Who is eligible?

Boys and girls entering grades 2 - 8 for the 2024/2025 school year.  Although the majority of our participants live within the Blair Public School District limits, we do allow players from the surrounding area to participate in our program.

What is the cost?

The expense for the Blair Basketball Club system is $350 for 2nd through 4th grade players and $525 for 5th through 8th grade players. The cost was determined factoring in the costs of leagues, tournament entry fees, camp/clinic opportunities, player gear, facilities and technology.  We require all parents of players to volunteer 3 hours of time (per player if multiple in the program); and help at our yearly club tournaments in January and February. Players are asked to bring a check for $150 to their evaluations in the fall of the 2024-2025 season.  A separate volunteer check is required for each player.   The Club will hold the checks and will only cash the check if the volunteer time is not fulfilled.

New players will receive a reversible uniform game jersey & shorts, shooting shirt with the last name printed on the back, reversible practice jersey, appropriate size basketball, player backpack with club logo, and one pair of game socks as part of their player fees.

Returning players will have the ability to order any needed replacement gear at an additional cost.

When registering and paying online our website provider will charge a credit card processing fee on top of your registration costs.  The fee is charged by the credit card company.

Payment/Breakdowns

Blair Basketball players will need to pre-register online before the evaluations. At the time of pre-registration you will have the option to pay in full upfront at a rate of $350 for 2nd-4th grade Blair players and $525 for 5th-8th grade Blair players. There are payment plans available when registering your players.

If you have questions about payment plans, please contact our BBC board of directors.

What is available to me after evaluations?

We offer a summer improvement program. Players will have the opportunity to attend camp/clinic sessions generally 2-3 times each week for 6 to 8 weeks. These sessions will concentrate strictly on basics and aptitude improvement. We will also be offering Warwick shooting camp in April; along with Warwick Workouts returning for clinics in the Summer and Fall.

What is Warwick Workouts?

The Blair Basketball Club enlists Warwick Workouts out of Sioux Falls, S.D. and their professional clinicians to help us with player instruction and skills development.

Warwick Workouts offers advanced offensive player development basketball camps, clinics, and workouts. These high intensity workouts are designed to teach the skill sets needed to develop each athlete's individual skills and take their game to the next level.  The founder of Warwick Workouts, Shane Warwick, works with athletes of all ages and customizes workouts for the beginning elementary athlete to the advanced professional player. All athletes can benefit from Warwick Workouts. For more information about Warwick Workouts you can go to their website at www.warwickworkouts.com

How are Teams Formed?

All players are assessed using objective and subjective data gathered from Spring Evaluations, Summer Skill Development Sessions, Fall Evaluations, and Previous Coaches Reviews.  Evaluations are performed by multiple Blair Basketball Club board members, coaches, and also local school coaches.

When are the teams announced?

Team rosters will be announced for boys and girls, grades 2 thru 8 after we have completed a second evaluation in August.  This will allow all the players the opportunity to attend camps and summer sessions to improve their basketball skills. All data will be considered related to team formation and the teams will be announced.

How many practices will my child have?

Our plan is for every team to be given two, one and one half hours practice times each week. The day and time of practice for every group won't be finalized until late September.

How many games will the teams play?

The greater part of our teams play in a winter league as well as tournaments. The coaches are responsible for choosing the group, level of play and tournaments for their group. Games can be on Friday night, Saturday or Sundays. League schedules are released in December and competition timetables are normally sent out the Tuesday before the tournament.  We do our best to ensure every team is placed in a competitive division that matches their skill level; for leagues and tournaments.

When do practices start in the fall?

Practices in the fall will start around the middle to end of September for 7th & 8th grade girls, as these teams will play in a Fall league in place of a Winter league due to their junior high basketball season being played in the winter.

All other grades/genders middle to end of October, with the winter basketball league season beginning in January.

Are the coaches paid or volunteers?

Coaches are not paid, they are volunteers.

We require all head coaches in our program to complete concussion training and an individual background check to provide a safe & ideal experience for your child. We additionally require our coaches to attend a coaches meeting in the fall. At this meeting, they discuss expectations, answer questions, and receive additional resources for our offensive and defensive plays and strategies and practice plans.  The club is constantly working to provide better training and resources to support our volunteer coaches.

What if my child plays multiple sports? 

We empower and support multi-sport competitors.  We also believe that the "in season" sport should receive priority and that the Blair Basketball Club team is top priority.  Coaches have the discretion to limit a player's playing time if a player misses club practices or games consistently for other team or sports commitments, demonstrating that the Blair Basketball Club team is not the top priority.

What is your refund policy?

• 100% refund if child registers and decides to withdraw before our 1st Warwick Work-out summer session.
• 50% if child registers and decides to withdraw before team selection

There are no refunds after team selection except for the following:

There are no refunds after team selection except for the following instances. In these cases, we will refund all of your payments but $100.

• There are not enough players to form a team
• A volunteer coach is not available
• Facility limitations do not allow us to accommodate particular teams
• A player moves out of the local area
• A player presents a medical release from a licensed physician stating why they cannot play basketball any longer.

Refunds (if necessary) will be paid in August for girls grades 2-8 and boys grades 2-6; and in November for boys grades 7-8.