ve done them before, but if you’re looking for a way to stay “in the group” without having to always be “with the group”, here’s your next 3G Challenge!

This Summer of 2025 (June 9th-September 9th) you are CHALLENGED to GO PLAY GOLF at GRACEWIL Golf Course near 4 Mile Rd NW and Walker Ave.

Get all your pre- and post-game flavors

at Ron’s Quick Stop at 1115 Bridge St NW

next to Lincoln Park.

 

the 3G challenge is to PLAY a total of 36 HOLES OF GOLF
Over no more than three (3) rounds on the same course. 

 

  • Play 18 two times or 18-9-9 in any order.
  • Use the same scorecard for all rounds.
  • Play each of the 18 holes twice.
  • Record your putts, as well.
  • Play it as it lies…unless it’s dangerous, dark or dumb.
  • Rounds must be played between June 9th, 2025 and September 9th, 2025.
  • Play any day or time you are available, alone or with a group.
  • One player per scorecard.
  • Have Fun. Be Cool.
  • POST your finished scorecard on the BeerCityHoops Facebook Page until we get .
  • Gracewil GC is the venue, not an affiliated partner.
  • Prizes?        Beat Gr3g for fame plus 1st, 2nd, 3rd, Putts, +/- and more.

 

Why is it called a Euro-Step? Because you must travel to get there. 
Why is it called a Euro-Step? Because you must travel to get there. 

Year 5 Finals include City, Rhythm, Fire & Hearts

Round-Robin Finals begin This week

The regular season of is over and the Finals Series is set for the 2nd annual Gr3g League 4-Team Round-Robin Finals Event.

Last year’s champions City of Bridges returns to the Finals as the #1 seed after a 14-4 season. Last year’s runner-up Rhythm: River North finds themselves at 13-5 as the #2 seed. These two historic franchises will meet in Game One with a chance to secure the easiest path to the Year 5 Title.

The Bridge Street Fire secured the #3 seed with a 12-5 record and they’ll face off against the #4 seed West Leonard Hearts. The two newest teams to the league face off in a Ward 1 battle.

Winners of these games will face off in Week 2 of the Finals to secure the opportunity to go 3-0 and confirm the Championship.

In Week 3, the teams face off with the remaining unplayed opponent with everything on the line.

If multiple teams go 2-1, the first tiebreaker is total point differential in the Finals Series.

The second tiebreaker is 63-point victories in the Finals Series.

The third tiebreaker is total team 3Gs made in the Finals Series.

The fourth and final tiebreaker is Year 5 regular season victories.

ON COURT Rules CHANGES of the Gr3g League, 2025

   EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY

As we move into the 2nd half of the 2024-25 season, the League Council has made some amendments to the ON COURT Rules of the Gr3g League that should provide for a better experience and more fluid gameplay. 

The Council asks that all players take the time to read and understand the rules both on-court and off-court.

PLEASE GET YOUR TEAMMATES TO PAY UP THE $50 GYM DUES OWED OCTOBER 1st, 2024. It’s damn near January, yo!

If you’d like to continue to play with the League after April 1st, please make sure you’ve paid your LIFETIME MEMBERSHIP in full. Total cost is $163/player which includes those 2024 $50 gym dues most everyone has paid. Gym costs are rising, so membership and annual dues will rise in the fall of 2025, cost TBD.

Currently, 40+ players make up 6 teams. Some have been here since before Covid and/or thru the pandemic, some are brand new. No one deserves to leave the gym upset by anything more than a loss. This has not been the case recently. The amount of trash talk, confrontations and physical play has been rising consistently since October and it is a concern for the leadership of the League. We are not having any more of it. 

On that note, Updated rules are as follows:

SUBS ONLY ALLOWED AT DEAD BALL, no more “hockey-style”. 

EVERYONE SUBS OUT! when you have more than 5 players.

ELBOWS DOWN! PLAY WITHIN YOUR OWN PHONE BOOTH. 

STOP FOULING BECAUSE YOU GOT BEAT ON D (this is such a huge problem). 

INTENTIONAL FOULS WILL BE MET WITH IMMEDIATE EJECTION FROM THE GYM. 

ANY EXCESSIVE PHYSICAL PLAY WILL BE MET WITH IMMEDIATE EJECTION FROM THE GYM.

MULTIPLE OCCURRENCES OF ANY OF THE ABOVE WILL DISQUALIFY THAT PLAYER PERMANENTLY. 

“I’M DONE DEALING WITH THE BS. IF OLD-ASS GROWN FOLKS WANT TO ARGUE CALLS, GET MAD ALL THE TIME, GO PLAY SOMEWHERE ELSE. START YOUR OWN LEAGUE. I WANT TO HOOP WITH HOOPERS WHO LOVE THE GAME MORE THAN WINNING. COME HAVE FUN OR STAY HOME.” -gr3g

IN GAME

  • games are played on a full court in 5v5
  • teams must field 4 players (option of 4v4 or allowing subs)
  • first team to score 63 points wins OR whoever is ahead after 33 minutes
  • games are played on a 33-minute running clock
  • shots inside the arc are worth 2 points & outside are worth three points
  • shots made beyond our added “3G” line activate a “Make It, Take It” 
  • at dead ball, defense ALWAYS returns LIVE BALL to offense BEHIND mid-court to restart
  • offense may dribble, shoot or pass to start play (thus limiting inbounds play injuries)
  • substitutions ONLY ALLOWED on a dead ball
  • “call your own” fouls; don’t be a “violations czar” or “overzealous ref”. the floor isn’t perfect, everyone travels.
  • each team receives one 60-second timeout
  • all HALF-COURT defensive strategies are allowed, MAN-TO-MAN is preferred
  • Move the ball! Just HOOP, please don’t stall in the final minutes. Open shots deserve to be taken.

OVERTIME RULES WILL CHANGE:

EACH TEAM’S 5 ON-COURT PLAYERS AT BUZZER SHOOT 3G’S AS A TEAM.

(HOME TEAM GETS OPTION OF SHOOTING FIRST OR SECOND.)

IF TIED AFTER ROUND 1, MAKE/MATCH SUDDEN DEATH 1-BY-1)

After April, we are capping the rosters at 8 players going forward while grandfathering in any team fully-paid with 9 or more. It’s just too many people to keep happy and to keep up with when the other team only has minimal or no subs.

There is a protocol to follow when inviting players to the League. Register on the website. Secure Membership. Pay dues. Meet with Leadership. No on-court play until after those requirements are met. No more random “they playin’ tonight” kind of shit. 

Respect the League. Respect the rules. Respect your opponents. Respect yourself enough to cooperate.

Spectators need to stay IN THE BLEACHERS AT ALL TIMES. NO ONE SHOULD BE IN ANY CLASSROOM. ITEMS WERE STOLEN EARLIER THIS SEASON AROUND HALLOWEEN, IT WAS CANDY. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE.

Children shouldn’t be running around the gym during games and MUST be accompanied by a parent/guardian for safety concerns and as a courtesy to the school and the League. Multiple players use this time to “get away from all that” and others have stated concern over the consistency of interruptions from the sidelines.

We never wanted to have this much information and rules to share, but it has come to that. Just play for fun, live your dream.

There ain’t no prize destination, so enjoy the journey.

OFF-COURT Rules of the Gr3g League

Thank you to everyone for your involvement in the League. Please remember we are here to bring joy and have fun, too!



ON/OFF-COURT Rules of BeerCityHoops 5v5 are as follows:

-Do it like Stuart Scott. “Be as cool as the other side of the pillow.”

-RESPECT the game, the players, other teams & the gym(s)

FAILURE TO FOLLOW THE RESPECT RULE WILL RESULT IN IMMEDIATE FORFEITURE OF MEMBERSHIP

-Bring hustle not the harm (we go to work off court, too)

-Know your scheduled game times; please Arrive on Time

-Teams will be given time (10-min?) to warm up before games

-Please stay off main court while live games are going on

THE GR3G LEAGUE WILL RETURN IN FALL 2024!

STAY TUNED FOR UPDATES & DETAILS.

Recruiting and Registration is now open for ALL players AGES 30 AND UP (turning 30 in 2024 is acceptable).

Please do not recruit players under the minimum age requirement.

All players must be registered and fully paid before entering the gym in Fall 2024.

New player entry is $163 (no increase from 2023). This includes returning players without the lifetime membership.

Lifetime Members will owe annual dues in October (cost tbd).

The League will return to our WestSide home in the Fall.

 

 

BeerCityHoops is no longer on the Meta platform. We do not have SnapChat, we despise TikTok.

Do your research. Get some shots up.

Find us out in the real world or reach out directly via phone or email. 

Greg Cobb photo

GR3G Hoops: The Rules!

the rules of GR3G Hoops are as follows: these apply for ALL games

  • games are played on a half court for 3-on-3 and full court for 5-on-5
  • we use the on-court arc, shots inside the arc are worth 2 points and outside the arc are worth three points
  • made shots from beyond our added “3G” line at 23-feet or beyond activate a “Make It, Take It” for the offense
  • shooting fouls create one free throw per number of points of shot taken
  • players fouled on “3G” makes are rewarded with one free throw and the ball
  • substitutions may be made on a dead ball or by calling timeout
  • each team receives two 60-second timeouts
  • all defensive strategies are allowed
  • we use a 29.5 size game ball
  • additional game specific rules are listed below

Pulaski Halls 2020 Flyer

3-on-3 rules: to win, a team must score EXACTLY 36 points

  • after 3 team fouls, players foul out for 1 possession for each defensive infraction
  • the official must distribute the ball beyond the “3G” line after each made basket
  • the inbounding player is free to dribble or pass the ball inbounds
  • defensive rebounds and steals must be cleared beyond the on-court arc ONLY if the ball touched the rim
  • the ball is cleared when a player establishes BOTH feet behind the on-court arc
  • halftime happens when one team reaches 21 points

5-on-5 rules: games are played with four 9-minute quarters

  • after 3 team fouls, players enter the “3G” bonus: three free throws per defensive foul
  • players do not foul out, but must substitute out for at least one possession/dead ball after 5 personal fouls