PICTURED: ALL-GymRat selection SABRINA ANDERSON moves the rock for ELEVATE ELITE 3SSB. The class of 2027 exceptional ball handler and shot maker has garnered Division I interest from the Ivy League, Big Ten and ACC. (Photo, GymRat Staff LEGEND Eddie Quinn)

The beautiful and brand-new Impact Athletic Center along with the state-of-the-art Albany Capital Center, Siena College, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and Hudson Valley Community College will host the GIRLS GymRat CHALLENGE. Located within minutes of each other, the GymRat CHALLENGE’s tremendous host facilities are easily accessible from the North, South, East, or West. With over twenty, permanent full courts….NO PLAYING ON PLASTIC TILES, these complexes are ideal sites for a major grassroots basketball event from participants’, fans’, and recruiters’ perspectives.

A full list of competition venues for each Age Division is provided below.

THE GymRat CHALLENGE IS A STAY TO PLAY EVENT: ALL TEAMS NEEDING HOTEL SPACE ARE REQUIRED TO BOOK THROUGH THE GymRat CHALLENGE’S HOTEL LOGISTICS PARTNER HALPERN TRAVEL. TEAMS BOOKING HOTEL SPACE OUTSIDE OF THIS SYSTEM WILL BE REMOVED FROM THE EVENT SCHEDULE.

Because of the size and scope of the GymRat CHALLENGE events, ALL OF THE RATES THAT HAVE BEEN NEGOTIATED THROUGH OUR HOTEL LOGISTICS PARTER, HALPERN TRAVEL, ARE CONTRACTUALLY GUARANTEED TO BE THE LOWEST RATES AVAILABLE TO ANY GUEST AT THAT HOTEL DURING THE EVENT WEEKEND.

FOR HOTEL INFORMATION VISIT, https://gymratchallenge.com/girls-event/team-hotel-requirements/

The brand new Impact Athletic Center will host 11th Grade competition
The state-of-the-art Albany Capital Center will host 10th Grade competition

Siena College will host 12U, 13U, and 8th Grade competition

Hudson Valley Community College will host 9th & 10th Grade competition and is also host to the New York State Girls Basketball Championships

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute’s East Campus Arena will host 9th Grade competition

PICTURED: Honorable Mention ALL-GymRat choice ARIANNA MERCADO with an acrobatic and-one-finish for the Bay State Jaguars. (Photo, Anthony Ferrara, GymRat Staff)