Lifetime strives to keep your options open by designing versatile accessories like our basketball pole sleeve (or ground sleeve). With a pole sleeve, you get the rigidity of an inground pole with the convenience of easy removal. The basketball pole sleeve provides you with the option for later removal of your basketball system if you should move or desire to replace the system. The basketball pole sleeve requires cement for installation which provides the rigidity you desire. The Lifetime ground sleeve is easy to use. The unique design allows you to slide the pole into the ground sleeve and a locking tab secures it to the ground. For removal, simply unlock and slide the pole out.