Hoop Install Instructions

SOAR in-ground basketball hoop installed at the edge of a driveway, with a safety cone at the base and trees behind

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Instructions

Installing a SOAR hoop yourself is a real job: a dug footing, wet concrete, and a pole that weighs more than you do. This page covers what to plan for, and where to get the exact specification for your model.

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Start with your model’s manual

Your hoop ships with the installation manual for that exact model. It is the only document that controls your footing depth, anchor dimensions, concrete volume, torque values, and cure time. Those numbers differ by backboard size and by site.

Follow the manual over any general article, including ours. SOAR’s structural warranty depends on the hoop being installed to that specification.

Can’t find your manual? Email assist@soarbb.com with your hoop model and order number and we’ll send it over.

What the job involves

01

Call 811 first

Free, and required in most places. They mark buried gas, power, and water lines before you dig. Do this days ahead, not the morning of.

02

Pick the spot

Check overhang into the court, roof lines, fences, and how far back the pole sits from the playing surface. Once it is in concrete, it does not move.

03

Dig and pour

A footing hole, an anchor set dead level and square, and bagged concrete. Your manual gives the dimensions and the mix.

04

Let it cure

Concrete needs time before any weight goes on the anchor. Rushing this is the most common way a DIY install fails.

05

Raise and assemble

Pole, arms, backboard, rim, net. This is the part that needs several people and the right tools, not just willing hands.

06

Check it over

Level, plumb, every bolt to spec, and the height adjustment working through its full range before anyone shoots.

Plan for help and for weather. This is not a one-person job, and it is not a one-afternoon job once curing time is counted. Decide honestly whether you want to spend the weekend on it.

Read before you dig

Step by stepHow to install an in-ground hoopThe full sequence, the tools, and where DIY installs go wrong. FootingsHow deep does the hole need to be?What drives footing depth, and why it is not one number for everyone. Day ofWhat installation day looks likeWhat actually happens from arrival to first shot.

Two ways to get it in the ground

Install it yourself

You supply the labour, the tools, the concrete, and the help. Work from your model’s manual and meet every requirement in it, including the warranty conditions.

  • No installation cost beyond materials
  • You control the schedule
  • You carry the risk if it is set wrong

Hire a certified pro

SOAR partners with Play All Day, a nationwide network of certified hoop installers. You buy your hoop from SOAR, then purchase installation directly from Play All Day.

  • Trained, insured installers
  • They quote your site before you commit
  • They handle scheduling and the build
See how it works →
Installation is not included with your hoop. Your SOAR purchase covers the hoop. Professional installation is quoted, purchased, and performed separately through Play All Day.

Still deciding?

Talk it through with SOAR before you choose your hoop. We will tell you straight whether your site is a DIY job.

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