Vallejo Knights Basketball Academy
We welcome all the players and parents on becoming a part of our competitive Amateur Athletics Union (AAU) Vallejo Knights Basketball Academy. We are a non-profit organization. Our mission for your child, is to provide a positive environment for learning and competing in the educational and sports environment. We strive to enhance your child's willingness to listen, learn and achieve through individual and team building activities for complete success. By working hard, being responsible and through dedication we instill teamwork and selflessness understanding the value of contributing and leading. Our goal is to help your child develop a positive attitude
with characteristics confidence, determination, perservance and discipline that will enhance their character for life, on and off the court.
Our youth Academy is seeking year-round basketball players who like to play/travel through-out the Pacific Division (California/Nevada), and the surrounding Bay Area to compete in competitive AAU basketball tournaments once/twice a month. Our season runs September 1 to August 31 each year. We specialize in teaching our players basketball fundamentals, team work, discipline, as well as conditioning the body, and skills on how to be a team player, taking responsibility for their actions whether it be on the court, at school, and at home. We expect each player to fully participate while exhibiting a Proper Mental Attitude. We set strict academic standards for each player within the Academy. Our coaching staff dedicates countless hours teaching the game of basketball skills to every player. We are looking for the “GYM RATS” the Kids who hustle, plays team basketball and Love-it, desire to listen to the coach, and lastly have a GOOD ATTITUDE.
The National Association of Amateur Athletics Union is one of the largest, non-profit, volunteer sports organizations in the United States. A multi-sport organization, the AAU is dedicated exclusively to the promotion, and development of amateur sports, and physical fitness programs. Nearly 400,000 participants and over 50,000 volunteers share the philosophy of “Sports for All, Forever”. The AAU is divided into 58 district associations throughout the United States of America. These associations annually sanction more than 32 sports programs, 300 national championships, and over 3,000 local events each year. National Championship series for each Boys & Girls Basketball ages every year. The official homepage for the AAU National Boys & Girls programs can be located: www.aausports.org.
We depend on our players, parents, and coaches to carry out our important mission. We hope to provide every child an opportunity to play and experience the game of basketball. Because we are a non-profit organization, there are no refunds. When choosing, we ask that you (make a conscience choice/commitment) if this Academy works well for you, and your child. Although, we may have exceptions to this rule, we will hope that the rule will not become the exception. The team will face fierce competition against other teams from outside our area. AAU is set to give teams another opportunity to qualify for AAU National tournaments (best of the best) or (non elite teams).
CONGRATULATIONS on becoming a new member of a great Academy and the opportunity to play and have fun. Working together in this way benefits all of us (We’re a Team of Players & Parents).
Nathan Bailey, Jr.
Director, Vallejo Knights
