You can use your Step Up scholarship at TDBA — and you don't pay first
Here's the part most parents don't know, and it's the part that matters most:
You don't pay us and wait to get paid back. We invoice the state directly.
That's the whole difference. A lot of places will happily take your money and hand you a
receipt to upload, and then you're out a few hundred dollars for however long
reimbursement takes. We don't do that. TDBA is an approved provider, we bill Step Up
directly, and your scholarship money goes where it was meant to go without leaving your
bank account first.
The short version
- TDBA is fully approved as a Step Up / EMA provider
- We're listed in the Step Up EMA provider directory under our full name
- We take direct payment from scholarship funds
- We invoice the state directly, so you don't front the money
- Every one of our programs is approved — classes, camps and leagues. Not a
short-list, not "some of them." All of it.
What you can spend it on
All of it. There isn't a special "scholarship menu" at TDBA that's different from what
everyone else gets:
- Individual classes — Thursday, Friday and Saturday sessions, sorted by age
- Summer camps — full weeks, 9am to 1pm
- One-day camps — the no-school days and holiday breaks
- Leagues — the 3-on-3 and the 5-on-5
- Memberships — if your player is coming every week anyway, this is the cheaper way
How to actually do it
- Search the directory for Teddy Dupay Basketball Academy — spell it out. Searching “TDBA” will not find us, and there is no direct link we can give you; the directory only works by search.
- Pick the class, camp or league you want.
- We invoice the state. You don't pay up front.
If you get stuck on any of that — and the EMA side of things does get confusing — text
us at (813) 518-8739 and we'll walk you through it. We do this every week.
Come see it first
You don't have to commit to anything to find out whether your player likes it. Come to a
class. Come early and jump in, or stay late and play more. We'll have a lot of fun.
No volunteer coaches — TDBA pro staff coaches and refs every game. Fun is #1.
Text (813) 518-8739 or just come by: 302 W. Kennedy Blvd, Tampa (Carlton Building).
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Come see it
You don't have to commit to anything to find out whether your player likes it. Come early and jump in, or stay late and play more.