2015 Spring BAM Jam Bracket and Event Champions

Congratulations to all the Spring BAM Jam Champions, presented by Treasure Valley Ford Stores. 

Muscle Pharm - Bracket #1 - Men's 6'0 Over Elite - BodyBuilding.com courts

Charlies Gold - Bracket #2 - Men's 6'0 Under Elite - BodyBuilding.com courts

Flash - Bracket #3 - Women's Elite - BodyBuilding.com courts

Mushers - Bracket #4 - Men's 6'0 Over Recreational - BodyBuilding.com #1

DNA - Bracket #5 - Men's 6'0 Under Recreational - Johnny's Fit Club

Sicc Wit It - Bracket #6 - Men's 6'0 Under Competitive #1 - BodyBuilding.com #2 

Phoenix Suns - Bracket #7 - Men's 6'0 Under Competitive #2 - BodyBuilding.com #2

Overcooled Swag - Bracket #8 - Men's 6'0 Over Competitive - The Grind

Alley Oops - Bracket #9 - Girls 3/4 Grade - Eddies Diner

HMSK - Bracket #10 - Girls 5/6 Grade - Eddies Diner

**Mark your calendars for the August 8-9, 2015 for the Summer BAM Jam in downtown Boise, presented by Treasure Valley Ford Stores**

Flyin Four - Bracket #11 - Girls 7/8 Grade - Eddies Diner

City of Threes - Bracket #12 - Boys 3/4 Grade - Eddies Diner

Blue Thunder - Bracket #13 - Boys 5th Grade - Mikasa

Fearsome Foursome - Bracket #14 - Boys 6th Grade - Mikasa

Your Worst Nightmare - Bracket #15 - Boys 7th Grade - Wright Brothers

3A Ballers - Bracket #16 - Boys 8th Grade - Wright Brothers

Fab Four - Bracket #17 - Boys 9/10 Grade - Beniton Construction

Gates of Hope Two - Bracket #18 - Boys 11/12 Grade - Beniton Construction

Team Idaho - Bracket #19 - HS Boys Elite - BodyBuilding.com courts

Uptown Funk - Bracket #20 - Girls 9/10 Grade - Beniton Construction

3-Point Challenge Champion - Inberbir Gill

Some of the 2015 Spring BAM Jam Champs, presented by Treasure Valley Ford Stores

REMINDER: Normal registration deadline is March 8

This is just a quick reminder that the normal registration deadline for the spring BAM Jam, presented by Treasure Valley Ford Stores, is this Sunday, March 8. 

Developing lower body power for basketball

In our third installment of the Basketball Improvement Series, Jason Ellis explains and then demonstrates the XP Pause Squat, a simple but important exercise that will help you develop your lower body power.

Developing Core Strength For Basketball

When we took a poll back in December, "Developing Core Strength" was one of the top answers to the question "What element of basketball training are you most interested in?"

So we worked with athletic training expert, Jason Ellis, co-founder of Rock and Armor, to give you an exercise that you can add to your workout. Jason is a professional trainer and a former professional basketball player that has played in the NBA D-League and overseas. 

Increasing Lateral Quickness

This past December, we took a survey asking players what they thought the most important aspects of training were for basketball. The top four results that players gave were:

• Lateral quickness
• Core strength
• Lower body strength/power
• Overall flexibility

We combined that with another piece of information you gave us from a recent survey on how often the average player worked out each week, not counting playing basketball.