Increase your vertical and win the Wild 101 Slam Dunk Championship

Here's a great article by Brock Christopher (Accolade Athletics) on how to increase your vertical jump. It includes some of the science behind building your vertical along with drills and video to show you how. Who knows? With enough work maybe you will be the next Wild 101 Slam Dunk Champion!

Here is a link to the article, posted in the Los Angeles Examiner.

Increase Your Vertical Jump: Explosive power development and mechanics

Defending Fast Eddy's Slam Dunk Champion wins national award

Congratulations to Kelly McCarty, the 2010 Fast Eddy's Spring BAM Jam Slam Dunk Champion on being selected as the NAIA National Division II Men’s Basketball Player of the Week.

Read the article by clicking here

Check out all of last year's winners (brackets, dunk and 3-point shootout) by clicking here

2010 POWERADE Slam Dunk Highlights

In case you missed it (or just want to see them again) here are the POWERADE highlights from this summer's Fast Eddy's BAM Jam.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SDsssn_pDBo

Pictures from this summer

We have set up a couple of different photo albums from the 2010 Fast Eddy's Summer BAM Jam. There are on Facebook so if you see yourself or someone you know, please tag them. There are over 200 pictures so we have broken them up somewhat. Thanks to Tanda Weeks, Greg Hordemann and Ryan Van de Wetering (and others) for getting us the pictures!

Generic event pictures - click here

POWERADE Slam Dunk Championship - click here

More event details

Here's how things are shaping up for this year's tournament. All teams will get a 3 game guarantee and after that it depends on how long you keep winning. Every team member will also get a BAM Jam participant t-shirt and each team will be receiving a team packet with all kinds of cool free stuff and coupons for discounts.

Games for each bracket will start at 5:00 PM on Friday, August 6 and will finish around 9:00 PM. We will start up again with games on Saturday at 8:00 AM and the final games will wrap up around 6:00 PM.

The Idaho Trust Bank Center Court will feature elite games all tournament long. On Saturday there will also be the MyBullFrog 3-point Shootout, the Powerade Slam Dunk Championship and the Larry Miller 1/2 court truck giveaway. More details will be coming soon on these.

And we are proud to announce that Fast Eddy's will again be our title sponsor. If you recall, Fast Eddy's sponsored last spring's BAM Jam (check out this video from STADIA TV, Click Here).

If you having yet registered your team, you will want to get that done ASAP. Normal registration closes July 30.  Team check in will be on Thursday, August 5 likely from 4-8pm at Sports Authority in Boise off of Milwaukee.

Fast Eddy's BAM Jam Bracket Champions

Bracket #1(Fast Eddy's Center Court) - Men's Elite - IPC
Bracket #2 (US Marines #2) - 6'0 and Under Elite - Long Shots
Bracket #3 (US Marines #3) - Boy's High School Elite - Zimm
Bracket #4 (96.9 The Eagle) - Women's Competitive - Loafy Girls
Bracket #5 (Eddie's Diner) - Men's Competitive - Vertical
Bracket #6 (Kissin' 92) - Men's Competitive - Fab Four
Bracket #7 (1350 KTIK) - Men's Competitive - The Penetrators
Bracket #8 (Idaho Sports Medicine) - Men's Recreational - Goldy's
Bracket #9 (Pro Image) Men's 6'0 and Under - Reckless Abandon
Bracket #10 (US Marines #4) - Boy's High School Competitive - Barking Spiders
Bracket #11 (US Marines #1) - Boy's High School Competitive - Bricklayers
Bracket #12 (93.1 Hit Music) - Girl's High School Competitive - We Be So Cool
Bracket #13 (AAA Idaho) - Boy's 8th Grade - Vallivue
Bracket #14 (Larry Miller Auto) - Boy's 6th/7th Grade - Boise Ballers
Bracket #15 (CBS-KBOI) - Boy's 6th/7th Grade - Three Plus One
Bracket #16 (Helly Hansen) - Boy's 5th Grade - AZONE
Bracket #17 (96.9 The Eagle) - Boy's 3rd/4th Grade - ZAPP
Bracket #18 (Rossman Law Group) - Girl's 8th Grade - Eighth Wonder
Bracket #19 (Rossman Law Group) - Girl's 6th/7th Grade - Starbursts
Bracket #20 (Pro Image) - Co-ed - Team Boyd

Idaho Select Basketball Slam Dunk Champion - Kelly McCarty
Jackson & Jackson Insurance 3-point Shootout Champion - Marty Okamura

Pictures will be coming soon. And remember to mark your calendars now for summer BAM Jam, August 6-7 in downtown Boise!

2010 Spring Schedule of Events

Here's what is going on at Taco Bell Arena, March 13, 2010 (along with all the 3 on 3 basketball games) 

Jackson & Jackson 3-point Shootout - Come show off your long range skills at the Jackson & Jackson 3-point Shootout. We will be qualifying players through out the day up until the championship rounds, which will start around 2pm at the Fast Eddy's Center Court. The top 8 players will have a chance to shoot off for great prizes and be crowned the Jackson & Jackson 3-point Champion! It's only $2 to enter and you can enter as many times as you want. Proceeds go to player scholarships.

Slam Dunk Competition - Also at the Fast Eddy's Center Court and will feature some of the highest fliers in the valley! Competition will likely start around 2pm and anyone can enter. Contact Clint Hordemann at clint@idahoselect.org for more details. Winner will get great prizes including gear from STADIA Clothing. Check out YouTube videos from last year, www.youtube.com/watch?v=PXxvKq8zPds.

Washington Trust Player's Lounge - Looking for a place to hang out between games? Want to catch up on NCAA action? Need to grab a meal or snack? You are invited to check out the Washington Trust Player's Lounge located near Lobby 4. They will have TVs, food and will be doing a free drawing for anyone that wants to win basketballs, clothes, gear and other great prizes.

NCAA Basketball - It's conference tournament week with the culmination this weekend. We will have all the action on the big screen JumboTron and in the Washington Trust Player's Lounge. Check out this schedule, which is just the tip of the iceberg:
Saturday, March 13
10 a.m. ESPN2 America East: Championship
11 a.m. ABC SEC Tournament: Semifinal 1
11:30 a.m. ESPN ACC: Semifinal 1
12 noon ESPN2 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference: Championship
1 p.m. ABC SEC Tournament: Semifinal 2
2 p.m. ESPN ACC: Semifinal 2
2 p.m. ESPN2 Southland Conference: Championship
4 p.m. ESPN Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship: Championship
4 p.m. ESPN2 Mid American Conference: Championship
6 p.m. ESPN2 Big West Conference: Championship
6:30 p.m. ESPNU SWAC: Championship
7 p.m. ESPN BIG EAST Championship: Championship
8 p.m. ESPN2 Western Athletic Conference: Championship

Schedule of Events

This weekend, downtown Boise will feature the best basketball in the northwest. But to maximize your fun and entertainment, here is a schedule of events that you will want to check out.

Idaho Trust Bank Center Court (intersection of Broad and 8th Street)
Friday, August 7
5:00-7:30 PM - Elite Games
7:30-8:00 PM - Youth Slam Dunk Competition
8:00-9:00 PM - Elite Games

Saturday, August 8
8:00-9:00 AM - Elite Games
9:00-9:30 AM - Mascot Game (features local sports mascots!)
9:30-11:30 AM - Elite Games
12:00-3:00 PM - Elite Games
3:00-4:00 PM - Gatorade Slam Dunk Competition and 3-Point Shootout
4:00-5:30 PM - Elite Championship Games

U.S. Marines Youth Center Court (intersection of Fulton and 8th Street)
Friday, August 7
5:00-8:30 PM - High School Elite Games
8:30-9:00 PM - 3-Point Shootout Semi-final

Saturday, August 8
8:00-10:00 AM - High School Elite Games
10:00-10:30 AM - XTreme Cheer Performance
10:30-11:30 AM - High School Elite Games
11:30-12:00 PM - 3-Point Shootout Semi-final
12:00-2:30 PM - High School Elite Games
2:30-3:00 PM - 3-Point Shootout Semi-final
4:00-5:30 PM - High School Elite Championship Games

The Gold Standard

As we continue to prepare for BAM Jam 2009, the staff took our traditional trip to Spokane, Washington this past weekend for Hoopfest.

Hoopfest once again did something that they have been doing over the last several years, breaking their own attendance record. This year, according to their event guide, Hoopfest had 6,700 participating teams, breaking last year's record and continuing to prove what community support for a great event can do.

With nearly 600 courts on 40 square blocks, Spokane proved that it is the current home court for 3 on 3 basketball.

There were a few things that stood out that are worth noting:

1. The Nike Center Court was again the spot to be for not only great hoops but also great entertainment. In addition to the games there were dance performances from the Sea Gals (the Seahawks dance team) and men's and women's dunk competitions. The crowds seemed bigger this year than last year.
2. Their staff continues to incredibly welcoming to our staff. Kathlene Sulivan (in charge of their registration, check in, player changes, etc.) may be one of the coolest people we've met. And Lori and Chad Smith were awesome with the Court Monitor trainings.
3. The food and booths continue to get better and better. In addition to all the food options, participants also got a chance to get autographs from current Gonzaga players.
4. The Court Monitors and Court Marshalls continue to be some of the nicest and hardest working volunteers around. They give their weekend and stand in the heat so that the tournament can go on and be successful. You really have to respect that.

So, as we return back to Boise to finish planing for this year's BAM Jam, we do so energized by what we just saw and with a goal of where we someday could be.

A few YouTube videos from BAM Jam 2008

And now on center court...

Idaho Trust National Bank is back this year to bring you the Idaho Trust National Bank Center Court. This is where all the action will happen at BAM Jam including men's, women's and 6'0 under elite games, the slam dunk competition and more special events. As we get closer to the start of BAM Jam (August 7-8) we will have a full schedule of events that you can check out or participate in at the Idaho Trust National Bank Center Court.

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