PRIVATE TRAINING
Private Training Opportunities
Jared Bledsoe
NLBA AAU Basketball Coach/ Trainer
Jared Bledsoe is in his 17th year with The Next Level Basketball Academy as the Program Director. Coach Bledsoe currently is the lead trainer of the NLBA Elite Basketball Training Program. He has experience coaching at the collegiate ranks serving as an assistant coach with the Men’s Basketball Team at Minnesota State University Moorhead (2003-04) & the Women’s Basketball Team at Concordia College (2012-13). In his first season as an assistant coach with Concordia College they accumulated a record of 21-7 capturing the 1st MIAC Conference Championship since 1990 as well as receiving an automatic bid to the Women’s NCAA Tournament. Bledsoe still serves in an assistance role with the Men’s & Women’s Basketball Program at Minnesota State University Moorhead as the TV Color Commentor and has been in that role since 2015. With the NLBA AAU Program, Coach Bledsoe has been the Head Coach of the following Next Level Basketball Academy’s AAU Teams: 12U, 13U, 14U, 15U & 16U. He has also played a vital role as assistant coach with the other teams in The Next Level Basketball Academy AAU Program while winning multiple tournament championships with each age group that the NLBA AAU Program offers. Bledsoe played 2 years of college basketball at the University of Tennessee at Martin and 2 years at Minnesota State University Moorhead where he graduated with degrees in Public Relations and Advertising. He was named NSIC 1st Team All-Conference twice in his 2 seasons with the Dragons as well as NSIC 1st-Team All-Tournament after leading the Dragons to a conference championship appearance. In addition, Bledsoe has played professional basketball in Saudi Arabia, China, as well as the International Basketball League where he was a 2-Time IBL All-Star.
Private Basketball Lessons
Individualized attention from The Next Level Basketball Academy’s award winning coaching will help increase student-athletes’ talent, basketball I.Q. and overall confidence!
The Next Level Basketball Academy’s philosophy is to not only help individuals improve as a basketball player, but as student-athletes. Throughout the years, The Next Level’s private training lessons have resulted in players excelling and playing at a higher level.
-Build a close relationship with specific trainers
-Individualized attention and private insight on ways to apply basketball I.Q.
-Polish overall game for student-athletes with aspirations to play at a higher level or improve on their current teams.
Missed Private Lesson or Cancellation Policy: If you are unable to keep a scheduled private lesson time please give 24 hour notice, to ensure that you will not be charged for the lesson. If less than 24 hour notice is given and we are unable to fill your time slot you will be charged a lesson.