The directions do not tell you to…
The directions do not tell you to insert the basketball hoop (if purchased). So when it is all assembled, you have to take it apart again, to insert the basketball hoop. The remaining uprights couldn’t take the pressure of being partially disassembled and one buckled. It took nearly two months to get the replacement parts. It’s a very nice trampoline, but tough to get parts. And it’s too expensive not to use for two months, waiting for parts.