ALPHAS GROUP CUP U12 Basketball Tournament 2024

Thank you very much for your continued support for Niigata Albirex BB.

We will be holding the 2nd ALPHAS GROUP CUP Basketball Tournament U12 Division on Monday, February 23rd.

This tournament was held thanks to the generous support of our club’s partner, Alphas Group, which continued from last year, with the hope that “we want the children of Niigata Prefecture to enjoy basketball and make memories.”

Therefore, we will be recruiting participating teams as follows. We look forward to receiving your applications.

Conference Summary

[Tournament name]
2nd ALPHAS GROUP CUP Basketball Tournament (U12 Division)

[Date]
February 23, 2026 (month)
9:30 First game starts Scheduled to end around 18:00

【venue】
City Hall Plaza Aore Nagaoka

[Sponsor]
Niigata Professional Basketball Co., Ltd.

[Special Sponsor]
alphas group

[Co-host]
Nagaoka City Basketball Association

[Sponsorship]
NCT Co., Ltd.

[Event]
U12 boys division (maximum 8 teams)
U12 girls division (maximum 8 teams)

[Participation qualifications]
Teams with players residing in Niigata Prefecture

【Participation materials】
5,000 yen per team (collection will be collected at the time of registration on the day)

[How to apply]
Please fill out the special application form and apply by email to the address below.
Please download the application form below.

■Application form: Click here to download
■Application: info@albirex.com
Niigata Professional Basketball Co., Ltd.
To the person in charge of Alphas Cup
*Application deadline: February 16th (Monday) 12:00

*Reception will end as soon as the number of recruiting teams reaches the upper limit.

[Lottery/combination]
The lottery will be held by the organizer, and the person in charge of each team will be contacted as soon as a decision is made.

【Competition method】
(1) The height of the ring is 305cm (general).
(2) The ball size will be a size 5 ball, and each team will bring their own match ball.
(3) Adopt a three-point shot.
(4) Players can be substituted freely from the 1st quarter.
(5) In a 4-quarter system, one quarter is 6 minutes long and halftime is 5 minutes long.
(6) Each team must send at least one referee to accompany the team. If an accompanying referee is not available, a referee dispatch fee will be charged, so please indicate this in the email when applying for the tournament.

【Notes】
・The organizer is not responsible for any accidents or injuries during the tournament. Please take out sports accident insurance.
・There is a possibility that NCT (NCT) will broadcast the event.
・There will be no opening ceremony. A closing ceremony will be held after the program ends.
・For other details, we will contact each team after the lottery.
・If uniforms are available, it is possible to participate as a joint team.

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