Blueprint Basketball Club
Mission:
Blueprint Basketball is an AAU program to help develop players’ basketball skills and IQ. We will build 10-person teams for boys and girls in grades 3-11. Our program will compete in local tournaments as well as travel around the New England area. We want to make Vermont basketball strong across the state and, in doing so, we will be offering practices and training from March through November to develop stronger players throughout Essex and neighboring communities. Program Overview:
Blueprint Basketball teams will be coached by BJ Robertson and his staff of coaches. Each team will be capped at 10 players, and each player must be invited to join the team each year. Teams will practice twice a week from March through mid-November (with exceptions in August and school breaks) at either the Bellcate School's new facility, Essex High School, or Albert D. Lawton Middle School. Each team will attend 5-7 two-day tournaments over those months of practice. The tournaments we select to compete in will be chosen based on their distance from VT, level of competition, and amount/timing of recruiting exposure for our older teams. Tryout Registration Available Here |
Try Out Information:
Tryouts are available for boys and girls currently in grades 3-11. Each interested player needs register for one tryout date. There is a $10 tryout fee. All tryouts will be at the Bellcate School's new gym, located on Corporate Drive in Essex. Unable to make one of the available try out times? Let us know and we'll work to schedule something for you! |
Boys:
Sunday, March 10th Grades 3/4- 10-10:45am Grades 5/6- 10:45-11:30am Grades 7/8- 11:30am-12:15pm Grades 9/10/11- 12:15-1pm Wednesday, March 13th Grades 3/4- 5:30-6:15pm Grades 5/6- 6:15-7pm Grades 7/8- 7-7:45pm Grades 9/10/11- 7:45-8:30pm |
Girls:
Tuesday, March 12th Grades 3/4- 5:30-6:15pm Grades 5/6- 6:15-7pm Grades 7/8- 7-7:45pm Grades 9/10/11- 7:45-8:30pm Sunday, March 17th Grades 3/4- 10-10:45am Grades 5/6- 10:45-11:30am Grades 7/8- 11:30am-12:15pm Grades 9/10/11- 12:15-1pm |
Cost of the Program:
The Blueprint basketball program will cost $950/year, which covers everything (practices, coaches’ salaries, tournament fees, AAU registration, uniforms, shooting shirts, etc.) except for travel costs incurred for tournaments. For those who are invited to join the team following tryouts, you can pay if full, or make a $500 deposit with three $150 installments on June 15, July 15, and September 15. Our goal is to make Blueprint Basketball the best AAU program in the state. If the cost of the program is detrimental to a player’s ability to participate, please reach out. Limited, need-based scholarships may be available.
The Blueprint basketball program will cost $950/year, which covers everything (practices, coaches’ salaries, tournament fees, AAU registration, uniforms, shooting shirts, etc.) except for travel costs incurred for tournaments. For those who are invited to join the team following tryouts, you can pay if full, or make a $500 deposit with three $150 installments on June 15, July 15, and September 15. Our goal is to make Blueprint Basketball the best AAU program in the state. If the cost of the program is detrimental to a player’s ability to participate, please reach out. Limited, need-based scholarships may be available.