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The present invention relates to quick-release locking mechanisms for adjustable basketball goal systems and methods for using the same to adjust the height of a basketball goal above a playing surface. An adjustable basketball goal system may include basketball goal connected to a rigid support via

The present invention relates to quick-release locking mechanisms for adjustable basketball goal systems and methods for using the same to adjust the height of a basketball goal above a playing surface. An adjustable basketball goal system may include basketball goal connected to a rigid support via a deformable goal support structure. A second arm may be coupled to the rigid support. A first arm may be coupled to the deformable goal support structure and may slidably engage the second arm. According to one embodiment, locking plates may selectively bind the second arm with respect to the first to selectively lock relative motion of the arms to maintain the basketball goal at a desired height. According to an alternative embodiment, an engagement grip maybe attached to the first arm, and may contain multiple locking members configured to pivot to simultaneously engage openings formed in the second arm to prevent movement of a first arm relative to the second arm. According to another alternative, an engagement grip may have only a single locking member configured to slide into one of a plurality of openings disposed along the length of the second arm.

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1. An adjustable basketball goal system allowing for adjustment of a height of a basketball goal above a playing surface, the adjustable basketball goal system comprising:a rigid support; a deformable goal support structure coupled to the rigid support, the deformable goal support structure being de

1. An adjustable basketball goal system allowing for adjustment of a height of a basketball goal above a playing surface, the adjustable basketball goal system comprising:a rigid support; a deformable goal support structure coupled to the rigid support, the deformable goal support structure being deformable into a plurality of configurations wherein at each configuration a basketball goal is disposed at one of a plurality of heights above the playing surface; a first arm comprising a first end coupled to the deformable goal support structure; a second arm having a first end coupled to the rigid support and a second end in slidable engagement with the first arm, the second arm comprising a plurality of openings; an engagement grip attached to the first arm; one or more locking members at least partially disposed within the engagement grip, the one or more locking members being movable between an engaged position and a disengaged position, wherein if in the engaged position, the one or more locking members engage at least one of the plurality of openings to lock the deformable goal support structure in a selected configuration of the plurality of configurations and if in the disengaged position, the one or more locking members disengage the at least one of the plurality of openings to permit the deformable goal support structure to be deformed from one configuration to another of the plurality of configurations; and an actuator at least partially disposed within the engagement grip, the actuator being sized and configured to move the one or more locking members between the first and second positions.