This is a high energy tournament series for ALL youth basketball players.

STATUS UPDATE! Almost full. Right now 5-6th grade is leading for 6-8pm timeslot and 7-8th grade for 8-10pm slot. Team Rosters will be posted soon.

Next Event – Thursday August 6th @ Patriot Oaks Academy

Slots: 6pm-8pm, 8pm-10pm

If you want to play pick all timeslots available on your ticket. Only leave spots unchecked that you definitely can’t play. Because slots are very limited the first age/grade and group that reaches the team threshold will go into one of the time slots made available by the school so be ready to play in any of the 2 hour timeslots.

The Guidelines:

• 2 hr event (approximately 20-25 games), nonstop pace high energy, music will be played during games and sometimes there may be a live commentator.
• Divisions are based on Grade/age set by AAU/USA Basketball guidelines
  • 3-4th Grade does not turn 11 before September 1, 2020
  • 5-6th Grade does not turn 13 before September 1, 2020
  • 7-8th Grade does not turn 15 before September 1, 2020
  • 9th-10th Grade does not turn 17 before September 1, 2020
  • 11th-12th Grade does turn 20 prior to September 1, 2020
• Players can play up but not down, no exceptions
• Players must have certified copy of birth certificate available for any challenges
• Teams can be coached or have no coach
• Uniforms are required. They can be T-shirts, but all players must at least have exact matching tops and the ability to go single color or white. So if you are not an official team with a uniform you can go with a white Tshirt and a color Tshirt, but they must match
• We will take individual registration. Individuals without a team will be cataloged and matched up with other individual registrations or added to teams looking to add players. Coaches or Team Captains looking to add players will be able to pick from an online roster of available players
• We also have high-quality Blue Chip uniforms available for order that are also used for our leagues, tournaments and other activities for at least the next year, so that reduces your overall cost for future activities

The Format:

• 5V5 Winner stays in, no breaks or timeouts.
• Game Winner is the team that gets most points within 5 minutes or reaches 11 points whichever comes first
• Max team size of 7

BCBA has developed a screening tool to assist our participants in helping minimize or stop the spread of COVID-19.

We ask our Staff and Volunteers to use the process established for participants in any activity and MANDATORY for all entrants for any indoor activity. Also to refer back to this page often for reference and observe any changes that may be made to the recommended protocol since they are fluid. BECAUSE WE ARE DEALING WITH THE SCHOOL BOARD WE MUST BE EXTRA DILLIGENT SO WE DONT JEOPARDIZE OUR ABILITY TO ACCESS THE GYMS.


Participants need to do their own risk/reward calculation and decide if they want to participate by asking their coach what protocol, if any, they are following and considering the fact it may be difficult to maintain compliance to recommended procedures.

Current Statistics

CDC posted rates as of 6/19 (hospitalization rate data lags so actual rate is from 6/6)
.275% 65 & older
.14% 50-64 yrs
.005% 18-49 yrs
.004% 0-17 yrs

St Johns County Statistics

Currently mandated BCBA Protocol to enter an indoor activity and suggested protocol for outdoor activity. 

STEP 1

Within 1 hour of activity, the guardian gets entry approvals needed for all participants and entrants through the screening tool.

If entrant does not present approval certificate timestamped within 1 hour of activity on their phone then staff or coach will ask them to scan the QR code on the sheet below with their phone camera or to go to bluechipelite.com/covid if a sheet is not available.

Staff and Coaches should have this poster in their possession at all times during activities. Mandated for all BCE Staff

STEP 2

Entrants should be asked to wear a mask when approaching the temp taker and should wear mask at all times indoor. Once indoor during activity coaches and players are not required to wear masks. Once the activity is completed masks should be worn. After presenting an entry approval staff or coach should measure body temp with a contactless thermometer and reject entry for anyone whose temp is higher than 100.4 F.

Rejections should be asked to open the screening tool and click the “you may be sick” link at the bottom and strictly follow the CDC instructions.

Coaches should have Lysol spray or another CDC approved disinfectant and spray basketballs and equipment on breaks or at least after every hour of activity.

TRYOUTS (4th-10th Grades)

Tryouts to enter the Blue Chip Elite Player Pool, to potentially begin the year-round training and evaluation process for better placement in the upcoming Blue Chip Jr NBA season and/or formation of local and travel tournament teams, will be:

Friday Feb 28th @ Freedom Crossing Academy Gym

Coach Laettner and staff are reviewing current player applications. If you are focusing on basketball potentially being your primary sport and you are interested in playing better basketball and more competition then make sure to submit a request for an invite and time.

If you have not received a response by Friday 2/28 at noon to complete the full app and get a ticket you can email evalutions@bluechipelite.com to inquire on possibly missing any communications. If you do not receive a response then you should register and play in Blue Chip Jr NBA and work on your game as the staff will be evaluating and receiving coach feedback all season for special invites to future tryouts.